Tecle’s experience as a refugee coming to the United States from Ethiopia inspired him to run for local office and bring a fresh perspective as an immigrant and new American.

For newcomer refugee families, access to food assistance benefits have offered a lifeline as families worked to achieve self-sufficiency. However, in July 2025, H.R.1 set in motion cuts that would eliminate access to federal nutrition programs for many refugees and immigrants nationwide. The IRC in Utah responded rapidly to the growing need.

We put the call out for backpacks and school supplies and you delivered! We've received 200 backpacks, tons of school supplies, and healthy snacks for refugee and immigrant students heading back to school. Thank you to all community members and organizations who contributed!

Some 60,000 unaccompanied children from Central America crossed the United States border last summer, many fleeing violence and seeking reunion with a parent. Read one girl’s story.

Children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border as the result of a “zero-tolerance” immigration policy are at risk of toxic stress, which can have short- and long-term effects on their health, behavior and ability to learn. Here's what can be done to help.

Sami Roe, small business specialist at the IRC in Salt Lake City, works with Laan Na Thai to make sure they stay in business during the coronavirus pandemic. He offers a few tips for the community on how to support small, immigrant-owned businesses during the pandemic.

On October 27, generous Atlantans Dave and Mary Jane Kirkpatrick, hosted Seeking Refuge in Georgia, a fundraising event in support of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta and Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN).

The COVID-19 pandemic left many Americans, including refugees and immigrants, struggling to put food on their plates. Refugee farmers working with the IRC’s New Roots program are helping to provide healthy, affordable produce.

Since early November, the IRC in San Diego has been responding to the needs of asylum seeking families in San Diego who have been released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention with no resources as they await their asylum hearing.