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How to Volunteer in Tucson
Volunteer support is an integral part of the IRC's mission to provide opportunities for refugees to thrive in America, and we are excited to partner with you along the way. Take a look through our volunteer opportunities and consider which may be the best match for you.
- Announcement
- March 12, 2024
"When people are hurt or sick, then I am hurt or sick."
Daily life as a refugee in Bangladesh is a struggle, but that doesn't stop Fatima from volunteering at an IRC-supported health center in a camp that's home to 700,000 Rohingya who fled persecution and violence in Myanmar a year ago. Fatima says, "I help people because it's as if when people are hurt or sick, then I am hurt or sick." Read more about the Rohingya crisis, one year on.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Update on Afghan Resettlement April 2022
An update on Afghan refugee resettlement in Colorado including statistics on how many refugees have been resettled from September 2021 to March 2022 and services provided by the IRC in Denver related to health care screenings, school enrollment, employment, housing, and immigration. There is a final note on how to continue supporting resettlement efforts.
- Announcement
- April 12, 2022
A 10-Month Update on the B.R.I.D.G.E Youth Mentorship Program
IRC San Jose’s newest initiative, the B.R.I.D.G.E. Youth Mentorship program, has just hit its 10-month mark! This exciting new program focused on supporting the integration and social, educational, and vocational pursuits of refugee youth has been a long-time dream of the San Jose office.
- Announcement
- August 1, 2020
Volunteer Spotlight: Judy Denison
Judy Denison has been volunteering with the IRC in Denver for many years, but she has supported refugees for much longer. She works to serve her community through collaborative, mutually-empowering relationships.
- Announcement
- November 13, 2024
A Successful Women In Action Summer Cohort
The IRC in NJ continues to serve the Afghan community across all departments. Women in Action (WIA) is a career development program embedded in the IRC in NJ’s Refugee Career Pathways program. The goal of WIA is to help participants identify personal and career goals in a supportive environment, embrace an active role in building family economic self-sufficiency, and increase connections with a wider community.
- Announcement
- September 13, 2023
Our impact in 2019
In 2019 we served hundreds of new refugees and immigrant families in Los Angeles, and we couldn’t have done it without your support. We thank you for your dedication to standing with the IRC, and commitment to welcoming refugees into the new year.
- Announcement
- January 30, 2024
How deep breathing and mindfulness help Iraqi children
Hundreds of thousands of children have been forced to flee their home by the battle against ISIS in Iraq. Watch and share Arwa’s story. Arwa fled her home in Mosul. Today she attends the IRC’s center for children where she practices mindfulness to deal with the trauma she has experienced. The center, supported by EU humanitarian aid (ECHO) also gives her a place to play, learn and to just be a child again.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week in Atlanta
The IRC in Atlanta’s Microenterprise Development (MED) program is proud to support refugee and immigrant business owners from around the world—to honor the culture, passion and ideas these innovators bring to the Atlanta community, we spent the week of November 13 – 19 celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week.
- Announcement
- February 27, 2024
Strategy100: Empowering people in crisis and beyond
Since the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was first founded at the request of Albert Einstein in 1933, our global team of more than 17,000 staff have helped people upended by conflict and crisis to survive, recover, and regain control of their lives. Today we work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S.
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