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How Are We Doing? IRC Seeks Feedback from Clients
IRC Virginia has long sought and valued feedback about our services. Now, our new Client Voice Initiative (CVI) takes this commitment one important step further: The program strives to ensure that our refugee families have a voice in developing the resettlement support that they need.
- Announcement
- August 21, 2024
Success Story: From Refugee to Caseworker
Overcoming the obstacles of resettling in a new country and creating a life for herself, Feroza exemplifies all that can be achieved by refugees as they make Sacramento their home. She says, "Trust yourself and motivate yourself. If I can do it, so can you."
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Stories of Welcome: A refugee mother is embraced by her new community
Jacqueline Uwumeremyi fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa because of violence. After facing constant xenophobia because of her refugee status, she and her five children were finally resettled in Boise, Idaho, in 2018. There she was warmly embraced by local church members and other neighbors, including her close friends Pastor Jenny Hirst and neighbor Chris Johnson.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Beginning a New Life in America, With Mentors by their Side
The New York Times covers a Congolese refugee family resettled by the IRC in Oakland and their mentor family in Oakland, California.
- Announcement
- January 18, 2017
National Family Reunification Network Conference
In 2015, the IRC in NY began a new program to serve unaccompanied minors as part of a partnership with Heartland Alliance. Unaccompanied minors are undocumented children who have entered the United States without a parent or legal guardian and then enter the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022
New Roots in Salt Lake City
As an essential part of our broader resettlement efforts, the New Roots program enables refugees to celebrate their heritage and nourish themselves and their neighbors by planting strong roots—literally—in their new communities.
- Announcement
- July 11, 2023
Senior Day for Janvier
Janvier, who was resettled in Missoula with his family in 2018, has learned important skills and forged strong friendships while playing on his high school's soccer team.
- Announcement
- October 23, 2019
Behind the headlines: What is the Afghan Adjustment Act?
Some Afghans in the U.S. could soon lose their ability to work, find health care, reunite with family members and even their legal right to live in the country.
- Article
- August 9, 2022
IRC continues services during COVID-19
As the coronavirus continues to impact our communities, the IRC in Baltimore remains committed to supporting our clients with high quality resettlement and immigration legal services. Now more than ever, IRC staff and clients rely on a network of public and private partners for support.
- Announcement
- April 23, 2020
Celebrating new arrivals in Missoula
Word spread quickly through the small Arabic-speaking community in Missoula this spring that after an almost two year wait, the IRC would be resettling a family from Iraq. Thanks to our community for stepping up to welcome them.
- Announcement
- July 23, 2019