Contact:         Platt Thompson, Executive Vice President          Jan Reeves. Director                         CRI Advantage, Inc.                                           Idaho Office of Refugees Phone: 208.287.4136                                        208-336-4222                                                              CRI ADVANTAGE SUPPORTS IDAHO REFUGEES   Boise, ID - CRI Advantage, Inc. (CRI), a Boise-based information technology (IT) consulting firm, has completed a contract to support the Idaho Office of Refugees which has statewide responsibility for administration of the state's federally-funded refugee resettlement program. “We are excited and honored to be a part of this effort to support an organization which helps people from all over the world with a new beginning.” stated CRI Executive Vice President, Platt Thompson.   The Idaho Office of Refugees helps refugees in Idaho to attain the skills needed for finding employment and becoming self-sufficient, contributing members of their communities..    CRI provided expert IT consultants with an on-line application to track all aspects of service delivery to Idaho’s incoming refugees, including English language classes, job preparation, access to medical care and financial support, among others, in order to best provide them with the services and resources they need to successfully integrate into society.    CRI will provide deep-level application development, break/fix application support, and application training for first-point-of-contact personnel who support Idaho’s refugees around the State.    “Tracking participation and outcomes for refugees is an extremely important aspect of the work we do,” said Jan Reeves, Director of the Idaho Office for Refugees. “The technical support provided by CRI Advantage will enable us to perform these functions painlessly and cost-effectively.”     CRI Advantage, with offices in Boise and Idaho Falls, was formed in 1988 and employees over 100 people.  ###   About CRI Advantage Boise-based CRI Advantage, Inc. is one of the leading technology staffing and consulting firms in the Pacific Northwest. Since 1988, CRI has provided expert IT consultants to Fortune 500 firms, small and medium business, government agencies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions.  For more information please go to: www.criadvantage.com About the Idaho Office of Refugees The Idaho Office of Refugees is a program of Mountain States Group, Inc. and is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement.