Each year over half of the refugees resettled by the IRC in San Diego are children; in 2022 18% of new arrivals were under 18 years old. Having reached the US, their futures are brighter than the uncertainty, conflict and violence they left behind but as they enter the American education system, refugee youth face a unique set of barriers to academic success.

Cultivating welcome and integration is a collective effort. Together, we are turning hope into action in our communities. Join us in getting to know how the IRC in New Jersey integrates client voices into design and decision-making centering client priorities.

The Violence, Prevention and Response (VPR) unit implements programming that prevents violence against women, children, especially girls, and other vulnerable groups, and responds to it when it does occur.

“To continue my professional life in dentistry, it’s like fresh air.” Refugee mother Yuliia has found a new purpose as she restarts her career after fleeing war in Ukraine.

The world cannot afford to turn its back on Afghanistan and Afghan lives at risk. Here’s a look at what Afghans need right now and what can be done to help.

The New York Times covers a Congolese refugee family resettled by the IRC in Oakland and their mentor family in Oakland, California.

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A virtual tutoring program in Seattle is just one of the ways in which the IRC is helping refugee children like Kudus and Delina continue their education during the global pandemic.