2011: In the United States, new roots of tradition and citizenship

So with great pleasure we launched Pathways to Citizenship, a seven year initiative receiving major support from IRC Overseer Andy Grove, a co-founder of Intel Corporation who fled Communist Hungary in 1956 and was resettled in New York by the International Rescue Committee.  Pathways will expand the capacity of IRC resettlement offices to assist refugees in pursuing their citizenship dreams—the same dreams of freedom and opportunity that animated many of our own ancestors.  

 

A second new US program, the New Roots Initiative, helps refugees deepen their roots in America while staying connected to traditions and identities they left behind overseas.  In seven of the cities where we have resettlement offices, the IRC has acquired 11 garden and farm plots of varying size.  They enable refugees to grow new and familiar crops to feed their families and sell at market, while sharing experiences and building community.  Our flagship New Roots Community Farm in San Diego currently serves 85 families from 12 countries.

 

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