As part of the IRC’s national Refugee Voices initiative, the IRC in Atlanta partnered with local Refugee Voice and IRC Youth Futures program alum, Nuam San, to plan and host an Open Mic night on the 4th of July, in partnership with Mayor Ted Terry and the City of Clarkston.

During a time when everyone feels alone, volunteers ensure that refugee students feel supported as they finish their academic year and look ahead to future goals.

On March 26, GenR Bay Area members volunteered to chaperone a group of refugees, mostly youth, youth to the California Academy of Sciences.

The IRC in Atlanta’s Youth Futures program ended the 2017-2018 school year with lots to celebrate; our afterschool programming served more than 70 Clarkston High School students throughout the year, including 15 seniors who all successfully graduated in May!

Elsa - an 11th grader from Bellevue - shares why she volunteers every week helping refugee students and why she hopes other young people will follow her lead.

This summer, the New Roots department selected three high school students from refugee families to be a part of the recently created Youth Food Justice Internship.

The IRC in Atlanta’s Youth Leadership Team have been working for months on a campaign to increase awareness of sexual and reproductive health services available to young people in the Clarkston area, so they were thrilled to participate in the Clarkston Culture Fest to expand their community outreach.

This year, the IRC in Dallas is launching a new initiative to benefit refugee youth.