On September 12th through the 20th the IRC in Dallas celebrated Welcoming Week.

A family from Afghanistan arrives to the DC Metro area and welcomes a new daughter

Her dream of nursing followed her from Uganda to the U.S. Now she's earned her CNA in a pandemic and is caring for the community that welcomed her.

Chef Abudu, owner and operator of Kafe Mamai, organized food trucks around the city raising over $3,000 to support children in Yemen.

Staff at the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City now serve in an additional capacity: community health workers for the Office of Health Disparities helping underserved communities affected by the pandemic access services.

In September, IRC staff members—some former refugees—met with Senator Mike Lee’s office to share their experiences helping to educate on the benefits of a strong refugee resettlement program in the U.S.

Adam Kinne, general manager at Cabinetry by Karman in Salt Lake City, reflects back to when he first reached out to the International Rescue Committee with hopes of hiring refugees to his team.

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Clemencia Morales, who received her citizenship with the help of IRC's citizenship class program, embodies everything it means to truly be American. Her selflessness, compassion, and desire to give back to the community that welcomed her (by handing out over 5,000 homemade face masks to those in need), is an American ideal we can all agree on.

After fleeing persecution in his home country, one political asylee explains how the IRC's Financial Capability program has helped him gain the financial knowledge he needs to not only survive, but thrive, in his new community.