Everyone can help refugees by welcoming them as new and valuable members of American society. Here's how.

Over 60 million people around the world are now displaced from their homes, having been forced to flee from war, persecution and disaster. Only a lucky few are given the chance to resettle in a third country. The United States and the IRC offer refugees sanctuary and the opportunity to build a new home for themselves and their families.

On a return visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which he first visited in November 2015, Mandy Patinkin met with refugees stranded at Kara Tepe who are caught in a desperate and lengthy limbo as they wait to know the fate of their asylum claims. Learn more about refugees in Europe.

Students participating in the 2017 Refugee Summer Youth Academy; a key program of the IRC in New York.