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Thanks to all who voiced support for U.S. #CIR! What your calls on the Senate immigration reform bill achieved: t.co/z5OAvG7uFs
May 24, 2013
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RT @DocEdH: The best of @theIRC: amazing local staff -in this case Immaculee M- listening thoughtfully to a community leader t.co/LH…
May 24, 2013
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@angusa Thx for your interest in working with us! Positions posted at t.co/w3SDWahSdt; if a position isn't there it's no longer open.
May 24, 2013
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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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Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on December 24th, 2012
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies is a long-time supporter of the IRC's work helping refugees rebuild their lives. She shares her own family’s refugee story, and talks about the spirit of renewal embodied in the refugee gardens she's visited in Thailand and the U.S. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, United States, US - Seattle, WA, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, Sarah Wayne Callies |
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2012
From rural Idaho to the streets of the Bronx, refugees are at work in America—growing fresh produce, raising organic livestock, and building small businesses. more »
Posted by The.IRC on July 11th, 2012
Unforgettable stories of sex trafficking survivors as young as 7: Watch an online screening of The Day My God Died today, Wednesday, July 11, 1pm PT / 4pm ET. Chat live with the filmmaker and anti-trafficking advocates from the IRC. more »
Posted in Anti-trafficking, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: human trafficking |
Posted by The.IRC on February 29th, 2012
Children are lured here from places like Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico with the promise of education. They know they’ll have to work a little bit, but they often never get to go to school and are forced into jobs with long hours and no pay. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: children, news, human trafficking |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 2nd, 2011
Fun and games -- and plenty of hard work, too -- helped 55 newly arrived refugee children and teens in Seattle get ready for their first experience in an American classroom. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: children, resettlement, education |
Posted by The.IRC on September 1st, 2011
For seven weeks this summer, the IRC's Newcomer School Readiness Program in Seattle helped newly arrived refugee children and teens prepare for the upcoming school year — their first in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: children, refugees, resettlement, education, photos, Seattle, United States, Photo of the Day |
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