Staff and students in the Youth Futures program at Clarkston High School and the IRC in Atlanta’s Connect 2 Success program attended Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, thanks to tickets generously gifted by the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

The IRC in Salt Lake City partnered with the Rape Recovery Center to increase education opportunities focused on sexual violence prevention education, focusing on engaging groups of men and boys to access vital resources and engage in group discussion.

The IRC in NY chatted with one client who is a mother figure for her younger sister. They both left Afghanistan in early fall with the hope to be safe. Their mother had passed away and they left behind their family members. The older sister made it a priority to concentrate on what she could change.

From major cities to remote villages, women and girls worldwide face harassment, violence, discrimination and a lack of equal opportunities. These are the toughest places to be a woman today, according to IRC experts.

The Immigrant Welcoming Task Force at First Congregational Church in Bellevue spent the month of February gathering pantry staples, seasonings, spices, and condiments to stock the IRC in Seattle's emergency food pantry.

Before the Refugee Act of 1980 standardized refugee resettlement through the use of resettlement agencies, such as the International Rescue Committee, resettlement was largely conducted privately or through community groups. With the increasing numbers and enthusiasm of local community groups offering to partner to resettle refugees, IRC is committed to integrating community sponsorship programming at the local and national levels!

Pat Curran moves from IRC in NY's Youth Program Supervisor to Resettlement Manager in an exciting development for IRC in NY's staff!

Here at the IRC in NorCal, helping refugees overcome trauma is critical to becoming self-reliant. Meet our dedicated team of staff helping improve the wellness of newcomers and their families.

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.

Once again, the IRC in NYNJ thanks Nataly and her team for bringing a joyous and important talk that relates the migrant experience to a vision of work-life balance in America. To learn more about Nataly Kogan’s Awesome Human Day movement and her book, The Awesome Human Project.