Tek is a refugee from Bhutan. Since resettling in Phoenix in 2009, he has found success as the owner of ABC Mart, a local grocery store. ABC Mart is one of the partners of the IRC in its Healthy Corner Store Initiative to provide fresh produce to refugees and other low-income Americans.

In February, the IRC in Salt Lake City, alongside community partners, hosted two virtual events, the Food Entrepreneur Round Table and the New American Dream Lab, to engage refugee and new American entrepreneurs. The events were generously sponsored and presented by Comcast.

In honor of World Refugee Day, artists from local refugee communities share their work and their stories to raise awareness of global refugee issues and to highlight the creative contributions of refugees here in Washington State.

The IRC in Salt Lake City partnered with our friends at Utah Clean Energy to provide a comprehensive workshop on energy conservation and sustainability for families currently renting and looking to cut costs in their limited household budgets.

The IRC works to serve a breadth of immigrant communities in Utah, including refugees, asylees, and asylum-seekers. Learn how the IRC in Salt Lake City specifically serves asylee and asylum-seeking families putting down roots in the Beehive State.