This program brief is a documentation of IRC Bangladesh’s Child Protection programming from October 2021 to September 2022.

Increasing Accessibility to Mental Health Services at the IRC in NJ

The youth team at the IRC in Silver Spring enrolled 84 middle school and high school students in our first in-person Summer Youth Academy since 2019 to empower newly arrived school-aged children to obtain the knowledge, skills and education needed to integrate, be self-sufficient and assert control over their futures.

In honor of Constitution and Citizenship Day (Sep 17) our incredible friends at Citizenship Giveback came out to the IRC in Atlanta office to present their first donation of book proceeds—an incredible $1,000—to support the IRC in Atlanta’s Adult Education programs. 

José Guevara, originally from Venezuela and owner/operator of his family's businesse, Yibane Cleaning Services, is working withthe IRC in Salt Lake City’s microenterprise development program on plans for expansion!

Kimiya is a health access volunteer and joined the IRC in Salt Lake City in July. Since then, she has provided crucial support for families: from supporting access to health checkups to advocating on behalf of individuals during appointments.

As an immigration intern at the IRC in Salt Lake City, Desi Crane spent her summer supporting refugees, asylees and other immigrants as they navigated the U.S. immigration system.