When home is far away, rescue is close by. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. This is rescue in action. Help us to rescue the futures of refugee families. Make a regular gift today.  

Since 1933, the International Rescue Committee has been providing lifesaving services to the world’s most vulnerable. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of our work through the years.

Justus Rosenberg was the youngest member of the team led by Varian Frythat rescued some of Europe's most famous artists, writers, and intellectuals who had taken refuge in France prior to the Nazi invasion of 1940. Fry was sent on his mission by the New York-based Emergency Rescue Committee, which would combine in 1942 with the International Relief Association to form the International Rescue Committee.

When conflict and crisis strike, children are hurt the most. Today, there are 65 million displaced people globally, half of whom are children. Research shows that the effects of toxic stress can be reduced, and even reversed, if children have access to high quality education. This sets them up for success, not only in school, but in life.