Syrian refugees in Jordan face a surging COVID-19 crisis on top of unemployment, barriers to accessing education, and other daunting challenges.

Wendy Norris is the head athletic trainer at DeMatha Catholic High School. Her passion to serve stems from the memory of one of her students, a Navy SEAL, who was killed in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan.  In August 2021, the Taliban overthrew the government of Afghanistan. Searching for a way to help those who served alongside her student, Wendy signed up to volunteer with the IRC.   

Over 300 advocates mobilized in support of refugees in Washington D.C. on May 8th and 9th, including four delegates from the state of Idaho. Together, they urged congress to return to policies of welcome for refugee and immigrant communities in the US.

As “Operation Allies Welcome” reaches a key milestone, get the facts.

Forced to marry and give up her education and dreams, a Syrian refugee turns frustration into poetry.

The IRC in Tucson began receiving displaced Afghan families in September of 2021. All are in urgent need of safety and security. The number of families has increased due to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. The IRC calls on the Tucson and Pima County community to come together with open arms in welcome for these families, many who risked their lives providing critical and longstanding assistance to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

Tens of thousands of Syrians who fled the traumatic bombing of Aleppo are crowded into shelters in Idlib province. The IRC is there providing cash relief, trauma counseling and other emergency support to hundreds of recently-arrived families.