In December, IRC in Seattle, King County, and DSHS collaborated to organize a wonderful wrap-up event celebrating an innovative partnership that helped provide temporary housing to hundreds of refugees at the former Silver Cloud Hotel in Redmond.

Over the past five years I’ve volunteered with IRC in various ways. One of my most intense experiences was spending two weeks at Fort Bliss, one of the U.S. landing sites for Afghan evacuees after the fall of Kabul. I want to share a few highlights from my experience and give you an inside look at what it means to work and walk alongside IRC staff and clients.

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

Ariana Menjivar, an Anti-Trafficking Caseworker at the IRC in Silver Spring speaks about advocating for survivors of human trafficking.

The IRC in Boise invites you to celebrate Idaho Human Rights Day! Join us on Saturday, January 14th from 4pm to 7pm at JUMP and participate in a variety of classes led by refugee business owners and leaders throughout the Treasure Valley.