The IRC in NJ continues to serve the Afghan community across all departments. Women in Action (WIA) is a career development program embedded in the IRC in NJ’s Refugee Career Pathways program. The goal of WIA is to help participants identify personal and career goals in a supportive environment, embrace an active role in building family economic self-sufficiency, and increase connections with a wider community.  

Through an enduring partnership with the City of Boise, the IRC in Boise empowers newly-arrived refugee clients to engage in their own job search and achieve self-sufficiency.

With over 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, it is now more important than ever for resettlement organizations to partner with members of the community to support refugees.

Last year, the IRC in Greece hosted cooking workshops for refugees living on the island of Lesvos. Jacqueline, who lives in a refugee camp in Greece, loves cooking to bring people together and create connections. Learn to make vegan Mahshi - vegetables stuffed with rice - using her recipe.

Sarah Suiter, a first-year Masters of Social Work (MSW) student at the University of Utah, worked with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City for the past eight months as a casework intern.

Sixty-five million people were displaced from their homes by conflict and disaster in 2016. That's 24 people every minute. It's not just a crisis; it's a test of who we are and what we stand for, says David Miliband — and each of us has a personal responsibility to help solve it. In this TED talk, Miliband gives us specific, tangible ways to help refugees and turn empathy and altruism into action.

The IRC in Dallas highlights a long-time partner--Northridge Presbyterian Church.

Together with community partners, the New Roots program at IRC is expanding into the Kent Valley.

Recognizing the critical need for employment and childcare for new Americans, Marmot Snetsinger co-founded Little Twigs Childcare. Today, Little Twigs employs over 20 refugee women from diverse backgrounds, empowering them with valuable professional skills and creating a unique environment for the children they serve.

Part two in a three-part series, these deep dives better explain the process of refugee resettlement in Kansas. In December, we covered the basics of who refugees are and initial resettlement in the U.S. This month, the focus is on refugee resettlement in Kansas during the first 24 months after arrival, including the efforts of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kansas to help families positively integrate and thrive in their new community.