As the war in Ukraine escalated in 2022, Alisa had one priority: to protect her family by starting a life elsewhere.

The IRC in Richmond asked our newest families for what they were most wishing. Help us count down to #GivingTuesday by donating via our Amazon Wish Lists.

Ritiek (Reh - teek), her mom, and her younger sister were one of the many families forced to flee Afghanistan in 1995. Four years later, they were welcomed in Tucson, Arizona in the summer of 1999. She and her family were the first Afghan refugees to be resettled in Tucson, Arizona. 

The IRC in Salt Lake City’s team of trained interpreters help families overcome challenges and access the services they need by breaking down language barriers.

We are thrilled to share the Lautenberg family reunification program has been renewed by Congress for 2024, and we are now accepting new applications!

IRC's GenR LA helped put on a gift drive and winter welcome part for our refugees and families this year, bringing holiday cheer to refugees from far and near.

For as long as he can remember, 10-year-old Yousif has shared a passion for baking with his mother. The two are a dynamic duo in the kitchen, making traditional Iraqi dishes and sweets to help them savor memories of their homeland.

Among the many challenges that 2020 brought to many around the world, the closing of international borders and travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic further limited the already dwindling number of refugees accepted by the Trump Administration. Prior to the pandemic, the Trump Administration had reduced the number of refugees the United States was committed to welcoming. At the onset of the pandemic, the arrivals of refugees to Tallahassee halted altogether, and it wasn’t until the end of 2020 that new families began to arrive across Big Bend communities. This time, the newly arrived families were coming from Latin America. This was a first for the IRC in Tallahassee’s short four-year history, which has historically welcomed families from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria.