This World Refugee Day, we examine the pressing challenges that refugees face around the world and consider how we can address them.

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Angelica did not want to take her family and risk the violence and poverty she had fled in Mexico, nor did she wish to continue living in the shadows of being undocumented in the U.S. She thought the only other option would be to tear their family apart with one parent living on each side of the border.

The IRC in Phoenix is committed to bringing our refugee clients from harm to home. As a part of that commitment, we provide them with necessities – such as clothing and household items – they will need to start rebuilding their lives here. To do this, the IRC relies on donated items from community partners that are passed into the hands of our clients free of charge either through our Resettlement Shop or as part of an initial apartment setup.

One afternoon, a new client Abdul traveled with Carey Hobart, a volunteer from Bike Walk Wichita (BWW), to pick out bikes for he and his family. Along the way, Abdul began to describe his home in Afghanistan and the bicycle shop that he owned

Women are able to improve English and progress towards employment and furthering their education through IRC's Women's Empowerment Program.

From sharing health and safety information to providing asylum-seeking families with much-needed support, IRC caseworkers are keeping clients informed of the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic and making sure they stay safe.

In September, Jenny Hart, the IRC in Salt Lake City’s maternal & child health coordinator, attended an international Gender Equality Champion Conference for IRC staff hosted in Nairobi, Kenya.