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How you can help refugees in 2024
In 2023, the IRC in Los Angeles helped resettle 578 refugee families, and we anticipate this number to increase in the new year. We need your support to continue to give refugees the warm welcome and help they deserve. Learn more about the various ways you can get involved below.
- Announcement
- January 30, 2024
Superman, a refugee's success story
You probably know the story of Superman. Born on the dying planet Krypton, baby Kal-El was rocketed to Earth with moments to spare, and was found and raised by a couple in Kansas who named him Clark Kent ... and the rest is comic-book history. Read more about Superman the refugee and force for humanity.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Help make refugees welcome this holiday season!
Every holiday season, the IRC in Phoenix conducts a Holiday Giving Campaign to welcome refugees and other immigrants to our community. Through the Holiday Giving Campaign, individuals, families, and organizations sponsor a newly-arrived refugee family, providing them with gifts of much needed items.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Empowering, inspiring, and connecting refugee girls
Forty refugee girls participated in a day of activities for International Day of the Girl hosted by the International Rescue Committee and Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council.
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022
Meet Muhammed Ali, a spirited Syrian boy stranded in Greece
Muhammed Ali was just five days old when he and his family fled their home in war-torn Aleppo, Syria. Like many families, they had to split up to find safety. The four-year-old is now living in a camp in northern Greece with his mother and two of his siblings. His father and sister Noora are in Germany.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Former refugees vote for the first time
Bae Shae and Sui arrived in Texas as refugees eleven years ago. This year, the two women voted for the first time.
- Announcement
- November 17, 2020
Recording: The future of refugee resettlement in the US
Watch the recording of the IRC's U.S. Programs Briefing from the Field webinar of March 7: Addressing the future of refugee resettlement in the U.S.
- Announcement
- March 20, 2019
Starting life in the world’s biggest refugee camp
At four days old, he doesn’t yet have a name, or a birth certificate. The young Rohingya boy is embarking on a life already more challenging than most—born an unregistered refugee in the world’s biggest refugee camp.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Refugees build careers at IRC job fair
Each year, the IRC hosts a job fair to connect immigrants with employment opportunities at companies who want to provide jobs to refugees.
- Announcement
- December 5, 2023
World Refugee Day at the IRC in Silver Spring
Join the IRC in Silver Spring on June 20th from 7-9pm to celebrate World Refugee Day!
- Announcement
- July 6, 2022