Threatened by gangs in El Salvador, Valentina escaped danger by resettling to the United States. She tells her powerful story so others, like her, might have a chance at safety and freedom.

13-year old Zain from Karachi, Pakistan is a student in IRC’s Refugee Youth Summer Academy preparing for school in New York this fall.

Before the Refugee Act of 1980 standardized refugee resettlement through the use of resettlement agencies, such as the International Rescue Committee, resettlement was largely conducted privately or through community groups. With the increasing numbers and enthusiasm of local community groups offering to partner to resettle refugees, IRC is committed to integrating community sponsorship programming at the local and national levels!

The IRC in Elizabeth had a very unusual resettlement client this year.

Meet Sharefa Daw, Resettlement Caseworker at the IRC in Dallas.

The IRC in Missoula recently marked three years of resettling refugees in the community with a celebration in Bonner Park.

Support local refugee resettlement by hosting your own fundraiser.