International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Wood Workers

One of the IRC’s valued partners for agricultural sector employment is Augusta Lumber, a major supplier of hardwood logs and lumber from the Appalachian forests. Augusta has hired a dozen refugee clients in the past two years, relying on their dependability and work ethic to perform the hard work of stacking lumber and operating heavy machinery. The company, a Sustainable Forestry Initiative participant, operates six manufacturing facilities in the region