Due to the pandemic, many aspects of life have gone digital - work, learning, resource navigation, socializing. The IRC's new digital equity initiative helps newcomers access critical resources and skill-building in order to overcome the so-called digital divide.

The IRC in Charlottesville held it's first in-person Student Recognition Ceremony in two years.

The IRC in Charlottesville held it's first in-person Student Recognition Ceremony in two years.

Play Well, creates and adapts play-based social-emotional learning (SEL) content to be delivered via radio, phone-based audio services, and other digital platforms where internet-access is limited, providing modular content that promotes playful learning at home.

Read below to find out ways to donate needed items to IRC clients.

The mission of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. Domestically, our 29 offices across the U.S. ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing, and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency. The Des Moines, IA office was opened in July of 2022, serving more than 200 refugees in its first year.

On Dec. 10, 2018, the International Rescue Committee submitted a comment in response to the Department of Homeland Security Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Inadmissibility on public charge grounds."