Our Education programs seek not only to improve learning, but also to achieve overall well-being. We believe that education during crisis and conflict is a necessity, not a luxury.

Every summer, IRC in San Diego hosts a Girls Soccer program. The young women on the team develop their athletic ability and learn communication and leadership skills for life on and off the field.

The youth team at the IRC in Silver Spring enrolled 84 middle school and high school students in our first in-person Summer Youth Academy since 2019 to empower newly arrived school-aged children to obtain the knowledge, skills and education needed to integrate, be self-sufficient and assert control over their futures.

Support the work of the IRC in Phoenix through mobilizing groups within your networks to maximize your impact while building community and connections.

Summer Learning in the Time of COVID

Vivian has helped Rahila, a refugee from Afghanistan, learn English and navigate her new neighborhood

Learn how the IRC and Sesame Workshop's partnership has provided early childhood development services for over 1 million children across the region.

Cultivating welcome and integration is a collective effort. Together, we are turning hope into action in our communities. Join us in getting to know how dynamic supporters in Hutchinson, Kansas have partnered with the IRC in Wichita transforming lives through family sponsorship.

The policy brief titled 'Bridging the Early Childhood Development Gap' outlines a collaborative initiative by the Jordanian Ministry of Health and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to bridge the early childhood development gap in Jordan, emphasizing the importance of responsive caregiving for children's holistic growth. Through the Ahlan Simsim program, the effort targets enhancing healthcare workers' abilities to support children aged 0 to 5 and their caregivers, with a special focus on communities in need, including refugees.