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Co-Sponsorship: Play a key role in welcoming refugees to Phoenix
As a way of tackling the ongoing displacement crisis and issues faced by these clients, the IRC is focusing on community engagement to help with the integration of resettled refugees into our local communities, through a new Co-Sponsorship Program. 
- Announcement
- November 20, 2023
Kansas Governor Kelly proclaims June 20th World Refugee Day
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly recently signed a proclamation honoring the work of Kansas refugee resettlement agencies and celebrating Kansas’ immigrant heritage in honor of World Refugee Day on June 20th.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
How you can help Refugees in New Jersey
Americans have the opportunity to help refugees in their own backyards. Every year, the International Rescue Committee and other nonprofit organizations contract with the US government to help up to 110,000 refugees a year resettle, find jobs and housing, and integrate into American life.
- Announcement
- August 23, 2023
One refugee family’s road to a new life in the United States
Meet the Win family. They are among just 1 percent of refugees worldwide who are lucky enough to have a chance at resettlement and start a new life in the United States.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
2024 States Lay the Foundation Summit
The 2024 States Lay the Foundation Summit explored the stories that bring us together to introduce, advocate for, enact, and implement legislation to support refugees and new Americans as they rebuild their lives in the United States.
- Video
- June 18, 2024
'In El Salvador, you don’t know if you’ll make it home alive at the end of the day'
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.
- Article
- December 30, 2022
A Letter from Tara Rangarajan, On the Plight of Afghan Refugees
I am honored to have joined the IRC as the new Executive Director for Northern California. The scale of our efforts in the region last year -- resettling roughly Afghan humanitarian parolees since August 2021, alongside another 448 refugees and SIVs since October 2021.
- Announcement
- September 8, 2022
With her family stuck in Syria, a refugee has a message for Joe Biden
Bothina Matar, who fled the war in Syria in 2015, describes the situation her family is facing and her message to the president-elect: “I hope he will keep his promises.”
- Video
- April 13, 2022
“A Home for Refugees” – Who We Are, the IRC in Atlanta
Since opening in 1979, the IRC’s locally funded office in Atlanta has welcomed close to 30,000 refugees from over 65 countries to resettle in communities across Georgia. A committed staff of more than 150 professionals—many of whom were refugees themselves—work together with community supporters to assist families in rebuilding their lives. In this video, some of them share their stories.
- Video
- January 31, 2024
Community Sponsorship: Play a key role in welcoming refugees to Atlanta
As a way of tackling the ongoing displacement crisis, the IRC is focusing on community engagement to help with the integration of resettled refugees into our local communities, through a new Community Sponsorship model called the HOME (Housing, Orientation, Mentoring, Education) program.
- Announcement
- April 27, 2024