BRYCS was formed in 2001 as a col­lab­o­ra­tion between the U.S. Con­fer­ence of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Ser­vices (USCCB/MRS) and Luther­an Immi­gra­tion and Refugee Ser­vice (LIRS), who have part­nered for over 35 years in our work on behalf of refugee chil­dren and fam­i­lies. In 2006, BRYCS became a project of USCCB/MRS.