The past year has presented many challenges for our community, but it’s also shown us the tremendous power we have when we come together as neighbors to support one another. Read about how the IRC - with help from our partners and supporters - has helped newcomer families cope with the health, social, educational, and economic impacts of COVID-19.

The IRC in Elizabeth's mentor program offers clients and volunteers the opportunity to connect, develop, and support as clients grow into their new homes in New Jersey.

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

With generous support from the Cambia Health Foundation, the IRC in Salt Lake City has been able to develop health and wellbeing programming focused on holistic health outcomes with special attention on broader social determinants of health.

Thanks to a growing partnership with Summit Journeys, monthly outdoor excursions are core to youth engagement at the IRC in Utah, especially for teens working hard to integrate into a new education system and build social connections. The outings offer the chance to try something new while learning essential skills and having fun.

Today, we spotlight a cornerstone of the IRC in Atlanta's programming, the Logistics team, whose work provides the foundation for helping our clients to become self-sufficient, thriving individuals within the Atlanta community.

Growing up in Afghanistan, Fatima was taken out of school at a young age and never learned to write her name. After she and her family left their war-torn country to come to Turlock in 2018, she enrolled earlier this year in IRC's Afghan Path to Wellness course. Now, after finishing the course, Fatima can write her name and has obtained her learner's permit.

Over the past five years I’ve volunteered with IRC in various ways. One of my most intense experiences was spending two weeks at Fort Bliss, one of the U.S. landing sites for Afghan evacuees after the fall of Kabul. I want to share a few highlights from my experience and give you an inside look at what it means to work and walk alongside IRC staff and clients.

The IRC’s HOME Community Sponsor teams in Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia have welcomed over 100 newly arrived refugees, mostly from Afghanistan, since November.