“The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is look at the mirror in my bedroom and say, 'let's go hero, your day has started.'”

Celebrating National Make a difference day at the IRC in Dallas

IRC offices in Des Moines and Iowa City need donations to provide our clients with necessary items! Here are our donation lists, including Amazon wishlists. For corporate partnership interest, please inquire about purchasing and assembling kits.

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"You can see the emotional impact of the explosion in every face," says IRC staff member Elias El Beam, who volunteered to help after the Beirut blast. "But you can also see hope."