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From Dishwasher To Chef In One Year

IRC LA’s Early Employment graduate Francisco Rodriguez is living his American dream as a new chef in downtown Los Angeles.

AnnouncementApril 18, 2018

Join us for "10 Days of A Taste of the IRC"

We are taking our annual fundraising dinner, "A Taste of the IRC," online! Join us this September for stories of resilience, tastes from around the world & a way to give back to refugee and immigrant communities.

EventSeptember 12, 2020

COVID-19: Remote Programming in NJ

The IRC in NJ is hard at work through this crisis.

AnnouncementApril 21, 2020
Diana Muturia, founder of the app Clyn, standing in a doorway and holding her laptop

A new American turns adversity into opportunity

When Diana Muturia had to leave college and take a job cleaning homes, she thought she’d let her family down. Today, she’s using her experience to build an innovative new business.

ArticleFebruary 25, 2021

Car bomb kills IRC staff member in Idlib

StatementMay 3, 2018

The stylist: finding beauty after tragedy

Meet an ambitious Syrian woman who operates a beauty salon in her home in Jordan with support from the IRC.

ArticleNovember 2, 2016

Economic recovery and development at the International Rescue Committee: women's economic empowerment

The IRC's women's economic empowerment programs improve women’s financial wellbeing, so they can support themselves and their families.

ResourceOctober 6, 2016
Patience, with her camera

Refugees and their new communities, thriving together

Whether it’s through restrictive laws that prohibit them from working, or through language and cultural barriers that make it extremely difficult to earn an income, refugees have to try to survive another disaster—a life lived in limbo. Here's how supporting refugees to build careers benefits everyone.

ArticleJune 20, 2018
Jonathan Amissa sits at a desk with a sewing machine he uses to make masks for his staff and community. He is wearing yellow tape measure around his neck and is looking at the camera and smiling. There is a stack of red masks on the table.

Meet a refugee making masks for his community

Business owner and refugee Jonathan Amissa wanted to keep his staff safe. He ended up helping to protect the rest of Boise, Idaho.

ArticleMay 27, 2020

How to intern in Atlanta

Thank you for your interest in the International Rescue Committee in Atlanta’s Internship Program. Our interns come from schools across the nation and world and make vital contributions to the IRC in Atlanta’s work. Our internships require a commitment of at least 15 hours a week for three months and are unpaid.

AnnouncementNovember 24, 2019

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