Refugees want the things we all want. By standing with refugees you help the world's most vulnerable people to rebuild their lives--and restore our shared humanity.

This World Refugee Day, and every day, welcome refugees and all that they bring to your community.

When forced to flee their homes, refugees can only carry so much in their arms, but they bring so many intangible gifts to their new communities: hopes and dreams, experiences and talents, traditions and family stories, resilience and determination.

Wherever they come from, wherever they live, refugees are shaping policies, art, traditions, dreams and futures in ordinary—and extraordinary—ways. The influence of refugees on culture is immeasurable.​ Explore five ways you can help make space for refugees.

When asked how her family story has shaped her, Juno Englander, whose father fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia during the Second World War, answers without hesitation: "That one must never give up, that one must always see the positive."  Today, Juno’s father’s spirit also inspires his grandson, film and television actor Lucas Englander.  “He just tried as an individual to do his utmost to help people, or make a difference politically

Mandy Patinkin visited the southern border of Syria where millions of refugees have crossed into Jordan during eight years of the Syrian civil war. After visiting refugees in Greece, Italy, Serbia, Uganda, Germany and Jordan with the International Rescue Committee, Mandy's conclusion is simple: refugees are part of our family—the human family.