The IRC’s Gifts In-Kind Program enables our private sector partners to maximize their giving through non-financial opportunities that help recently resettled refugees in the U.S. rebuild their lives.
What are Gifts In-Kind?
Gifts In-Kind are non-cash donations that may take the form of tangible (e.g. computers, mattresses, or clothing) or non-tangible goods and services (e.g. ride share credits, pro bono services, warehousing space). In-kind contributions help offset the high costs that refugee client families face during initial resettlement. For example, a donation of a mattress can help save a client’s limited federal resettlement funds—$1,225 per newly arrived refugee—for other critical needs such as rent, food, or healthcare.
High Priority Donations
These items are the top requested items by our resettlement offices for our newly arrived clients. All donations must meet an expressed need of our clients, but our team may consider items not on this list on a case-by-case basis.
Please find the latest list of most urgent donations needed on this document.
How to Help
If you are interested in partnering with the IRC to donate items or services, please fill out our In-Kind Donation Survey and a member of our team will reach out to you.
While our office generally spends down a family’s resettlement budget by the time we pay the security deposit and the first month rent, we were able to pay an entire second month of rent for this family, most of which came from the money we saved from the mattress donation. This gave the family an extra month to try settle into their new community, try to get jobs, and focus on meeting their other urgent needs.
— IRC Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration Officer in Elizabeth, NJ.
Where We Work in the U.S.
Privately-raised GIK supports IRC clients through 28 Program Offices across the U.S.
