This National Volunteer Week, communities across the country partner with the IRC to welcome and empower refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of trafficking. In these turbulent times, collective support and dedicated service means more than ever.

April 21 is AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) Day! The IRC is proud to harness the power of volunteers alongside AmeriCorps VGF through the Youth Futures Tutor Improvement Project, a 3-year multi-site initiative focused on supporting Education & Youth teams to strengthen and expand volunteer tutor programs.

This spring, Lindsey Cunningham, our Cultural Orientation and Intake Specialist at IRC in New York conducted an interview with an Intermediate IRC English student. We invite you to read this client story which is a part of our case study on the impact of adult education at IRC New Jersey & IRC New York.  

This snapshot shows the numbers of new people on the move arriving from the Balkan route encountered by IRC Italy and Diaconia Valdese in Trieste Central Station area during the reporting period.

Stretching into its eighth year, the Rohingya Crisis continues to demand global attention. In 2024, the IRC continued to deliver vital humanitarian support - including through vital advocacy efforts - to more than 400,000 people across Cox's Bazar, Khulna and Barisal. Programmes included health, protection, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness.