Join our team of volunteer mentors having a transformative impact on newly arrived refugee high school students.

Launched by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in 2021, the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) is an innovative approach to serving historically disadvantaged small business owners who were disproportionately impacted by the economic shocks and hardship of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been serving immigrant, newcomer, refugee, and mainstream community small business owners in communities since 1999 and was proud to join the SBA as a national partner in implementing CNPP.

An Executive Summary of the 2022 Annual Report

Afghan humanitarian parolees are contributing to the economic vibrancy of local communities and they are poised to fill a crucial role for years and decades to come.