News from New York, NY

The IRC in New York’s POWER (Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Resilience) program has completed its second training for women interested in careers in childcare! The program focuses on developing women’s existing professional skills related to childcare while exposing program participants to more formalized childhood development and education theory. 

The IRC Refugee Youth Summer Academy (RYSA) is a six-week program designed to prepare refugee and asylee youth (ages 5 to 19) for the upcoming school year. On July 10th, 90 staff and volunteers welcomed over 120 students from 34 countries, speaking 22 languages, to Battery Park City School. A third of these students have been in the U.S. less than 6 months, and more than half have been in the country between one and two years.

10 Reasons Why You Should Go to the GenR Summer Party

TripAdvisor employees joined the IRC in New York for a day of volunteerism at a job readiness workshop.

On June 20th, World Refugee Day, all New York City Chipotle locations will donate 50% of their proceeds to the International Rescue Committee in NY.

Please stand with us and urge your elected officials to fight for refugees.

The IRC in New York is seeking an NYC Civic Corps Member to work in volunteer recruitment and management.

Are you socially conscious? Do you want to learn more about supporting refugees?  

The IRC in New York is pleased to provide our local and national partners with opportunities to engage meaningfully and directly with our work.

Join us for a relaxed summer evening of inventive cuisine and refreshing cocktails framed by the sights and sounds of New York City.