World Relief Tri-Cities is moving to a new office Sept. 1.

The nonprofit, which helps refugees in the Tri-Cities, is relocating a mile south to 830 N. Columbia Center Blvd, a move that will save the organization a significant amount of money, about $40,000 a year, said Steve Vollmer, director of World Relief Tri-Cities.

The space is smaller and more consolidated, reducing the agency’s current footprint from about 5,000 square feet to around 3,400. 

Vollmer said that the last refugee came to the Tri-Cities in January 2025, and World Relief’s staff was cut from 32 to about 18 in the same year. 

Vollmer came on as director at the beginning of 2026. He was previously the director for Young Life in Tri-Cities, a role in which he was responsible for private fundraising. He wants to do the same for World Relief as some of its public funding from state and federal government grants goes away. The organization hasn’t done much private fundraising in the past, he said.

Vollmer said that the new lease is for two years, as World Relief may grow again under the next federal administration.

World Relief has spent about 24 years in its current office at 2600 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite 206. 

The new location is close to bus stops, so it still works for what clients need, and it’s a little more visible than the nonprofit’s current location. 

But just because the Tri-Cities hasn’t welcomed any new refugees recently doesn’t mean that World Relief is obsolete. The nonprofit offers other services outside of resettlement, helping support refugees for years after their arrival in the Tri-Cities. 

World Relief helps with the transition to life in a new culture and language, including help finding jobs, getting clients interview-ready, training them in how to use laptops, providing case management, assisting in getting green cards, addressing mental health challenges and more. 

World Relief Tri-Cities works with at least 300 to 400 clients. 

Go to: worldrelief.org/tricities.