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 the IRC in New Jersey integrates client voices into design and decision-making centering client priorities.

The New York Times covers a Congolese refugee family resettled by the IRC in Oakland and their mentor family in Oakland, California.

“My name is Omid. I am an Iranian. I am a refugee. I am a nutritionist. And, I am a gay man. But above all, I am a human being.” In honor of Pride Month, Omid shares a first-person account of his journey, as well as his hopes for LGBTQ refugees around the world and here in the U.S.

Even though the IRC in Dallas’ physical offices had to close due to COVID-19, our work did not stop. Read about how our departments are evolving and changing to provide the same level of service in this time of crisis.

Creating Opportunities through Mentoring, Parental Involvement and Safe Spaces (COMPASS) was implemented with refugees living in camps on the Sudan/Ethiopia border, conflict-affected communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and displaced populations in north-west Pakistan.

Eight years of war in Syria has devastated the entire country. But instead of recounting hardships, these Syrian girls living in Jordan talk about their dreams, ambitions, abilities…and their favorite things.

As another caravan of Central American survivors of violence and abuse makes its way to the United States border, here’s what you need to know about the situation.