January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the IRC is working to raise awareness and train community members to identify and report potential trafficking cases in both the Big Bend and South Florida.

On Saturday, June 19 the IRC in Tallahassee will celebrate World Refugee Day. The IRC will host a live virtual panel discussion with community partners, refugee families and the Tallahassee community at-large. In addition, the IRC will host an in-person event tentatively planned at Tom Brown Park. The events will highlight the contributions of the refugee community in Tallahassee, and elevated the voices of refugee families, community leaders and volunteers who ensure Big Bend communities continue to be welcoming places for all.

Five years after arriving in Baltimore from his native Afghanistan, IRC client Mohammad is now working as an HVAC technician with the help of IRC's career development services.

By organizing a DIY fundraiser, you are helping spread awareness about refugees in Kansas while providing critical funding necessary to build firm foundations upon which refugee families can strive to regain control of their future.

Refugees and immigrants are some of the most impacted communities of COVID-19, and many newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers have been dealing with stress and isolation. In order to help provide healthy coping mechanisms, the IRC in LA created an arts and wellness program for youth in our unaccompanied children program.

Meet Rachel Dyussengaliyev. With years of youth development experience overseas, Rachel returns to the states to lead IRC Dallas youth programs.

After facing initial challenges in school, Isabel joined the MYVA program and is now thriving and helping other refugee students to succeed.

Throughout 2020, communities across Florida came together to ensure they remained welcoming to refugees, survivors of human trafficking and immigrant youth. Last year tested our communities in unprecedented ways. Despite these challenges, together we walked alongside our clients, learned from and supported one another as we navigated these times with resilience and grace. We now look forward with a renewed sense of hope and an understanding of the obstacles ahead.

The IRC in Florida’s staff is in conversations with Congressional leaders to discuss the IRC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Presidential Determination for the admission of refugees in the United States.

Follow the IRC in San Diego's program successes and updates throughout the months of November and December.