This report presents an analysis
 of the challenges that displaced populations face 
in accessing services and achieving self-reliance in
 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a developing and fast-growing city.

Hosted by Alison Millan, the IRC in Elizabeth's Resettlement Director, community partners gather quarterly to update each other on available resources, shared knowledge, and current issues facing refugees in New Jersey.

Last week, the International Rescue Committee in Denver welcomed their first co-sponsored family in 2024. The family was matched with the Conifer Rotary Refugee Co-sponsor Group.

The IRC in Salt Lake City’s annual holiday gift drive offered the community an opportunity to fulfill holiday wish lists for newly arrived refugee families and individuals.

Students from Wichita East High School and Manhattan Middle School in Manhattan, Kansas hosted donation drives for hygiene items to be given to refugees resettling in Wichita.

Community support is key to helping newly arrived refugees thrive. Learn about the different ways - volunteering, donating, and more - you can support the IRC in San Jose here.

Abdisalan, a refugee from Somalia, is grateful for the help he found at the IRC, from after school tutoring to becoming a US citizen.

After fleeing South Sudan to Uganda, Grace Awate is now a leader in her community, acting as the head of her village’s IRC-supported women and girls’ center where she helps empower women to become financially independent.

The IRC mentoring program helps refugee and asylee youth to stay connected and improve their English over the summer.