News from Atlanta, GA

The IRC in Atlanta is currently recruiting for our 2019-2020 NDMVA AmeriCorps Service Members!

Isamar was just 16-years-old when she made the long and difficult journey from El Salvador to the U.S. alone, traveling through Guatemala and Mexico by bus and on foot.

Inspired by March Madness basketball brackets, the IRC in Atlanta’s FoodCorps Service Member, Meggie Stewart, partnered with Indian Creek Elementary cafeteria staff to encourage students to try and enjoy a greater variety of vegetables.

Averia and her family fled Liberia in 1998, seeking a better life and safety from the brutal and protracted civil war.

This tax season, the IRC in Atlanta partnered with United Way of Greater Atlanta as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site, providing free tax preparation services to refugees, asylees and Special Immigrant Visa recipients.

The IRC in Atlanta is currently seeking an Employment Specialist and Employment Supervisor to support our Economic Empowerment program.

The IRC in Atlanta's free language program helps English language learners improve their English skills, learn about American history and government, practice computer skills, and connect to better jobs.

We invite the entire community—current and past clients, staff, volunteers, donors, partners and supporters—to join us on Thursday, May 16, from 6 - 8pm at the IRC in Atlanta to celebrate 40 Years of Welcome!

Last year you raised an incredible $5,187 to ensure that 20 future graduates could attend the IRC in Atlanta’s 'Ready, Set, College!' summer camp. Please Support a Camper again in 2019 and help us meet our goal of $7,500 before summer!

Students learned the vocabulary and sentence structures needed to explain how to do things such as crochet, mend torn clothing, make Somali coffee, use henna to dye fingernails and make a traditional Iranian dish called Salad Shirazi.