New Roots in America: Briefing audio and transcript

Vegetables at the IRC's New Roots community garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

Photo: Lindy Drew/IRC

Listen to a recording of the International Rescue Committee’s recent phone briefing for donors about the IRC’s New Roots program, which uses community gardening, nutrition education, and small-business farming to help recently resettled refugees become self-sufficient and contribute to their new home in the United States. Featuring Bob Montgomery, executive director, San Diego office; Kay Bellor, vice president, US Programs; and Jon Vosper, community and economic development program manager, Phoenix office