Zohair Bajwa, recruiter for Marathon Staffing, reflects on his experience working alongside the IRC and employing newly arrived refugees.

Reflecting on RYSA's 19th year, celebrating this DREAM team.

“This work has put it all in perspective for me. What I once only read about or heard about in the news, now has a face to it. The struggle refugees and immigrants go through, how much they want to contribute to their new country – they just want a normal life. A safe life.”

The Governor of Missoula and state legislators sit and learn about the experiences of refugees who are now apart of the Missoula Community.

On Saturday, June 19 the IRC in Tallahassee celebrated World Refugee Day. The IRC hosted a live virtual panel discussion with community partners, refugee families and the Tallahassee community at-large. In addition, the IRC hosted a family day at Tom Brown Park. The events highlighted the contributions of the refugee community across Big Bend communities.

After a difficult process to reunite with her husband in the US and complications from the coronavirus, Leidys passes her citizenship test and becomes a US citizen.

On Saturday, June 15, refugees gathered for the IRC in Salt Lake City’s annual Refugee Health Fair to learn more about navigating the healthcare system, mental health, healthy relationships, and nutrition.

This report presents key themes from focus groups and interviews with immigrant workers to gather their experiences, perspectives, and views on job quality.

Meet Sarah Terlouw, the new Executive Director for the IRC in Northern California! Sarah has a long history with the IRC. We are excited to welcome and introduce her to our community so we sat down for a Q&A.