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Posted by The.IRC on March 9th, 2012
Ryan Linstrom works with the IRC in San Diego, helping refugees market their small businesses. The tables were turned one day last month when Ryan found himself stranded after work and two of his refugee clients came to his aid. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, microenterprise, refugee businesses | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 24th, 2011
A big thank you from all of us at the IRC for everything you do to support the IRC's work. Have a wonderful holiday! more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: Burmese refugees, refugee resettlement, Thanksgiving |
Posted by The.IRC on September 7th, 2011
The IRC's First Things First Family Learning Center in San Diego offers classes in English, literacy and basic life skills for newly arrived refugee parents while helping their children get ready for kindergarten. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: children, refugees, education. San Diego, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 24th, 2010
Last year, YouTube video volunteer extraordinaire LisaNova visited an IRC garden in San Diego where refugees from eight countries are setting down new roots in the United States. Here's another look at the video Lisa made about their first harvest. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, video, LisaNova, resettlement, urban refugees, YouTube, urban farming, commmunity gardens, San Diego |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2010
Every day my IRC colleagues and I deal with numbers -- big numbers, small numbers, sobering numbers – numbers that add to the sum total of human suffering. But no matter how grim the statistics from the crisis zones where we work, there are other numbers that add up to one thing: hope. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Atlanta, GA, US - Phoenix, AZ, US - San Diego, CA, Haiti, Thailand | Tags: refugees, aid workers, humanitarian |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 23rd, 2010
"It’s not fun being a stranger and no money and in a foreign country where you don’t know anybody. So I found out about IRC, and I went to them, and I told them my story and they were so helpful." - Mary Page more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, urban refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on February 28th, 2008
Posted in United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, financial literacy, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 12th, 2007
Posted in United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 11th, 2007
Posted in United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement |
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