Local volunteers and communities are critical to successful resettlement, even more so during COVID-19

Misty Mountain Manufacturing has long-partnered with the IRC in Seattle's economic empowerment program, hiring many employees from refugee communities over the past 10 years. Now they're helping newcomers in a new way: donating face masks!

The IRC's Client Voice and Choice initiative and Ground Truth Solutions are piloting an approach to better understand and strengthen how humanitarian assistance incorporates the preferences, aspirations, and expectations of the people at the focus of aid. This document details the methodology and findings of the pilot examining the health program being delivered in Kakuma camp in Kenya.

The IRC seeks donated vehicles to assist Afghans and other refugees arriving in Charlottesville and the surrounding area.

While many IRC clients have continued to work during the COVID-19 crisis, others have been laid off and are now looking for new jobs. Read more about Tim, May, Prisca and Buswaza.

This IRC report reveals the manufactured tensions created by the Trump administration at the U.S.-Mexico border and the real crisis in Central America, and recommends solutions.