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IRC staff member Amy Longa with Nor Kamel, a 19-year-old Rohingya refugee from Myanmar (Burma)

Forced to close her resettlement office, she couldn't turn one last refugee away

Even as she packed up her IRC office in Kansas in the wake of the Trump administration's deep cuts to refugee admissions, Amy Longa made sure a young Rohingya man could get the surgery he needed.

ArticleOctober 10, 2018
Two men and two women at a resume building workshop sit around a table with papers, pens, and folders, all smiling.

Volunteer opportunities

Thank you for your interest in welcoming refugees to your community. By volunteering with the IRC in Midland, TX, you use your skills to help people who have fled violence and persecution to rebuild their lives in America. See below for the latest volunteer opportunities and how to apply.
VolunteerMidland, TX
Adam Abakar, a refugee originally from Sudan, works in a food distribution center run by the IRC and World Central Kitchen. He is wearing a mask and gloves, and is putting food into paper bags.

IRC and World Central Kitchen feed thousands during COVID-19

Staffed by refugees, the nonprofits’ distribution centers provide meals to families in need i communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

ArticleJune 30, 2020
Rania Abou, wearing a mask, puts two containers of food inside paper bags to be given away as part of her work with the IRC and World Central Kitchen.

Meet the refugees helping their neighbors through the pandemic

When all you’ve had to keep going is enduring hope, you help people discover their own.

ArticleJune 14, 2020
Two women crouch as they tend to their large garden.

Volunteer opportunities

Thank you for your interest in welcoming refugees to your community. By volunteering with the IRC in Salt Lake City, UT, you use your skills to help people who have fled violence and persecution to rebuild their lives in America. See below for the latest volunteer opportunities and how to apply.
VolunteerSalt Lake City, UT

IRC staff member killed in attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

StatementJuly 31, 2018

"I love my job saving children from malnutrition."

Maryanrun is a community health worker and refugee who is helping the International Rescue Committee save children's lives in Mogadishu, Somalia.

VideoAugust 22, 2019

With no end in sight to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, more humanitarian support for the Congolese people, not just Ebola programming, is needed

Press ReleaseAugust 27, 2019

Rescue Facts: Trump Administration attacks on asylum during COVID-19

The Trump Administration has used the coronavirus to intensify its years-long attack on asylum seekers. New rules issued during the pandemic threaten to shut the door on LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and could even lead to the deportation of health care workers in the United States.

VideoJuly 31, 2020

The new arrogance of power: Global politics in the age of impunity

RemarksJune 19, 2019

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