Resettlement
From greeting refugees at the airport and providing a safe, furnished apartment to registering children in school and ensuring family members receive a health check up, the Resettlement Department's multi-lingual staff members assist 1,300 new refugees each year to rebuild their lives. For more information, contact Brent.Freeman@theIRC.org
Immigration
The IRC Immigration Department assists more than 800 people to become United States citizens each year. IRC also helps families separated by war to reunite and encourages refugees to become fully engaged members of society. For more information, contact Laura.Lopez@theIRC.org
Students Plus After School Program
Students Plus provides after school academic assistance and productive activities for refugee teens whose education has often been interrupted by war and years in refugee camps. Students Plus is located at the Crawford Educational Complex in City Heights. For more information, contact Carolyn.Smyth@theIRC.org
Employment/Career Development
IRC assists newly arrived refugees to find their first job in the United States by teaching job search skills and coordinating with employers. For clients with a professional background, IRC helps them re-enter their profession in a timely manner. For more information, contact Kasra.Movahedi@theIRC.org
Microenterprise Program
IRC's Microenterprise Program supports refugees to start and expand their own businesses by providing intensive technical assistance and access to capital. IRC has aided in the start of over 120 business and 85 expansions. For more information, contact Kasra.Movahedi@theIRC.org
Financial Education
The Financial Education Program teaches the basics of the US financial system and encourages good habits in budgeting, credit, tax preparation, and banking. For more information, contact Kasra.Movahedi@theIRC.org
First Things First Parent Preschool Program
First Things First offers refugee adults English and literacy classes and prepares their young children for kindergarten. For more information, contact Colleen.Krause@theIRC.org
Families Connect Home Visit Program
The Families Connect provides personalized assistance to the most vulnerable refugee families, helping with accessing health and community resources and learning English. For more information, contact Colleen.Krause@theIRC.org
New Roots Community Farm
The New Roots Community Farm provides growing space for 80 families in the City Heights area. Many of the participants were farmers in the home country and this is their first opportunity to grow crops in the United States. For more information, contact Anchi.Mei@theIRC.org
City Heights Farmers’ Market
IRC partners with the San Diego Farm Bureau to coordinate City Heights Farmers' Market. For more information, contact Anchi.Mei@theIRC.org
Food Security
The Food Security program ensures that refugees are knowledgeable about nutrition and have access to healthy affordable food. The IRC operates a food pantry and provides bags of food to refugees clients on a monthly basis. For more information, contact Anchi.Mei@theIRC.org
Volunteer Program
Over 500 volunteers per year assist in IRC's work in San Diego. Volunteers participate in every program and allow IRC to provide personalized, efficient services to refugee clients. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, send an e-mail to volunteersd@theIRC.org.
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