Our new Fall Session of Vocational ESL classes start on Tuesday, October 17th from 6pm - 8pm.

IRC LA welcomes new AmeriCorps member to the Early Employment Program: Krista Lupas.

The Child Watch Center is a safe, enriching, and educational environment for refugee children. By creating this childcare program, refugee parents were able to attend more classes at the IRC.

Former client and current staff member, Sian Khai, purchases his family's first home.

Support our efforts to provide much needed items and gifts to newly arrived refugee families and individuals this holiday season!

Through the Hospitality Link job training program, participants learn widely usable soft skills, explore career paths in hospitality and visit hospitality workers in action. The International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring is one of five IRC offices piloting the program.

Technology developed by a Dallas caseworker is providing a simple online guide to essential local services for refugees and immigrants.

On September 29, the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring invited 50 clients, family mentors, and staff to the Nationals baseball game in Washington, DC for an evening of family fun. The game was a great opportunity to build community, eat burgers and fries from Shake Shack, and provide a break from the stress of Back-to-School season.

On Saturday, September 14, 2017 the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring and Play-Well TEKnologies invited refugee youth, their families and the local community to come together for a day revolving around connection, community, and most importantly, play. Refugee youth and their families built their hometowns and countries out of LEGO bricks, and then the local community was invited to build Washington, DC with them out of 40,000 LEGOs.

For the second year in a row the IRC will partner with the Tallgrass Film Festival.