The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City is responsible to ensure refugee families have a place of their own to call home when they arrive to the United States.

Maryam Hashimi fled Afghanistan with her family. She's now turning her dreams into goals here in Richmond.

GenR Dallas member, Hala, writes her thoughts on interpreting for a Syrian family home visit.

Many of the International Rescue Committee’s over 20 offices across the United States are helping families arriving from Afghanistan.

In light of recent events, many newcomer families in the U.S. are at-risk of losing their jobs or may have challenges finding work, leading to financial hardship. The IRC in Northern California is asking for eGift Cards to help these families with food security and other pressing needs during this trying time.

10 years of war in Yemen have created a humanitarian emergency. Now, families are at risk of losing access to vital services—these are their stories.

Ritiek (Reh - teek), her mom, and her younger sister were one of the many families forced to flee Afghanistan in 1995. Four years later, they were welcomed in Tucson, Arizona in the summer of 1999. She and her family were the first Afghan refugees to be resettled in Tucson, Arizona. 

Fatima arrived to the United States with her two children from Togo soon after her husband had to flee and seek asylum in 2016. Her family resettled as refugees, working hard to rebuild their lives in the Beehive State. Fatima has been driven by the desire to ensure her family’s success in their new home. 

IRC recognizes one refugee who is the first person in his family to graduate high school in the United States: Congratulations Janvier!

As the war in Ukraine escalated in 2022, Alisa had one priority: to protect her family by starting a life elsewhere.