A refugee casework intern talks of his experience interning with the IRC in Silver Spring.

Learn how the International Rescue Committee was founded at the call of physicist, humanitarian -- and refugee -- Albert Einstein.

The Love Your Neighbor Event will be held on Sunday, March 26th from 4:00-6:00pm at St. Marks Cathedral Church of God in Christ.

Among the many challenges that 2020 brought to many around the world, the closing of international borders and travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic further limited the already dwindling number of refugees accepted by the Trump Administration. Prior to the pandemic, the Trump Administration had reduced the number of refugees the United States was committed to welcoming. At the onset of the pandemic, the arrivals of refugees to Tallahassee halted altogether, and it wasn’t until the end of 2020 that new families began to arrive across Big Bend communities. This time, the newly arrived families were coming from Latin America. This was a first for the IRC in Tallahassee’s short four-year history, which has historically welcomed families from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria.

Sammiah Ebadi has been volunteering with the IRC in Denver office for 6 months. An immigrant herself, Sammiah has found meaning and pride in helping others who have resettled in the United States.

Read more about the IRC in Denver's work and your impact from this past year!

Read more about your impact and the IRC in Denver's work this past year!

Did you know refugees are the most likely population in the U.S. to start a business? Come see how they're preparing!

Ahmad and his success coach become “Zoomers” as they support each other through the pandemic.