IRC staff know that steadfast and compassionate support can prevent the loss of young lives—and give families hope for the future.

Forty years after the 1980 Refugee Act established the modern-day resettlement program, its bipartisan tradition is in jeopardy.

Humanitarian aid saves millions of lives each year and creates a safer world. Learn more about what it is, why it’s important and what you can do to help.

"I want to advocate for the people I work with so they have the opportunity to live with dignity and wellbeing. I want them to experience joy and safety. All the things we consider to be basic human rights.”

In 1940 young journalist Varian Fry began a daring mission to help Jewish refugees and some of the Nazi’s most-wanted escape the Holocaust.

Afghans continue to arrive in the United States, where they seek safety and stability for themselves and their families.