In partnership with the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association, the IRC Small Business Development Center is proud to present our first International Marketplace, a hub of refugee and immigrant-owned businesses to give you the perfect place to #shopsmall, #shoplocal, and #celebrateimmigrants.

Actress and activist Piper Perabo reflects on her visit to the Greek island of Lesbos where the IRC is providing critical aid for refugees fleeing from war-torn countries.

For the past five years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the IKEA Foundation have been solving this challenge through the Re:BUiLD (Refugees in East Africa: Boosting Urban Innovations for Livelihoods Development) program. In partnership with the IKEA Foundation, Re:BUiLD brings together the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Center for Global Development (CGD), Open Capital (OCA), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Nairobi City County Government (NCCG). Re:BUiLD is committed to generate and share evidence for innovative, sustainable livelihood solutions that can be adopted to support refugees and host residents in other cities in East Africa and beyond.

The IRC in Missoula helps people fleeing violence and persecution rebuild their lives and gain control of their future. We continue to work alongside communities and partners to welcome and support Afghans and refugees from other crisis zones around the world.

More than 6 million people have fled Ukraine, mostly women and children, while 8 million remain displaced inside the country, all of them in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Here’s how the IRC is helping.

Do you speak another language? Join the International Rescue Committee in New York as a Community Interpreter Volunteer to help interpret for newly arrived refugees and immigrants. 

Outside Magazine features an innovative program from the IRC and Vertical Generation that is helping refugee youth learn skills and gain confidence to climb walls - both in and outside the climbing gym.

The Al-Mustafa Foundation's Girl Scout Troop learns budgeting basics while leading an effort to provide Eid gifts for refugee families served by the IRC in Salt Lake City. Since 2008, their partnership has shown an outpouring of generosity.