News from Tucson, AZ

Join Arizona's Asylum Network! Volunteer evaluators are independently licensed medical or mental healthcare providers who conduct medical or psychological evaluations for survivors of persecution and trauma who are seeking humanitarian immigration relief (i.e. asylum) in the United States and who do not have the resources to obtain a standard (paid) evaluation.

The IRC in Tucson began receiving displaced Afghan families in September of 2021. All are in urgent need of safety and security. The number of families has increased due to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. The IRC calls on the Tucson and Pima County community to come together with open arms in welcome for these families, many who risked their lives providing critical and longstanding assistance to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

Intern with the IRC and help bring refugees from Harm to Home.

Roll up your sleeves, join the fun, and help New Roots clean up the Literacy Garden!

The IRC in Tucson is committed to bringing our refugee clients from harm to home. As a part of that commitment, we provide necessities such as clothing and household items which are needed to start rebuilding their lives here.

There are many ways to get involved with the IRC's work in Tucson.

Update! Watch the October 7th webinar recording on IRC's Afghan Emergency Response in the US

Can you speak a language besides English? IRC Arizona needs interpreters who speak Amharic, Burmese, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Swahili, Tigrinya, Urdu, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese.

The United States has begun relocating a group of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants. The International Rescue Committee is providing services for these individuals and families, including resettling them to new communities across the US, including Arizona!

High rates of unemployment and Covid-19 infection among New American community members has contributed heavily to lack of stable access to adequate amounts of nutritious food . Refugees and immigrants have been some of the hardest hit populations in the country, disproportionately experiencing food and nutritional insecurity due to their high rates of employment in “gig economy” and other job sectors like food, hotel, and health which have been heavily impacted by the pandemic. Help new American communities combat hunger with a gift to IRC's food security programs in the U.S.