Kylee Smith, Senior at the University of Montana, served this fall as the Resource Development Intern at the IRC in Missoula. In an interview, Kylee shares her experience as an intern and what she's learned along the way!

Cultivating welcome and integration is a collective effort. Together, we are turning hope into action in our communities. Join us in getting to know how one organization is spearheading setting up refugee resettlement in their community.

Overcoming the obstacles of resettling in a new country and creating a life for herself, Feroza exemplifies all that can be achieved by refugees as they make Sacramento their home. She says, "Trust yourself and motivate yourself. If I can do it, so can you."

In honor of this past month being designated Social Work Month by the National Association of Social Workers, we are proud to feature Shakira Gibson, a Master of Social Work intern from California State University Stanislaus. Shakira has been assisting the IRC in Turlock/Modesto since September with its Afghan Path Towards Wellness program, which focuses on the mental and physical well-being of Afghan women who have come to the United States as refugees or other special immigrants. (Interview by Perry Fishel)

Earlier this year, Mary and Jeff Coursey contributed $14,000 raised to the IRC in Salt Lake City in honor of their daughter's, Maura, memory and to inspire others to take action in their community. With these funds, we have established the Maura Coursey Memorial Fund in support of survivors of domestic and gender-based violence in Utah.

Every day, thousands of Venezuelans leave their country in search of safety and stability. Here is what you need to know about the unfolding crisis.

More than 14 million people are facing starvation in East Africa alone. Famines are not a new phenomenon, but they are preventable. It’s time to take a closer look at what you think you know about famine.

Wonder what’s happening behind the scenes at the IRC? Sheila Hubert, COVID Navigator in Salt Lake City, describes the IRC’s ongoing local response to the pandemic in support of refugee families and their communities.

Learn about the world’s worst crises and what can be done to help.

“This work has put it all in perspective for me. What I once only read about or heard about in the news, now has a face to it. The struggle refugees and immigrants go through, how much they want to contribute to their new country – they just want a normal life. A safe life.”