This compact executive summary of the IRC Annual Report covers the basics: our mission, a map of where we work, impact stats and financial data from Fiscal Year 2021.

Comcast donated laptops to the IRC in Richmond for individuals participating in workforce programs.

Volunteers help provide support for refugees resettling in Wichita.

In late October the IRC in Wichita hosted a Fall Festival for clients.

The Cultivating Youth Food Justice Programs Toolkit features Youth Food Justice lesson plans, best practices from two innovative New Roots pilot projects, and a Farm-to-School Procurement Handbook.

Angelica did not want to take her family and risk the violence and poverty she had fled in Mexico, nor did she wish to continue living in the shadows of being undocumented in the U.S. She thought the only other option would be to tear their family apart with one parent living on each side of the border.

The IRC in Phoenix is committed to bringing our refugee clients from harm to home. As a part of that commitment, we provide them with necessities – such as clothing and household items – they will need to start rebuilding their lives here. To do this, the IRC relies on donated items from community partners that are passed into the hands of our clients free of charge either through our Resettlement Shop or as part of an initial apartment setup.

One afternoon, a new client Abdul traveled with Carey Hobart, a volunteer from Bike Walk Wichita (BWW), to pick out bikes for he and his family. Along the way, Abdul began to describe his home in Afghanistan and the bicycle shop that he owned