International Rescue Committee (IRC)
News, Photos & Video › IRC Press Coverage

IRC in the News

IRC Press Coverage

October 3, 2012 - 
San Diego Union Tribune
REAP helps refugees grow new roots

PAUMA VALLEY — Workers labored last week, undeterred by the 90-degree heat bearing down on them in fields full of pumpkins, lettuce, cabbage and mint at a farm in Pauma Valley.

Read Full Article »
October 3, 2012 - 
New York Times
Using Fame to Shine a Spotlight on the Suffering

No network, including PBS, is above using celebrities as audience bait in the interests of making a difficult documentary subject a little more commercial.

Read Full Article »
September 26, 2012 - 
ABC Good Morning America
David Burke's Townhouse Wedge

Try this tasty wedge salad from chef David Burke in honor of The International Rescue Committee's New Roots program.

Read Full Article »
September 19, 2012 - 
Thirteen - New York Public Media
International Rescue Committee in New York Helps Youngest Refugees

The biggest challenge more than 100 school-age immigrants faced this summer was learning a new language, navigating a new culture and grasping basic city living skills at Refugee Youth Summer Academy, an education program run by the the International Rescue Committee in New York.

Read Full Article »
September 7, 2012 - 
Edible Dallas and Fort Worth
Behind The Vines, A Secret Garden

 

On an Old East Dallas side street, a black iron fence festooned with sinewy vines stretches the length of an entire block. Peer through the fan of leaves, and you’ll catch a glimpse of rows and rows of densely planted garden plots. Some vegetables are familiar—eggplant, squash, peppers, okra—and some are not— speckled green and white pumpkins, amaranth (appreciated for both its greens and grains), Chinese long beans, Malabar spinach and a plant with leaves the size of baby elephants’ ears.
Read Full Article »
September 6, 2012 - 
The Baltimore Sun
Refugees find comfort in an alley garden in Highlandtown

Nonprofit hopes growing plants will help new arrivals stay connected with their homeland

Read Full Article »
September 6, 2012 - 
Edible Manhattan
Field of Dreams: In Gardens, Refugees Put Down Roots

A garden is growing in the Bronx. But this is no ordinary square of soil. On 174th Street and East Tremont Avenue, Drew Gardens is a place of peace for New Yorkers who arguable need it most: refugees from around the world who have fled war and persecution.

Read Full Article »
September 6, 2012 - 
Catalyst Magazine
Slow is Beautiful: New Roots

Refugees nurished by the food they grow—and the opportunities it represents. Fourth in a series.

Read Full Article »