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How can my community group sponsor a refugee in the U.S.?
Join an information session: To learn more about co-sponsorship and other avenues of community sponsorship, we invite you to attend one of our online Community Sponsorship Information Sessions.
- Get involved
Community Sponsorship Team in Utah shares their welcome story
The community sponsorship program at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City launched in March 2022, building a robust foundation that resulted in the first sponsor team connection in November 2022.
- Announcement
- March 29, 2023
"They are our hope for the future..."
Families find hope in the opportunities their children will have in the US
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022
IRC and Loyal Source Launch Uniting for Ukraine Support Line
- Press Release
- July 7, 2022
IRC Denver welcomes new Executive Director Tanya Vitusagavulu
IRC Denver welcomes new Executive Director Tanya Vitusagavulu
- Announcement
- April 27, 2023
Family reunited after decades
After years of trying, Juan worked with the IRC's family reunification program to apply for his children to join him in the United States.
- Announcement
- July 25, 2023
Home for the holidays: A church’s gift to refugees
Reverend Dr. Cheryl Tatham receives a call from the IRC. There is a refugee family arriving in a few weeks and the IRC needs help collecting furniture to set up their apartment. The North Chevy Chase Christian Church springs into action.
- Announcement
- December 5, 2023
How the Emergency Rescue Committee became the International Rescue Committee and where we are today
Netflix’s Transatlantic tells the story of how Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands of refugees flee France during World War II. Read how the organization became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. Through the years 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
- About the IRC
Celebrating mothers in our community
Right now, more than ever, it feels as if everyone in the world could use a hug from their mother, grandmother, or someone else who feels like a mother to them. This Mother’s Day we got the chance to celebrate these women who mean so much to us all, including the many refugee mothers who inspire us daily.
- Announcement
- May 12, 2020
New arrival finds work helping other refugees
In September 2018, a man from the DRC arrived in Wichita, Kansas with his wife and four children. Today, he and his wife work full time, all their children attend school and the family has purchased their own car. Now he is giving help to other refugees.
- Announcement
- October 1, 2019