News from Dallas, TX

In this tumultuous year, share true Texan generosity and show our refugee families that they are welcome and wanted in America.

Rooha Haghar spent this past summer as the IRC in Dallas' first ever Dallas Mayor's Intern Fellow. We asked her to write about her experience both as a client and an intern with the IRC.

Technology developed by a Dallas caseworker is providing a simple online guide to essential local services for refugees and immigrants.

Former client and current staff member, Sian Khai, purchases his family's first home.

This summer, the New Roots department selected three high school students from refugee families to be a part of the recently created Youth Food Justice Internship.

This summer, The IRC in Dallas partnered with the George W. Bush Institute to be a part of their Liberty and Leadership Forum.

The IRC in Dallas hosted a robing ceremony for ten refugee kids on the eve of their graduation from Emmett J. Conrad High School.

GenR Dallas members, eager to meet and welcome the new members of their community, planned the Iftar to connect with refugees in a warm and culturally rich setting, hear their stories, relate to their experiences as well as inspire a strong community and neighborly relationships

GenR member, Suzanne Russo, recounts her experience at the first ever Texas Refugee Advocacy Day in Austin, TX.

On April 12th, Alejandra arrived in Texas, 18 years after her mother first said goodbye in El Salvador.