The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City is responsible to ensure refugee families have a place of their own to call home when they arrive to the United States.

After years of upheaval and uncertainty, refugee & immigrant girls in the United States are ready to explore their path in life. Vision Not Victim supports these young women to envision their future and redefine what their communities and they themselves thought possible. Run by the IRC previously in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jordan, the IRC in Northern California piloted the program in the United States over April's spring break in Oakland.

Through the IRC in Salt Lake City’s early employment program, Iver, an asylee from Venezuela, found a job in his preferred field as he and his family began their life in the United States.

A snapshot of Farishta's journey from Afghanistan to the United States and becoming an IRC employment specialist

At a critical moment of rebuilding for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), the IRC and the Refugee Advocacy Lab are bringing together refugee and immigrant voices, state legislators, and technical experts to celebrate their efforts to create more welcoming communities for newcomers. This virtual summit will include a panel discussion and conversations between policymakers who are advancing legislation related to education, workforce development, integration support, and more. Attendees will also have direct access to correlating policy resources and the technical support they need to replicate such measures within their own states.

Mukasa Agnes Flavia came to the United States as a refugee after living in a Kenya refugee camp for 11 years. This is part one of two, on Flavia's road to resettlement.

Republican Arizona State Senator Steve Kaiser will join the IRC’s States Lay the Foundation summit event on Tuesday, June 6.

Republican Utah State Representative Jordan Teuscher will join the IRC’s States Lay the Foundation summit on Tuesday, June 6.

Democratic Kentucky State Representative Nima Kulkarni will join the IRC’s States Lay the Foundation summit event on Tuesday, June 6.

Democratic Virginia State Senator Ghazala Hashmi will join the IRC’s States Lay the Foundation summit on Tuesday, June 6.