This is the website for Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest (RISNW). For more than 40 years, Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest has been helping newly arrived refugees and immigrants rebuild their lives and achieve their full potential as contribution citizens in their new homeland. Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest is a refugee led, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural organization. Our mission is to empower refugees, immigrants and their families to become self-sufficient and healthy, contributing members of society.