Unlike most two years olds, young Yakeen has spent most of her life living under ISIS in Mosul—a life vastly different from how her parents had imagined.

New GenR member Jenny Ma writes about how she got involved and her first Food Stories: From Burma to the Bay event.

Thank you for your interest in supporting the work of the IRC in Oakland and the Bay Area! Your generous donations of household items help provide a warm welcome to refugees upon their arrival as well as their continue integration in our local communities.

Want to spread the word about making #RefugeesWelcome and also contribute more? There are various, creative ways to accomplish these goals simultaneously.

Refugees and asylees often face difficulties in resuming their careers once resettled in the U.S. The IRC in NY is working with an extraordinary Special Immigrant Visa holder, Tamana, to rebuild her career in education.

Dallas has a long history of welcoming the most vulnerable people to rebuild their lives in Texas. Let us live up to that tradition and meet all our neighbors with kindness and compassion. Here are some ways you can take action today!

The IRC in Seattle helps people fleeing violence and persecution make Washington their new home. We continue to work alongside refugee communities and other Ukrainian partners and groups to welcome and support Ukrainians and other refugees in urgent need of safety. We plan to welcome Ukrainian newcomers and provide as much support as we can where needed. Such support may include housing, food security, youth education enrollment, and employment and career efforts. The depth and scope of IRCs work is paramount and immense to refugees, unaccompanied minors, victims of abuse, survivors of human trafficking, and asylees.

Sarah Suiter, a first-year Masters of Social Work (MSW) student at the University of Utah, worked with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City for the past eight months as a casework intern.