Today, The New York Times Communities Fund announced that the International Rescue Committee will be featured in this year’s annual campaign. The IRC joins: CAMFED, Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of New York, Children’s Aid, Feeding America, First Book, Hispanic Federation, OneGoal, Per Scholas, and UJA-Federation of New York in this recognition.

For 112 years, The New York Times Communities Fund – formerly known as The Neediest Cases Fund – has encouraged readers to help people who are under-resourced and over-burdened and has coordinated a holiday season giving campaign as a direct way to do just that. To date, The Fund has raised over $330 million for nonprofit organizations that have helped countless individuals improve their circumstances and lead more enriching lives.

"With over 110 million people displaced around the world, mobilization is more important than ever. Our participation in the New York Times Communities Fund helps the IRC not only to strengthen its response to crises, but to provide bold and better solutions for those affected.” - David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee

The IRC works in over 50 crisis-affected countries, arriving at the onset of crisis and staying as long as we are needed. We also help refugees and other vulnerable people integrate into their new communities across dozens of cities in Europe and the Americas. The IRC provides health care, helps children learn, and empowers individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always with a focus on the unique needs of women and girls.

Over the past 7 years, The Fund has supported a wide range of programs & services that have had significant impact for the IRC’s clients – from life-saving health care services in Bangladesh and Jordan; to COVID-19 vaccine administration in Uganda; to youth education and social-emotional learning programs in Seattle; to integration and legal services for recent Afghan arrivals in New York; and so many more.

This year, the generous funds from the 2023-24 Communities Fund campaign will help support the IRC’s work in the areas of child survival around the world and resettlement in the US. 

To donate to The New York Times Communities Fund or for more information,

please visit: https://www.nytcommunitiesfund.org/

 

About the IRC

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always with a focus on the unique needs of women and girls. Founded in 1933, we now work in over 50 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout Europe and the Americas. 

About The New York Times Communities Fund

The New York Times Communities Fund is a 501(c)3 organization and The New York Times Company pays all administrative costs of the program, ensuring that 100 percent of the donations go to the organizations that The Fund supports. The campaign works in close collaboration with nonprofit Focusing Philanthropy to maximize impact.