IRC in San Diego presents… A Taste of the IRC Thursday | October 30, 2025 | 6:30 PM PST Building 177, Liberty Station, San Diego

“My name is Omid. I am an Iranian. I am a refugee. I am a nutritionist. And, I am a gay man. But above all, I am a human being.” In honor of Pride Month, Omid shares a first-person account of his journey, as well as his hopes for LGBTQ refugees around the world and here in the U.S.

Over 122 million people have been forced to flee their homes worldwide. This World Refugee Day, learn how you can make a difference.

GenR Dallas member, Hala, writes her thoughts on interpreting for a Syrian family home visit.

Fifty volunteers donated bicycles and their time in Salt Lake City to support newly arrived refugees.

During the Summer months of 2016 the IRC in Garden City welcomed a Volunteer Coordinator VISTA and a In-Kind Coordination VISTA.

Mr. Long is a recognizable face to hundreds of refugees in our community. As a caseworker, he has helped families from all over the world rebuild their lives in Seattle. We wish him a happy retirement after 21 years of service at the IRC!

Three GenR members traveled to Uganda in May 2015 to learn more about the IRC’s robust country programs. The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998, when conflict caused tens of thousands of people to lose their lives and 1.6 million people to become displaced.

On Saturday, September 14, 2017 the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring and Play-Well TEKnologies invited refugee youth, their families and the local community to come together for a day revolving around connection, community, and most importantly, play. Refugee youth and their families built their hometowns and countries out of LEGO bricks, and then the local community was invited to build Washington, DC with them out of 40,000 LEGOs.