Jessica Chastain stars in the new film The Zookeeper's Wife, about a family who risked their lives to save hundreds of innocent people during the Holocaust. She calls on all of us to do what we can to welcome refugees today, in the face of the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II. Learn more and see how you can help.  

When he visited the Greek island of Lesbos, actor and IRC ambassador Mandy Patinkin bonded with a Syrian family living in a refugee camp. More than a year later, he returned to Europe with his wife, Kathryn Grody, to pay a visit to the family, who have started a new life in Germany. 

We know you care about refugee families. And it’s because of supporters like you that we’re able to make a difference for families fleeing crisis zones around the world. Thank you for standing with us on our mission to help refugee families survive, recover and regain control of their lives. A group of friends at a Child Protection Safe Space in a camp for Tigrayan refugees in East Sudan. Photo: Khalid Alarabi for the IRC