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Rosa, wearing a jean jacket, holds an smart phone to show a photo of her daughter, Emily.

Separated from her children, Rosa gives back to other migrants

“One day I said to God, ‘You made me a mother and you took away my children.” Rosa says. “And he answered, ‘I’m taking care of yours, you take care of mine.’”

ArticleAugust 5, 2021

Unaccompanied Children Intern

The Unaccompanied Children's Program Intern will assist the Unaccompanied Children's Caseworker in providing case management to unaccompanied children who have been released from detention into the care of a sponsor. 

VolunteerLos Angeles, CA
Girls raise their hands in a primary school classroom in Afghanistan

Building a brighter future for Afghan children with education

There are 62 million children out of school across the world—children without access to the education and training they need to improve their lives. That number is only increasing as millions of refugees are being forced to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan.

ArticleFebruary 15, 2018
Jori holds her father's hand while walking to school

Back to school for Syrian refugee children in America

It’s the last day of Jori’s first week of kindergarten. Although her family arrived in the U.S. barely two years ago as refugees from Syria, the 5-year-old and her big brother, Majed, 8, are learning English and thriving in their new home in Dallas.

ArticleSeptember 7, 2017

Education at the International Rescue Committee: Primary-school aged children

The IRC’s education programming for primary school-aged children has three overarching goals: (1) to ensure that children enroll in and attend school regularly; (2) to protect children from all forms of violence in school and on their way to school; and (3) to build fundamental reading, math and social-emotional skills.

ResourceOctober 3, 2016

Almost all clients at IRC-run health clinics in Afghanistan are women with malnourished children, warns IRC

Press ReleaseNovember 9, 2021

Unaccompanied Children Intern

The IRC in New York provides services to unaccompanied minors as part of a national response to the large influx of youth entering the United States without legal guardians. The Unaccompanied Children Intern will support the Unaccompanied Children Caseworker to complete home studies on potential sponsors and assist minors in obtaining educational, health, and legal services once they are placed with a sponsor. The intern’s primary responsibility will be helping clients to obtain legal assistance, enrollment in school, and health insurance and to conduct research on possible resources available to the children and their sponsors within the 5 boroughs of NYC. The Unaccompanied Children Intern will work within the Resettlement Department at the IRC in NY resettlement office and report to the Unaccompanied Children Caseworker.

VolunteerNew York, NY

Beirut: 1 in 4 children risk dropping out of school warns IRC

Press ReleaseSeptember 28, 2020

Human Trafficking in Florida during COVID-19

Human trafficking continues to be prevalent across Florida as online platforms become powerful tools for luring children and other vulnerable populations. Learn more about online child exploitation and ways you can keep your family safe.

AnnouncementMay 18, 2020

IRC launches ImportaMi, in partnership with the Vera Institute, connecting unaccompanied children in US with legal and social services

Press ReleaseMarch 9, 2022

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