One family enjoys an Iftar feast together for the first time since they were reunited in Salt Lake City, Utah.

For Afghan refugee Mohammed Omadi and his family, who live in a refugee camp in a suburb of Athens, cash relief is a small step toward regaining control of their lives.

Use our guide to facilitate positive conversations and share important facts about refugees and asylum seekers with your friends and family.

“In the news, they talk about migrants and people rushing the border, but really, these are families fleeing dangerous, violent places and seeking legal asylum here in the U.S.,” says IRC Voice Piper Perabo, who met Central American families in Arizona.

Are you interested in making an impact in your community? Would you like to support your new American neighbors? Email us to find out how to organize and implement a community donation drive to assist vulnerable families in San Diego.

Having fled their home countries and languished in limbo for months, or even years, refugees arrive to the United States with next to nothing. Help restart their household by providing a Welcome Kit with everything a family needs. You can do this as an individual, as a family, or even rally a community group together to create many Welcome Kits! 

Most of Mohamed and Mumina's family members made it to the U.S. in 2017, but some remain separated in Dadaab, Kenya uncertain when they will see their relatives again.