In recognition of National Volunteer Week, beginning on April 17th, the IRC in Silver Spring shares the experience of our Community Engagement team’s Transform Mid-Atlantic AmeriCorps VISTA, Michalina Kulesza, who began her year of service with the IRC in July 2022.

The IRC in Seattle is working alongside refugee communities and other partners to welcome and support Afghans in urgent need of safety. Here's how you can help.

A new report reflects on the IRC’s Resilient Futures program, which was made possible with support from the Citi Foundation, which has been providing refugees and displaced people with support to help people start and grow their own businesses and develop the skills they need to get jobs in local labor markets for the past seven years.  

Our report findings convey a powerful message: normal life remains out of reach for millions of Ukrainians. As we commemorate a decade of conflict, it is imperative for the world to recognize that solidarity has no expiration date, and the humanitarian response to this war requires sustained support.

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

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!

Without urgent aid, a food crisis may leave up to 2.5 million people at risk of starvation in northeastern Nigeria.