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Manal believes that tutoring becomes a more meaningful experience when both student and tutor feel comfortable enough to share a piece of themselves in the session. She looks forward to Wednesday evenings on Zoom – not necessarily to the math homework she’ll be helping a student with, but what the student will teach her.

In Arizona, the IRC is already working to resettle newly arrived refugees while preparing for increased arrivals in the months to come. So far this year, the IRC has resettled 46 refugees in Phoenix and 14 in Tucson. 22 more refugees are currently scheduled in Phoenix and 26 scheduled in Tucson. Additional refugee arrivals are expected to be scheduled as the year continues.

The determination of IRC's Education & Learning Youth Coordinator led to new hopes for a young client and his family.

A Digital Equity Advocate Lends support to IRC in NJ’s RYSA youth program. The IRC in NJ chats with Mr. Shawn Gross to understand the digital divide and thank him for helping our RYSA students access Microsoft Teams for their virtual classrooms.

Meet Olivia: Social Worker, nature enthusiast and IRC Youth Program Volunteer

Denver constituents advocate for refugees with local elected officials

High rates of unemployment and Covid-19 infection among New American community members has contributed heavily to lack of stable access to adequate amounts of nutritious food . Refugees and immigrants have been some of the hardest hit populations in the country, disproportionately experiencing food and nutritional insecurity due to their high rates of employment in “gig economy” and other job sectors like food, hotel, and health which have been heavily impacted by the pandemic. Help new American communities combat hunger with a gift to IRC's food security programs in the U.S.

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.

The 2020 Census is here! Find out what the IRC is doing to make our community count.