Every year, the IRC in Silver Spring hosts a refugee youth summer academy to continue students’ academic growth while school is out of session. This year, summer academy featured career days during which students explored their career goals and spoke with professionals.

We partnered with IRC Salt Lake City to develop language-appropriate resources for our clients to better understand social distancing and face-coverings.

The CHV program’s outcomes demonstrate the important role that CHVs play in delivering consistent, quality care for refugees and other vulnerable populations.

Sania, a young Afghan refugee, is rebuilding her life and career as a computer programmer in the United States with support from the International Rescue Committee.

Tolassa Elemaa was training to be a world class runner in Ethiopia until he became a political prisoner. Less than a year after being welcomed as a refugee by the United States, this inspiring athlete completed the New York City Marathon.

On Friday, April 16, President Biden issued an Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for FY 2021, keeping the refugee admissions cap at the Trump-era, all-time low of 15,000 and restoring region-based admissions categories. Later that day, the administration clarified that a subsequent Determination would be issued on or before May 15 to increase the admissions cap. The International Rescue Committee outlines five key reasons President Biden must act quickly to prevent any further harm to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by setting an admissions cap of 62,500 refugees, as his administration previously proposed to Congress.

Having fled their home countries and languished in limbo for months, or even years, refugees arrive to the United States with next to nothing. Help restart their household by providing a Welcome Kit with everything a family needs. You can do this as an individual, as a family, or even rally a community group together to create many Welcome Kits! 

A dozen refugees got a chance to polish their interview skills during Love Turlock on April 29. IRC’s “Compassion for Refugees” project was one of 70 community projects taking place during the day of community service.

On Monday, July 24, the IRC in Atlanta, in collaboration with the DeKalb County School District (DCSD), hosted a Back-to-School Fair, where school supplies and registration assistance were provided to refugee students and their families.