The IRC in New York is pleased to provide our local and national partners with opportunities to engage meaningfully and directly with our work.

The Career Development Program at the IRC in Silver Spring connects clients with the tools and resources they need to move past self-sufficiency towards career-building and financial success. The IRC shares the story of a program participant and the success of a recent career development event hosted by the IRC, in partnership with Accenture.

The second installment of the Vision Project welcomed 11 girls in from five countries (Afghanistan, El Salvador, Eritrea, Guatemala, Yemen) who spoke four different languages (Dari, Spanish, Tigrinya, Arabic). They ranged in age from 13 to 20 years old. Read on to learn about their experience

Our Immigration Department strives to ensure equal protection under the law and civic integration of refugees and immigrants, as aspiring new Americans, by assisting them to achieve U.S. citizenship.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, refugee community leaders have helped provide masks, language accessible documents and videos, and put their lives on the line for their community.

Fiametta “Fia” Brody is a recent graduate of the University of Washington in Saint Louis. She has been interning with the IRC’s health team over the course of spring and summer, 2020.

The IRC in Silver Spring works with local partners and the city government of DC to expand citizenship services to DC residents.