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Welcome to the GenR (Generation Rescue) community! 

 

We are a dynamic, diverse group of young professionals (under 45) who have joined forces to advance the humanitarian work of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

 

As a community, we engage others to support the IRC through advocacy, education, networking and fundraising. 

 

GenR is a force for change!

 

 

      

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We R GenR: Past Events

  • <p>Career workshop with GenR at the New York Resettlement office in February 2013, to give refugee youth the opportunity to learn about different career fields in New York City.</p>
  • <p>NYC refugee youth develop professional skills through program workshops at the New York Resettlement office with GenR.</p>
  • <p>Guests enjoying the GenR party at the Threads 4 Thought showroom in New York in February 2013: Danielle Sandars, Tiffany Chen, Lisa Musmanno; the IRC&#39;s Danielle Silber and Lisa Brochet.</p>
  • <p>GenR steering committee members and reception hosts Leigh and Eric Fleet at their Threads 4 Thought showroom in New York in February 2013.</p>
  • IRC President George Rupp addresses an audience of GenR members and IRC Staff
  • <p>Guests enjoy the GenR Bay Area launch party in October 2012.</p>
  • <p>Guests enjoy the GenR Bay Area launch party in October 2012.</p>
  • <p>A performance at the GenR Bay Area launch party in October 2012.</p>
  • <p>IRC staff member, Althea Kitchens, helps IRC client prepare display of fresh produce picked from Drew Gardens.</p>
  • Morena Baccarin, Homeland actress and IRC Voice, attended GenR's summer party.
  • IRC President George Rupp, refugee Ah Lun, Chef David Burke, Leigh & Eric Fleet
  • GenR steering committee members Oliver Schulze, Ashley Passik at GenR party
  • Decor at Second Annual GenR Part, held at the David Burke Garden at James Hotel
  • Views of the city and party goers at the 2011 GenR Launch Party at The Greenhous
  • 2011 GenR Launch Party featured mojitos with fresh mint from IRC’s New Roots Far
  • Party goers at the 2011 GenR Launch Party
  • GenR steering committee member & DJ Christopher Anderson at the 2011 GenR party
  • Panelists Filmmaker Melissa Fitzgerald; IRC’s Gerry Martone, John Pendergast
  • Gerry Martone, IRC’s Director of Humanitarian Affairs with attendees
  • John Pendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project in conversation with guest
Launch Slideshow

Since its launch in the summer of 2011, GenR members have come together to support the International Rescue Committee's vital mission. This group of young professionals has hosted events, volunteered their time, helped raise funds, connected with their fellow members and had fun!

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How We Help

  • GenR advocates on behalf of uprooted people, raising awareness of forgotten humanitarian crises
  • GenR volunteers support refugees resettled right in their communities
  • GenR raises funds to support the IRC’s work with families uprooted by war or natural disaster
  • GenR spreads the word about the IRC and the people who are helped in their journey from harm to home.
  • GenR makes a real impact while connecting and having fun
May 21, 2013 | Blog Post
Noted: Why we need a movement to end violence against girls and women
Heidi Lehmann is director of the IRC's women's protection and empowerment programs. In a new video for the NoVo Foundation, she shares her motivation for being part of the movement to end violence against women and girls.
May 21, 2013 | Press Release
Race against time to aid new Darfur refugees in Chad before rains begin
IRC teams in Chad are trucking emergency water supplies into the country’s Tissi region to aid thousands of refugees who fled there in recent months to escape worsening violence in Darfur, Sudan.
May 20, 2013 | Blog Post
Spotted on YouTube: Mapping the IRC's work in Haiti
Google's video thank-you to the 1 million developers who have used its tools to build innovative maps spotlights an aid map that shows the IRC's work helping Haitians recover from a devastating earthquake.
May 17, 2013 | Blog Post
Photo Share: Moms graduate, Uganda
Young mothers celebrate their graduation from an IRC parenting program last week in northern Uganda. During two decades of war, many young women were separated from their parents or lacked positive parental role models.

In The Media

“David Burke, Michel Nischan and Marco Canora Champion the IRC's New Roots Garden”
July 25, 2012 | Strong Buzz
“David Burke, Michel Nischan and Marco Canora Champion the IRC's New Roots Garden”

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GenR Steering Committee

Peter Alderman

Christopher Anderson

Kavita Bali

Brendan Ballou

Karen Begley

Sarah Booth

Arielle Cahill Hassid

Helena M. Cornell

Eric Fleet

Leigh Fleet

Melissa Janis

Farah Kathwari

Avinash Kaza

Andrew Klaber

Andrea Louie

Cia Moss

Tatiana Munoz

Elizabeth Novack

Ashley Passik

Aimee Saginaw

Danielle Sandars

Oliver Schulze

Andrea Strong

Alex Sweet

Ty Trippet

Atiya Weiss

Julie Winner