This December, the IRC in Silver Spring took 24 refugee high school students on a field trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 

Thank you for your interest in providing in-kind donations to the IRC! Community assistance with early resettlement in the form of donations is an amazing way to immediately impact the lives of newly arrived refugees, and we welcome your help.

In 2018, less than 3 percent of refugees went home. The vast majority struggle to get by in countries unable to meet their needs. Most relief efforts are focused on food, shelter and basic health care—but refugees also require education and livelihoods opportunities if they are to rebuild their lives. The IRC strives for “better aid” that delivers assistance more effectively, efficiently and sustainably.

The IRC in Missoula helps people fleeing violence and persecution rebuild their lives and gain control of their future. We continue to work alongside communities and partners to welcome and support refugees and immigrants from other crisis zones around the world.

The IRC in Salt Lake City is committed to supporting newly arrived refugees on their journey from harm to home. As a part of that commitment, we provide refugees with the basics they will need to start rebuilding their lives here in the U.S.

The IRC in Florida's Tallahassee office is seeking volunteers for a new Refugee Youth Tutoring program. The program is designed to support young refugees in grades 6 to 12 with their educational needs, with a special focus on English literacy and comprehension.

​While the plight of war refugees is in the news, and deservedly so, the struggle of refugee families from Eritrea is not often in the headlines.  Located in Northern Africa, Eritrea is led by an oppressive regime, with few rights for its people.  Thousands flee each month in search of survival and a better life. Over the last seven years, the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring has resettled hundreds of Eritrean refugees. Because Eritrean refugees are at risk if they are identified, the subject of our story – who we will call “H” – did not want to be named. This is her story.

This World Refugee Day, the IRC honored refugee changemakers, highlighting the remarkable – and everyday – ways that refugees influence art, food, ideas, policy and culture. The IRC in Silver Spring spoke with Su, a 14-year-old refugee from Myanmar resettled by the IRC, about her commitment to advocating for human rights in her home country.

Meet Deepak, the owner of two local restaurants and a former refugee.

A unique initiative is dismantling barriers and introducing refugee youth to the exhilarating world of indoor climbing. Health promotion program supervisor, Kaitlin Campbell, explains how the partnership with The Front Climbing Club was created and its impact on refugee youth.