With the help of Pioneer Natural Resources, Dallas-area refugee gardeners have clean beds to garden, and the appropriate tools to do so.

Join us in Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose and Turlock to celebrate World Refugee Day in the month of June. Celebrations span from June 15 - June 28th, 2018 and all events are FREE! Read on to find the location nearest you!

Meet Yui Iwase, the New Roots Program Coordinator for the IRC in Dallas

Hawkar, a refugee from Iraq, was resettled in Phoenix in 2016. With the IRC's help, he adjusted to life in the US quickly and learned how to navigate the US financial system.

Support refugee families in Los Angeles by purchasing much needed home goods from our Amazon Wishlist.

IRC LA Citizenship and Financial Literacy program now includes Vernon Library

Eh Kaw Thaw recently graduated high school with honors. In the fifth installment of our Youth Voices series, she writes a letter to her younger self, a newly-resettled refugee in Dallas.

This year, World Refugee Day is on June 20th, 2018. According to AwarenessdaysUK, World Refugee Day is day dedicated to:"Honoring the strength and courage of refugees and encourages public awareness and support of refugees, people who have had to flee their homelands because of conflict or natural disaster".

Many of the students in Crawford High School's 2018 graduating class came to the US as refugees – meet some of the students who celebrated the completion of their high school careers

When refugees arrive in Phoenix, a new phase of their journey begins as they learn about US systems which enable them to better integrate into their new community.  Building financial independence is a key factor in this successful integration. Over the past decade, the IRC has partnered with Desert Financial Credit Union to increase financial literacy and financial independence for these new Americans.