As part of our Digital Access Project, the IRC in Sacramento has developed digital literacy lessons recorded in English & Dari to support our community.

If you’ve spotted a 2016 grey Honda Odyssey mini-van driving around Baltimore lately, you may have come across IRC staff and clients at work. Last year the IRC purchased its first mini-van with generous support from the France-Merrick Foundation, and the results have paid off.

1 in 10 eligible voters are new Americans! The IRC is here to support with voter education to support naturalized citizens and eligible voters. If you are not eligible to vote, do not register to vote as it will have consequences on your immigration status. If you are not yet a U.S. citizen, contact the IRC's immigration services by calling or texting (408) 472-3675.

With the support of the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, the IRC piloted a new approach to increase access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care for adolescents in Goma, DRC. This report highlights the strategy developed to address foundational facility and community-level barriers that prevent adolescents from accessing and receiving quality SRH services. 

In 2022, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) implemented the Remote Early Learning Program (RELP) in partnership with Sesame Workshop as part of the Ahlan Simsim project. This project aims to provide vital educational support and resources to children in crisis and conflict-affected regions. The program targeted households with children aged 5-6. From March to June 2022, RELP reached 995 children across four regions in Lebanon. This analysis examines the costs of implementing two treatment arms during wave one of the research study: RELP alone and RELP plus Ahlan Simsim Families (ASF), a parenting support program.

Together, the IRC and Citi Foundation are helping aspiring young people around the world start their own business. Meet nine entrepreneurs who have benefitted from the Resilient Futures program.

This handbook articulates the standards and practices which support a comprehensive approach to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) to improve performance monitoring, program adaptation, and use of data for evidence-based decision-making.

GenR DC Metro is running a Back to School Backpack Drive out the IRC Silver Spring Office. We are doing a big push this month for backpacks and supplies for refugee and immigrant children in the DC Metro area. Our goal is to supply 50 families and we need your support!