For the third year in a row the Back to School Bash has been organized to provide IRC clients with free backpacks and school supplies.

Each year, tens of thousands of refugees fleeing violence and persecution resettle in the United States, including the Bay Area. Resettlement means a fresh start and opportunity, especially for adolescent girls whose futures had been limited by a lack of access to education and opportunities and restrictive ideas about  women. Here. these girls have the chance to improve themselves, their families, and their communities. The Vision Project aims to empower refugee girls and change perceptions within their communities by providing girls with the skills and support they need to envision a positive future, and ultimately achieve their goals. The project runs three week-long workshops each year with resettled refugee girls, and each week culminates in a personal photoshoot for each girl where they embody their future selves. 

Thanks to the “Resilient Futures” project, Svitlana from Ukraine and Justyna from Poland are making a new start in Germany and successfully founding their own companies.

Lena Headey spoke with an IRC psychologist on a Zoom video call to understand how the coronavirus is impacting refugees trapped in overcrowded conditions in Greece.

The IRC in Richmond staff is working remotely, while remaining in regular contact with our clients.

Learn more about Charles and his families experience in Boise Idaho!

They are parents, children, teachers, doctors and nurses…just some of the thousands whose lives have been disrupted by the worsening Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The child of refugees, Sundos Sharaf will soon be welcoming refugees to the United States as the International Rescue Committee in Los Angeles’ newest Caseworker.

A recap announcement thanking our sponsors for our Welcome Home event on June 1, 2022.