Staff at the IRC in Silver Spring welcome a Syrian family to the Washington, DC area amid turmoil surrounding the Executive Order.

Students at Sabot Stony Point deliver over 300 school supplies to the IRC in Richmond

A recap of our August 20th Fly with Me: Kite Flying and Kite Making event to mark a year since the fall of Kabul and in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan.

This March, the IRC in Silver Spring moved to 8737 Colesville Road in Silver Spring and rebranded as the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring: Welcome Center for Immigrants and Refugees. After 17 years of service, the IRC in Silver Spring reflects on its history and growth in the community.

Over 30 years ago, Sudan’s civil war uprooted 20,000 Sudanese children. They were known as the Lost Boys.

New GenR member Jenny Ma writes about how she got involved and her first Food Stories: From Burma to the Bay event.

This World Refugee Day, we are reaching back in history and taking inspiration from seven extraordinary individuals, among many over the years, who have stood with refugees. They have shown that progress is possible, even when the odds can feel too great to overcome.

Request a trained staff speaker to attend your next event to share educational information about refugees and our work at the IRC in Salt Lake City.

Robert P. DeVecci Emergency Fund established.

In 2019 we served hundreds of new refugees and immigrant families in Los Angeles, and we couldn’t have done it without your support. We thank you for your dedication to standing with the IRC, and commitment to welcoming refugees into the new year.