The IRC in NY celebrates two decades of its flagship youth program, the Refugee Youth Summer Academy.

In March of 2021, approximately 19,000 unaccompanied children attempted to enter the United States through the border with Mexico. For a small percentage of these children, Florida communities are their new home, where they still face challenges. Many of these children have endured traumatic experiences, and many of them find themselves in a state of limbo as cases clog up a fragile and unprepared immigration system, exacerbating their isolation. 

To commemorate Constitution and Citizenship Day on September 17th, the IRC spoke with Noela Mulongo about what it means to be a United States citizen.

The International Rescue Committee in Tallahassee and the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center will continue their joint efforts in providing services to survivors of human trafficking across Florida’s Panhandle after being awarded a total of $800,000 to fund multi-year programming.

Win Tin and his family were resettled in Dallas from Thailand in 2015. He is in the eleventh grade at Emmett J. Conrad High School. This past summer, Win Tin participated in the Youth Food Justice Internship at the IRC in Dallas, and was asked to write about his experience.

Thank you to everyone who made the GenR:Dallas Launch Party such a fun and successful event!

The IRC in NJ’s Economic Empowerment team support clients with finding opportunities and in pursuing economic mobility.  The IRC assisted a client through the long process and encouraged her along the way. She decided to apply for an Assistant Teacher position at a Child Learning Center in Newark, NJ. It has been an emotional and long journey, but the outcome has been transformative. She takes pride in her new role, which allows her to sharpen her professional skills, contribute to childhood education, and expand her English.  

With the generous support of Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services, the IRC in Silver Spring provides resettlement services to facilitate the full civic integration of refugees entering the United States who reside in Montgomery County.