An instructor at a non-profit that teaches skateboarding to children, Belqisa’s dreams of pro competition were put on hold when she had to escape Afghanistan. Now she’s seizing a chance for a new start.

Natalia and José traveled thousands of miles, sleeping rough on the streets, determined to reach a safe place to raise their children.

An open letter to the community by the executive director of the IRC in Maryland.

Updates on the IRC in Charlottesville's car donation program.

The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) global humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement programs are actively responding to record-high numbers of displaced people by increasing their presence and implementing more efficient ways of working.

In honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, the IRC in Silver Spring sat down with Winifrida Kassembe, Anti-Trafficking Caseworker, to interview her about the office’s efforts to combat human trafficking in Maryland. The focus of the Anti-Trafficking Program is to ensure that survivors have access to protection and opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency through comprehensive case management, advocacy, education, collaboration, and capacity building.