“Florida has long been a leader in showing hospitality to refugee and immigrant communities and will continue to be a destination for those seeking a safe and welcoming home where they can rebuild their lives.” The IRC in Florida’s executive director, J.D. McCrary, provides an update on recent policy decisions and the status of the refugee resettlement program.

This August marked the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the government in Afghanistan, and the beginning of emergency response efforts to evacuate and resettle more than 120,000 Afghan citizens. Hear from Mohammad, a humanitarian parolee!

“Girls with hijab struggle to find clothes. So, I thought there should be a store here that solves that.”

La Cocina is a locally owned restaurant located in the historic Presidio District, serving traditional Southwestern dishes. And now available to purchase at La Cocina is hot sauce straight from the peppers of Tucson’s IRC New Roots farmers – Egide Gahungu and Anezi Kaneza.

Menstrual Disposal, Waste Management, & Laundering in Emergencies

As another caravan of Central American survivors of violence and abuse makes its way to the United States border, here’s what you need to know about the situation.  

We accomplished some pretty amazing things in 2019 thanks to your support. We look forward to an even greater 2020!

Education has the power to protect children and help them heal during a crisis, say IRC overseer Caroline Kennedy and senior education director Sarah Smith. But roughly half of Venezuelan refugee children in Colombia are not in school.