About PAIR

The Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees brings college students and other caring volunteers together with refugee youth to encourage learning, foster academic success, and promote higher education. With the knowledge, creativity, and enthusiasm of college students, as well as access to the rich and varied facilities and resources of the university campus, PAIR provides young refugees with guidance, encouragement, academic support, and a vision of the future that includes higher education and achievement of their full potential.

PAIR promotes the long-term success of refugees by:

• Building positive mentoring relationships
• Strengthening academic skills, especially English and computer literacy
• Providing a positive way for youth to spend free time
• Promoting education as a path to self-reliance