The IRC in NJ’s Economic Empowerment team support clients with finding opportunities and in pursuing economic mobility.  The IRC assisted a client through the long process and encouraged her along the way. She decided to apply for an Assistant Teacher position at a Child Learning Center in Newark, NJ. It has been an emotional and long journey, but the outcome has been transformative. She takes pride in her new role, which allows her to sharpen her professional skills, contribute to childhood education, and expand her English.  

The IRC in Denver completes the pilot program "Tutoring Together," an initiative for youth in middle and high schools to provide additional support to the more rigorous school material and more complex school navigation.

The IRC in Charlottesville partnered with St. Anne's Belfield School to host an International Field Day.

The policy brief titled 'Bridging the Early Childhood Development Gap' outlines a collaborative initiative by the Jordanian Ministry of Health and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to bridge the early childhood development gap in Jordan, emphasizing the importance of responsive caregiving for children's holistic growth. Through the Ahlan Simsim program, the effort targets enhancing healthcare workers' abilities to support children aged 0 to 5 and their caregivers, with a special focus on communities in need, including refugees.

The policy brief titled 'Bridging the Early Childhood Development Gap' outlines a collaborative initiative by the Jordanian Ministry of Health and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to bridge the early childhood development gap in Jordan, emphasizing the importance of responsive caregiving for children's holistic growth. Through the Ahlan Simsim program, the effort targets enhancing healthcare workers' abilities to support children aged 0 to 5 and their caregivers, with a special focus on communities in need, including refugees.

Thousands of displaced Syrians have crowded into villages in central Idlib, where they shelter in makeshift tents or abandoned structures. The IRC is there, providing health care and emergency cash relief.