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IRC hosts virtual events for New American entrepreneurs
In February, the IRC in Salt Lake City, alongside community partners, hosted two virtual events, the Food Entrepreneur Round Table and the New American Dream Lab, to engage refugee and new American entrepreneurs. The events were generously sponsored and presented by Comcast.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
An asylum seeker’s dangerous journey to safety
Ivan travelled thousands of miles from Venezuela to the U.S.-Mexico border only to be turned away.
- Article
- August 21, 2023
New IRC report: promoting self-reliance for Somali youth living in Kenya
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
Policy and advocacy reports from the IRC
Read the latest reports from the IRC's policy and advocacy team.
- Advocacy
Landlord Outreach: Renting to Newcomers
You can support your community by renting your property to to newcomers resettling in the U.S. Gain access to qualified potential tenants reducing vacancies with IRC clients receiving initial financial support and case management for their self-sufficiency.
- Announcement
- March 21, 2025
A Syrian teenager describes her escape from war-torn Aleppo
Shattered by the death of her parents and younger sister, 16-year-old Hiba somehow found the strength to lead the surviving members of her family to safety in Jordan. She shares her recollections and drawings of life in Aleppo.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
David Miliband, President and CEO of the IRC, gives Bucerius Lecture at German Historical Institute
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Spread the word in Silver Spring
Want to spread the word about making #RefugeesWelcome and also contribute more? There are various, creative ways to accomplish these goals simultaneously.
- Announcement
- December 6, 2016
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
Dadaab: An opportunity for a positive way forward
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022