Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day, the world commemorates the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees. At the IRC in Atlanta, we also take this time to celebrate the vast contributions that refugees have made to our state for 40 years and to advocate for refugees, asylum seekers and the restoration of the refugee resettlement program.

The Grace Museum Abilene partners with the IRC in Abilene to organize exhibit on refugees.

Late one Thursday afternoon, a group of unlikely experts entered the IRC in Dallas' office to lay out their plan for conquering the challenge of access to clean drinking water in Bangladeshi refugee camps.

It takes all of us working together to create a welcoming community for newcomers. Here are ten ways to take action today!