In the middle of the night, Ali and his family raced in an ambulance from SeaTac Airport to a team of waiting doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Fleeing the threat of death at the hands of extremists and battling time to save the life of his gravely ill seven-year-old son, Ali had spent the last two and a half years pleading for a chance to leave Iraq, to exchange home for safety. Now, with the support of the Seattle community, Ali and his family begin the journey of rebuilding their lives.

From 2019-2022, the Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) project was implemented in Sierra Leone with the aim of empowering out-of-school (OOS) girls ages 13-19 through a learning program that integrated functional literacy, numeracy, financial literacy, and life skills. The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Best Use of Resources (BUR) team developed a scenario model to understand the cost structure of EAGER and maximize efficiency as the program scales to reach more girls in more communities.

The IRC in Atlanta expects to welcome 700 school-aged children to Georgia in the upcoming year and we can’t do this without YOU! This summer, we are organizing a Back 2 School Supply Drive to ensure the refugee families we serve have backpacks full of everything they need as children enroll in their new schools and begin to rebuild their lives.

IRC staff reflect on the past year and how it has changed the way we continue to serve our clients.

The IRC in Salt Lake City partnered with our friends at Utah Clean Energy to provide a comprehensive workshop on energy conservation and sustainability for families currently renting and looking to cut costs in their limited household budgets.

The results of the IRC’s research suggest that expansion of socially-minded consumer financing paired with financial education, and other asset-building programs, could help more low-income families achieve financial stability and at the same time reduce the risks the current subprime auto loan market represents to the overall U.S. economy.

The IRC in Salt Lake City’s annual holiday gift drive connected over 100 newly arrived refugee families with community sponsors to fulfill their wish list needs.

Meghan López, who leads the IRC’s work in El Salvador, explains why Central Americans are risking their lives to flee their countries.

This past Saturday, the IRC in NY celebrated its 10-year Anniversary at the New Roots Community Farm in the Bronx since its grand opening in 2013!

Like the tiny seedlings in the greenhouse at the CamelBackyard Community Food Hub, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Phoenix’s New Roots Farm Stand has a lot of potential.