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RescueWorks
From Syria to Sacramento, RescueWorks invests in people and communities to enhance the skills, income and financial capabilities of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
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Community Sponsorship Explained: Q&A with Kristi Haycock
Community Sponsorship is a new program at the IRC in Salt Lake City! This program gives the community a chance to be involved with the resettlement process in a hands-on way. We sat down with Kristi Haycock, Community Sponsorship Manager, about what is involved in community sponsorship, and how people can get started!
- Announcement
- January 26, 2023
Celebrating Black businesses
Meet four Black business owners who have navigated the American economic landscape to build their businesses.
- Article
- February 23, 2024
How the Emergency Rescue Committee became the International Rescue Committee and where we are today
Netflix’s Transatlantic tells the story of how Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands of refugees flee France during World War II. Read how the organization became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. Through the years 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
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Helping the Most Vulnerable through the COVID-19 Pandemic
The IRC in Tucson has partnered with the Pima County Health Department to provide critical information and testing for COVID-19 to the most vulnerable communities in Tucson.
- Announcement
- December 4, 2020
International Rescue Committee launches crowdsourcing campaigns with Wazoku Crowd and SeaFreight Labs
- Press Release
- June 5, 2023
Community Sponsorship in Dallas
Help to Welcome Refugees in the DFW Metropolitan Area
- Announcement
- March 15, 2023
Community Sponsorship Team in Utah shares their welcome story
The community sponsorship program at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City launched in March 2022, building a robust foundation that resulted in the first sponsor team connection in November 2022.
- Announcement
- March 29, 2023
Advocacy at the IRC: the 2021 Utah Legislative Session
The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City actively participated in the 2021 Utah Legislative Session providing opportunities for refugees to shape policy outcomes and lead the way in making Utah a more welcoming state for all who live here.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Fresh produce & generosity blossom at St. James
The IRC in Seattle's newest community garden at St. James Episcopal Church is blossoming - and community members are finding ways to share the bounty with those in need.
- Announcement
- July 21, 2020