An opportunity for refugee and immigrant youth to get to know their new home.

Local business Janey Appleseed is hiring refugee women to sew children's dresses and quilts

The IRC in New York's Immigration team spent the day at the Brooklyn Public Library on August 19th for the monthly citizenship workshop that is held on the third Friday of every month.

In 2015, the IRC in NY began a new program to serve unaccompanied minors as part of a partnership with Heartland Alliance.  Unaccompanied minors are undocumented children who have entered the United States without a parent or legal guardian and then enter the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.  

This summer, 62 students attended the IRC in New Jersey’s first Refugee Youth Summer Academy (RYSA).

The IRC in Phoenix began a partnership with the McCain Institute of International Leadership at Arizona State University in 2015. Through this partnership, the IRC hosted Branislav Nesovic, a Next Generation Leadership Fellow. Over one year, Branislav helped formulate a strategy to optimize partnerships with community partners, enabling the IRC to more effectively utilize local resources in Phoenix.

Abdisalan, a refugee from Somalia, is grateful for the help he found at the IRC, from after school tutoring to becoming a US citizen.

In late October the IRC in Wichita hosted a Fall Festival for clients.

Students from Inman High School hosted an In-Kind Donation Drive in their community to collect items to give to refugees resettling in Wichita.

Students in Garden City are reaching out to help refugees resettling in Garden City