News from Elizabeth, NJ

Welcoming New York & New Jersey's spring interns!

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is providing the following information for refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants about U.S. elections and the Presidential inauguration.

The IRC in NJ will serve as an IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) site this tax season.

Guide refugee and immigrant communities through the tax preparation process.

The internship program at the IRC in New Jersey provides current or recent graduates, with hands-on experience in refugee resettlement and other areas.

New York and New Jersey offer high quality and low-cost immigration legal services catered to the local communities IRC serves. Learn more about these critical services below.

We are seeking volunteers to provide one-to-one ESL tutoring, simple English conversation practice, and teach small ESL groups remotely. (You can choose your preference.) The IRC will provide the curriculum, class instructions, and materials. Digital literacy classes are also available to build your technological confidence and share best practices.

An update on IRC's extraordinary summer in New York and New Jersey

NJ's fifth Refugee Youth Summer Academy explored new territory as a virtual program to keep young learners safe this year.

New York & New Jersey's RYSA programs serve hundreds of students each summer. With the onset of COVID-19, RYSA 2020 is adapting to keep RYSA students safe.