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World Refugee Day 2021 in Arizona
World Refugee Day is on June 20th! Between June 14th and June 20th (and always) we’re acknowledging the strength and resiliency of our new neighbors, and the talents and skills they bring to our communities here in Arizona.
- Announcement
- June 14, 2021
IRC’s Refugee Advocacy Day at the State Capitol 2023
State legislators and staff welcome refugee advocates at the State Capitol for information exchange
- Announcement
- November 13, 2024
Support refugees in Los Angeles this holiday season!
Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? How about the gift of providing a warm winter welcome and holiday cheer to refugee families? With your help this winter, we can ensure that newly arrived refugees have the crucial items (and gifts they want!) this holiday season.
- Announcement
- January 30, 2024
Housing volunteers impact in refugee lives
For Volunteer Appreciation Month, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City shares the impact of Housing Support Volunteers who ensure a home is ready for newly arriving refugee families.
- Announcement
- April 29, 2022
Idaho advocates ask Idaho legislators to welcome refugees
Over 300 advocates mobilized in support of refugees in Washington D.C. on May 8th and 9th, including four delegates from the state of Idaho. Together, they urged congress to return to policies of welcome for refugee and immigrant communities in the US.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Home for the holidays: A church’s gift to refugees
Reverend Dr. Cheryl Tatham receives a call from the IRC. There is a refugee family arriving in a few weeks and the IRC needs help collecting furniture to set up their apartment. The North Chevy Chase Christian Church springs into action.
- Announcement
- December 5, 2023
How soccer united refugees from around the world in Sacramento
Sacramento is the largest resettlement location for refugees in the nation. Twelve teams made up of refugees from Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Syria, played soccer at World Refugee Day at Papa Murphy's Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
States Lay the Foundation: A New Blueprint for Refugee & Immigrant Integration
IRC and Refugee Advocacy Lab Present "States Lay the Foundation:" A New Blueprint for Refugee & Immigrant Integration (Legislative Samples)
- Report
- August 3, 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
Stories from refugees living in Abilene: Bhanu
Meet Bhanu, who was once a refugee from Bhutan and is now an american citizen and staff member at the IRC in Abilene.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022