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Virtual tutoring program for refugee students amid the coronavirus pandemic
The IRC in Silver Spring's youth program mobilizes to provide virtual support to refugee youth.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Back to School Bash for refugee families
For the third year in a row the Back to School Bash has been organized to provide IRC clients with free backpacks and school supplies.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
International Rescue Committee kicks off 2021 World Refugee Day campaign celebrating the contributions of refugee artists
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Empowering refugee youth through tutoring 
Manal believes that tutoring becomes a more meaningful experience when both student and tutor feel comfortable enough to share a piece of themselves in the session. She looks forward to Wednesday evenings on Zoom – not necessarily to the math homework she’ll be helping a student with, but what the student will teach her.
- Announcement
- April 8, 2024
Community Health Volunteers Deliver Quality Care to Refugees with Hypertension and Diabetes Amid COVID-19 Treatment Interruptions
The CHV program’s outcomes demonstrate the important role that CHVs play in delivering consistent, quality care for refugees and other vulnerable populations.
- Report
- March 1, 2023
Volunteers provide a warm welcome to refugees
The IRC interviews Hana and Richard who volunteered at the front desk in Silver Spring.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Artists celebrated on World Refugee Day
Meet the artists in Utah who are changing the world by sharing their stories.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Envisioning a bright future: Refugee youth explore professions during career day
Every year, the IRC in Silver Spring hosts a refugee youth summer academy to continue students’ academic growth while school is out of session. This year, summer academy featured career days during which students explored their career goals and spoke with professionals.
- Announcement
- September 5, 2023
IRC Refugee Film Festival
Information on IRC SD Annual Film Festival
- Announcement
- April 7, 2023
Watch as Sesame Workshop and IRC help refugee children during COVID-19
Ahlan Simsim, created by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop, is an early childhood development program that gives millions of refugee and displaced children and their families in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq the support they need to cope with crises and build a brighter future. The program has adapted to COVID-19 by providing caregivers with learning activities for their children via WhatsApp.
- Video
- April 13, 2022