Niyera, a former refugee and current citizenship tutor at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City, worked closely with Htay to help her study for her U.S. citizenship exam. Htay just passed her exam this past month.

Since 2018, the IRC in Denver has offered financial capability services to refugee clients through the Financial Capability for New Americans program (FC4NA). Thanks to the generous support of Wells Fargo and other funders, this program has been invaluable to many families financially impacted by the pandemic.

The IRC works to serve a breadth of immigrant communities in Utah, including refugees, asylees, and asylum-seekers. Learn how the IRC in Salt Lake City specifically serves asylee and asylum-seeking families putting down roots in the Beehive State.

Adam Kinne, general manager at Cabinetry by Karman in Salt Lake City, reflects back to when he first reached out to the International Rescue Committee with hopes of hiring refugees to his team.

Ibrahim pursued ambitious goals after arriving in the U.S. from Sudan in 2012: from completing high school to becoming a U.S. Citizen, Ibrahim is living his American Dream.

With the support of our Business Counselors, Raman created a business plan for Shared Yards Permaculture, focused on working with landowners to use their yards to produce vegetables and flowers.

The International Rescue Committee and WellsFargo partner to improve financial capabilities of new Americans.