The youth team at the IRC in Silver Spring enrolled 84 middle school and high school students in our first in-person Summer Youth Academy since 2019 to empower newly arrived school-aged children to obtain the knowledge, skills and education needed to integrate, be self-sufficient and assert control over their futures.

Each year, A Taste of the IRC is an opportunity for our community to come together to learn more about the life-saving importance of the refugee resettlement program. For the first time, our California offices—in Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, and Turlock—are hosting a joint fundraiser to highlight our work across the state of California!

Open 6 days a week, the IRC's coordinated food access points have already served 100,000 meals in Elizabeth!

Recap of the wonderful Welcome Home 2023 Fundraising Event at the Washington Park Boathouse on August 9th.

The IRC Denver Youth Department have developed new programming to counteract feelings of isolation in Denver refugee youth

The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) global humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement programs are actively responding to record-high numbers of displaced people by increasing their presence and implementing more efficient ways of working.

Discover how you can donate to the IRC in Sacramento!

“In past months, the IRC in Silver Spring Youth Team organized a trip for refugee youth to go roller skating at the Lanham Skate Center. Of the 17 middle and high school students, the majority had never been roller skating before and were excited to try a new activity...”

Ways to get involved at the IRC in NY