Every day starts the same for Ahmad*. He wakes up around 6AM to see what trucking routes need a hauler. Looks like nothing for today but tomorrow, there’s a load in Baltimore that needs a driver to take it down to Florida. Ahmad claims the load and starts to prepare for the 28-hour round-trip job.

August and September are school enrollment season for the IRC in New York Youth team. With schools closed over the summer, there is typically a backlog of students needing to enroll in school for the first time since arriving in the US. This past school enrollment cycle, the IRC in NY’s Youth Programs team enrolled over 40 youth into the public school system. This is double the number of enrollments from last year!

Discover new cuisines by cooking with displaced and refugee families sharing their recipes from home.

Title: ECHO Project Coordinator Department: Regional Program & Award Support Team – Latin America Proposed Dates: December 1, 2023- May 30, 2024 Duration Total days / total working days: 60 days

International Rescue Committee Named to The New York Times Communities Fund