The IRC in Wichita has several open internship positions available.

​While the plight of war refugees is in the news, and deservedly so, the struggle of refugee families from Eritrea is not often in the headlines.  Located in Northern Africa, Eritrea is led by an oppressive regime, with few rights for its people.  Thousands flee each month in search of survival and a better life. Over the last seven years, the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring has resettled hundreds of Eritrean refugees. Because Eritrean refugees are at risk if they are identified, the subject of our story – who we will call “H” – did not want to be named. This is her story.

The IRC’s Senior Program provides opportunities for refugee elders to make friends, share resources, and explore the Seattle community together. Don't miss this beautiful video produced by NBC News highlighting the program.

One of the IRC's first priorities when refugees arrive in Northern California is to help employable adults secure jobs that will allow them to begin covering expenses and building a new life. Some clients arrive with the professional background and necessary skills to pursue a career similar to that in their home country. To help with this, the IRC offers career development programming to clients who have already secured their survival job and are interested and ready to move forward. 

CHOMP’s Dinner in the Park was a remarkable display of generosity and community. The event featured produce grown by local refugee gardeners and raised more than $5,000 for the IRC's New Roots program.

Bloomberg employees joined the IRC in New York for a day of volunteerism at a job readiness workshop

Kaitlynn Lagman joins the team in Garden City as an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Coordinator

This summer, the New Roots department selected three high school students from refugee families to be a part of the recently created Youth Food Justice Internship.

Since arriving in Turlock from Syria in May 2016, Alnabolsi and his wife, Monira Alzin, have gone for walks around Donnelly Park and made themselves familiar with the city’s different stores. He’s passed his driving test, and the couple has gone sightseeing in San Francisco. So far, they’ve made a home for themselves here in the United States, but one thing is missing: their son.

As the holiday season begins, help our newly arrived refugees celebrate their first Thanksgiving.