Janet shares about the connections she has made volunteering at the front desk and as a Citizenship Tutor. Doug, a volunteer with New Roots, likes the hands-on work at the farm.

As a way of tackling the ongoing displacement crisis and issues faced by these clients, the IRC is focusing on community engagement to help with the integration of resettled refugees into our local communities, through a new Co-Sponsorship Program. 

Global partners have successfully called on the United Nations to adopt an International Day of Play to champion and protect children’s right to play. The International Day of Play will be June 11th, with the inaugural celebration to take place in 2024.

The IRC in Atlanta, in partnership with Refugee Women’s Network, the Latin American Association, and the Somali American Community Center, has received an $800,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help small business owners from Georgia's diverse communities rebuild resilient, thriving companies.

The IRC's Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Taskforce is excited to share a new platform, the RCCE website. RCCE aims to mitigate the risk and impact of outbreaks, including COVID-19 and Ebola, by offering an approach and set of resources to work with communities to prevent exposure, stop disease transmission, and mitigate the harmful effects of outbreaks.