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A woman awaits a checkup at an IRC clinic inside #Syria. t.co/KYCuHf1zWA Photo: Peter Biro/IRC t.co/qptp52tHvi
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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Thanks to your support, we made @Klout's list of the world's most influential NGOs on social media: t.co/Abc4bTjEY0 #KloutPulse
May 23, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on April 10th, 2013
We're thrilled to announce that our 9-episode web series, "New Roots in the Bronx," has just been selected as an Official Honoree in the 17th Annual Webby Awards! more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, Urban Refugees, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: new roots, resettlement, urban refugees, refugeess, Webby Awards |
Posted by The.IRC on March 19th, 2013
As a refugee from Iraq, IRC English teacher Taghreed had to meet the same challenges her students face every day: the stress of leaving a home, the difficulties of resettlement, and the adjustment to American life. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, resettlement, education, ESL |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2013
As steering committee members of the IRC’s young professionals group GenR, we were thrilled to host a special Fashion Week event at the showroom of our sustainable clothing line Threads 4 Thought to feature the work of the IRC. more »
Posted in New Roots, GenR, US - New York, NY | Tags: new roots, how to help, events, GenR |
Posted by The.IRC on January 7th, 2013
Today's Wall Street Journal features the story of Burmese refugee Ah Lun, who found a job at one of Soho's hottest restaurants — the David Burke Kitchen — through the IRC’s New Roots program. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, new roots, urban farming, community gardens, David Burke, Ah Lun | 1 Comments
Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2012
From San Diego to the South Bronx, the IRC's New Roots program is enabling hundreds of resettled refugees to grow their own healthy foods and earn income. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, new roots, urban farming, community gardens, David Burke, Drew Gardens, Ah Lun, GR 2012 |
Posted by The.IRC on December 12th, 2012
In spring and summer, at a busy intersection in the South Bronx, refugees from around the world gather at one of New York City’s hidden gems—Drew Gardens—where they spend the day tending vegetable beds, learning about nutrition and trading stories about their new lives in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: new roots, urban gardening, community gardens, Drew Gardens, Ah Lun |
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
The IRC continues its emergency relief efforts in Haiti to assist some of the most vulnerable people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Now we are also providing help to affected refugee communities in the United States. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 6th, 2012
TODAY contributor Brooke Hauser's story about U.S. citizenship — and immigrants voting for the first time — features a young refugee resettled by the IRC in New York and a caseworker with the IRC in Salt Lake City. more »
Posted in Immigration, United States, US - New York, NY, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement, immigration, citizenship |
Posted by The.IRC on October 12th, 2012
Guess who visited the International Rescue Committee's Bronx New Roots garden on Wednesday? IRC Voice Rashida Jones! (That's malabar spinach she's eyeing.) more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, IRC Voices, urban gardening |
Posted by The.IRC on October 1st, 2012
Have you watched all five episodes of "New Roots in the Bronx" out so far? The series follows Ah Lun, a refugee from Myanmar, and others as they put down new roots at two IRC-run community gardens and adjust to life in the U.S. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, urban refugees, commmunity gardens, Ah Lun |
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