The IRC in Florida’s staff is in conversations with Congressional leaders to discuss the IRC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Presidential Determination for the admission of refugees in the United States.

Donate to the IRC in Boise to support refugees and asylum seekers as they rebuild their lives in Idaho.

Tom Greenleigh has been volunteering for the IRC in Salt Lake City office for 8 years. Working to support refugee and immigrant communities is in Tom’s blood: his ancestors worked to rescue and resettle refugees during World War II.

The PlayMatters project (2020 – 2026) seeks to strengthen refugee and refugee-hosting education systems’ capacity to train and support pre-primary and primary teachers to implement active LtP as an active teaching and learning method in their classrooms in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

New Roots marketing Specialist, and refugee from Bhutan, Ram, reflects on a passion for health in his new home.

Former refugees eagerly look forward to connecting with their neighbors, attending English classes in person and experiencing the “real U.S.”

The IRC in Boise is working hard to ensure refugee and immigrant communities have the information they need about COVID-19 to stay healthy, prevent community spread, and respond appropriately to symptoms. Despite significant modifications to program delivery, staff remain as committed as ever towards serving refugees and immigrants in Idaho.

Local community organization steps up to support refugee families during COVID-19

A crucial barrier to prosperity for many refugees is a lack of credit and access to financing. To meet this challenge, the IRC launched the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), which offers credit building, auto, personal and business loans. As of 2023, CEO made more than 6,000 loans totaling more than $25 million to refugees across 20 states.