The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate rapidly as instability increases. The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City is working alongside communities and partners to support Afghans living in Utah and ensuring a warm welcome for those families soon to arrive in the coming weeks and months.

The IRC in Denver completes the pilot program "Tutoring Together," an initiative for youth in middle and high schools to provide additional support to the more rigorous school material and more complex school navigation.

Looking to support refugees in your community? Here are some resources!

Summer Learning in the Time of COVID

In February, refugee youth in the IRC in Silver Spring’s After-School Program learned the meaning and importance of civic engagement by participating in their first ever community service project at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, MD. Youth toured the organization’s facilities, learned about the services it provides and people it serves, and then spent the morning helping with different projects, such as sorting books, folding clothes and moving furniture.

The IRC in Silver Spring's youth program mobilizes to provide virtual support to refugee youth.

Highlights from the IRC in NY & Bloomberg 2023 Professional Development Series.

We provide many opportunities to get involved and send a message of hope to refugees in our community.

The Refugee Resettlement Committee at the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City goes above and beyond to ensure that newly arrived refugees resettled by the IRC in Salt Lake City feel welcome and comfortable in their new home.

On July 14th, 2021, the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring partnered with Baby2Baby, a nonprofit organization that supplies necessities to children in need across the United States, to provide diapers and wipes to IRC clients adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.