On July 25, the IRC in Atlanta’s Connect 2 Success (C2S) program hosted its third annual Career Panel—adapted to a virtual platform for the first time due to COVID-19. 30 young adults logged in to hear directly from a panel of professionals working across a variety of fields and learn more about their career options as they plan for the future.

Update! Watch the October 7th webinar recording on IRC's Afghan Emergency Response in the US

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Meet Keely Hawkins, an employment specialist at the IRC

Among the many challenges that 2020 brought to many around the world, the closing of international borders and travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic further limited the already dwindling number of refugees accepted by the Trump Administration. Prior to the pandemic, the Trump Administration had reduced the number of refugees the United States was committed to welcoming. At the onset of the pandemic, the arrivals of refugees to Tallahassee halted altogether, and it wasn’t until the end of 2020 that new families began to arrive across Big Bend communities. This time, the newly arrived families were coming from Latin America. This was a first for the IRC in Tallahassee’s short four-year history, which has historically welcomed families from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria.

The IRC in NY gives thanks to its partners who supported refugee families this past fall with housing and continue to do so. IRC partners have supported clients by 1) securing household basics, amenities, and furniture, 2) participating in the hands-on move-in work, and 3) extending a warm welcome to families.