On Thursday, June 20th, 2024, the IRC in Silver Spring celebrated its first annual Beacons of Hope Gala in celebration of World Refugee Day. With over 200 guests in attendance, the event brought together refugees and the individuals and organizations who support immigrants who serve as beacons of hope in Maryland.

The Bezos Family Foundation along with the IRC and Global Nomads Group launched the Students Rebuild Healing Classrooms Challenge which will help Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Iraq recover from crisis.

Each year, A Taste of the IRC is an opportunity for our community to come together to learn more about the life-saving importance of the refugee resettlement program. For the first time, our California offices—in Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, and Turlock—are hosting a joint fundraiser to highlight our work across the state of California!

This Thanksgiving, the IRC in Dallas invites you to share the spirit of gratitude by helping provide meals for refugee and immigrant families rebuilding their lives in North Texas. Your monetary donation helps us purchase fresh groceries and culturally familiar ingredients so families can celebrate with dignity and joy. Every dollar directly supports newcomers facing food insecurity this holiday season. Give thanks by giving back—make a gift today and help fill tables with hope.

We aim to raise $10,000 in only 4 days to support refugees and other immigrants in Idaho! Donate to Idaho Gives between April 28-May 1, 2025.

The community sponsorship program at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City launched in March 2022, building a robust foundation that resulted in the first sponsor team connection in November 2022.

American aid is a mighty defense against conflict, poverty and despair, especially in countries where war and violence has forced millions to flee from the places they once called home. 

On February 23, more than a dozen speakers testified before the Georgia House Higher Education Committee in favor of House Bill 932, a bill which would extend in-state tuition at Georgia public colleges and universities to refugees immediately upon resettlement, as opposed to the current one-year wait period. The bill would also apply to individuals who risked their lives to support the U.S. military overseas, including our Afghan allies who were evacuated last summer.

After fleeing Syria, Kholood and her cousin Naheda started a handmade clothing business in Jordan.