Prior to their arrival in Wichita, the IRC must set up a household that includes essential items for the arriving family. One way community members and organizations can contribute is to donate these goods which allows clients to to utilize limited resettlement funds on pressing needs such as rent and utilities as they work towards self-sufficiency.

IRC financial coaching and provision of credit building loans helps clients climb out of debt and secure their future. 

Update! Watch the October 7th webinar recording on IRC's Afghan Emergency Response in the US

Sinan, herself displaced by violence, created a safe spaces for refugee and displaced children in Iraq.

Over a million Iraqis living in Mosul have had their lives turned upside down since ISIS took control of the city in June 2014. It is predicted that the fighting will continue well into 2017, but even when the last of ISIS is driven from the city, the crisis will be far from over. 

The IRC in Salt Lake City offers a variety of services available to asylees and asylum-seekers free of charge, including employment assistance, tax filing support, immigration consultations and much more.