IRC Client Completes HVAC Training and is hired as HVAC Assistant Technician

The International Rescue Committee received word this week that it received a $350,000 grant through the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for its Turlock office to combat human trafficking. The investment will allow the IRC to partner with the Alliance for Community Transformation to fight human trafficking in Stanislaus, Merced, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties.

Five years after the end of the conflict with the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, many communities remain in need of humanitarian and longer-term assistance on the path to achieving durable solutions.

A crucial barrier to prosperity for many refugees is a lack of credit and access to financing. To meet this challenge, the IRC launched the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), which offers credit building, auto, personal and business loans. As of 2023, CEO made more than 6,000 loans totaling more than $25 million to refugees across 20 states.

The IRC report entitled “Adapting to COVID-19: Seven Stories of IRC’s Response” tells a few of the many inspiring stories of how the IRC and partners have risen to this historic humanitarian challenge

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Despair and devastation ring loud in headlines defined by the hopelessness and loss felt by millions everywhere. The weight of those words is heavy, and the futures of many communities seem uncertain at best. But brave individuals are rewriting their story.