It's that time of year again! It's the season of giving and the annual holiday gift drive is back again at the IRC-LA.

Born in the ethnically diverse and politically complicated country of Myanmar, also known as Burma, Boo’s family made the brave decision to cross the border into Thailand in 1982.

From all of us at the IRC in Atlanta, we would like to say a huge and heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our GAgives on #GivingTuesday campaign! Thanks to your generous support, we exceeded our goal of raising $35,000 from individuals in the month of November and collectively raised an impressive $38,665, with gifts still coming in!

The IRC in Silver Spring's youth program mobilizes to provide virtual support to refugee youth.

Every year, the IRC in Silver Spring hosts a refugee youth summer academy to continue students’ academic growth while school is out of session. This year, summer academy featured career days during which students explored their career goals and spoke with professionals.

The thirteen high school graduates recognized at the Robing Ceremony hosted by the International Rescue Committee in Dallas on June 1st sound like any high achieving high-schoolers.