News from Elizabeth, NJ

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.

Open 6 days a week, the IRC's coordinated food access points have already served 100,000 meals in Elizabeth!

The IRC in NJ is hard at work through this crisis.

Multilingual? Help the IRC's youth programs by recording a story!

IRC is partnering with World Central Kitchen to provide free meals in Elizabeth. Details and translations are below.

Help refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable immigrants in NJ weather COVID19 with critically needed donations.

Going forward, IRC will share updated guidance through multiple channels, including our website.

IRC in Elizabeth is adjusting to new protocols under COVID-19 response and prevention conditions. Please read below for updated information.

In August 2020, the IRC in New Jersey will host a three-week summer program focusing on English as a Second Language (ESL) enrichment for refugee youth living in Elizabeth and Roselle, New Jersey. The Refugee Youth Summer Academy (RYSA) will serve up to 90 students ages 5 – 20, in six classes, from at least 10 countries. Students will engage in ESL, creative arts, sports, field trips, and other activities. RYSA volunteers will work closely with the ESL Lead Teachers, clinical psychology doctoral students to reinforce English language learning and school preparation with refugee youth in a positive and healing classroom environment.

Milagros Apolaya joins the immigration team at IRC.