This National Volunteer Week, communities across the country partner with the IRC to welcome and empower refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of trafficking. In these turbulent times, collective support and dedicated service means more than ever.

Meet Sharefa Daw, Resettlement Caseworker at the IRC in Dallas.

Starting Wednesday, 3/18, the IRC in Dallas will close our office and all of our staff will begin working remotely. Here's what you can do to help.

The IRC in Florida has provided emergency housing assistance to 16 families across Florida, which equates to 160 individuals. The Florida Crisis Prevention fund addresses emergency housing needs by providing payments towards rent and utilities.

Nazir was the Managing intern for the IRC in NY Education & Learning department. In this role, Nazir supported the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) program, including helping children from over 20 countries receive academic and social-emotional learning during the summer of 2022. 

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month. An IRC client and survivor of human trafficking shares her story with us.

Preethi Nampoothiri, the former deputy director at the IRC in Silver Spring, became the executive director of the IRC in Maryland on September 18th.

IRC in Silver Spring welcomes new executive director, Preethi Nampoothiri

Kylee Smith, Senior at the University of Montana, served this fall as the Resource Development Intern at the IRC in Missoula. In an interview, Kylee shares her experience as an intern and what she's learned along the way!