With new families arriving at a break-neck pace, the IRC in Charlottesville has temporarily housed several Afghan families in hotels in Waynesboro. IRC Volunteers in Waynesboro organized to welcome these families, offering English instruction, outings exploring the community, and friendship.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Denver is more than a provider of resettlement services for refugee clients. Sometimes, the IRC serves as an “inner circle” – a small group of trusted advisors when big decisions need to be made.

Sudan is now the country with the largest number of displaced people and the largest child displacement crisis in the world.

A compact agreement is an innovative model for bringing together donors, development and humanitarian agencies, the private sector, and civil society under host-country leadership to achieve sustainable outcomes for refugees and host communities. We offer three key principles and 10 recommendations for policymakers to build effective compacts for refugee-hosting nations.

As Ukraine marks two years since the escalation of the war, meet Alla, Natasha and Anna, who are each trying to maintain a normal life amidst the tragedy.

Spring 2021 internship opportunities

The Queens Community has truly made the garden on 69th Street their home during the 2022 Spring-Summer Farming season!  As a safe space for collective gardening and community engagement, the New Roots Community Garden (NRCG) has beautifully flourished and become firmly rooted in the Queens Community.  

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) recently received a $10 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to implement a three-year project aimed at improving early childhood development and transforming livelihoods opportunities for refugees and host communities in Uganda