Announcement
Welcome to GenR: Bay Area
GenR: Bay Area members help to prepare and furnish a home for a newly arriving refugee family.
Photo: IRC
GenR—short for Generation Rescue—is a group of young, influential humanitarians who have joined forces with the International Rescue Committee to help people survive conflict and disaster and rebuild their lives.
Inspired, informed and influential, GenR members in the Bay Area—and across the country—engage their communities in support of the IRC through a range of advocacy, educational, networking and fundraising activities. They are also given the opportunity to directly support refugees resettled in Oakland and San Jose through volunteer opportunities at local events, through our professional mentoring programs, and more.
GenR members at the GenR: Bay Area's Annual Food Stories: From Burma to the Bay event.
Photo: Bromance Photography
GenR: Bay Area’s flagship event, takes place every October. However, we are busy all year. Through monthly events, members are working together to foster a community that spreads across all GenR chapters. To learn more about how you can get involved in GenR: Bay Area, contact Stephanie Heckman at [email protected].
GenR: Bay Area Leadership Committee
- Co-Presidents: Lisa D’Annunzio and Rebecca Higney
- Annual Event/Development Chair: Becca Bloom
- Education & Programming Chair: Leah Burcat
- Membership & Social Chair: Becca Bloom
- Advocacy Chair: Jenny Raymond
- Secretary: Kate Chang
- Marketing Chair: Liz Walker
Leadership Members at Large
- Stefanie Woodward
- Ed Zhong (also Thrive Lead)
You canjoin GenR: Bay Area here. Not in the Bay Area? Don’t worry. GenR continues to grow. Visit www.Rescue.org/GenR to learn more about what cities have GenR chapters. Be sure to like us on Facebook to stay up to date with GenR news and events.
