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Ways YOU can Support the IRC in Sacramento
Community support is key to helping refugees & immigrants thrive. Learn about the ways - volunteering, donating, and more - you can support the IRC in Sacramento.
- Announcement
- June 15, 2021
The hands that make a home
Meet Shakira, Julia, Nelson, Jamila, Suzan and Bijou—six entrepreneurs who are rebuilding their lives in Uganda, a country that hosts more than 1.2 million refugees.
- Article
- July 21, 2022
How to volunteer in Oakland
Through the IRC in Oakland’s varied volunteer opportunities, individuals are able to share their unique experience and expertise directly with the IRC's refugee and asylee clients in the Bay Area. We currently operate several highly effective programs designed to meet a variety of refugee and asylee newcomers' needs.
- Announcement
- July 1, 2022
How Americans are helping refugees for the holidays
Each year, the U.S. offices of the IRC host special programs and events to help refugees during the holiday season. Find out how you can spread holiday cheer -- and help all year.
- Article
- August 11, 2022
In the news: Refugee youth in Seattle make connections through climbing
REI features our innovative program helping refugee youth build skills and confidence to achieve their goals. Check it out!
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER)
A project designed to create accessible and empowering learning opportunities for out-of-school adolescent girls in Sierra Leone, strengthening their knowledge, skills, and agency to shape their lives.
Sponsor a Refugee
Before the Refugee Act of 1980, refugee resettlement in the U.S. was largely conducted privately or through community groups. The act standardized the process and today most refugees in the U.S. are primarily welcomed through resettlement agencies, such as the International Rescue Committee.
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Volunteer and intern activities suspended while IRC in Silver Spring provides remote services
IRC in Silver Spring suspends volunteer and intern activities but continues regular operations.
- Announcement
- November 20, 2023
Robing Ceremony Honors Fifteen Refugee Students
The IRC in Dallas honored fifteen students at the 3rd annual Graduation Dinner & Robing Ceremony.
- Announcement
- June 21, 2019
What Pride Means for LGBTQI+ Refugees
We celebrate Pride month every June to honor the sacrifices of the activists before us and to recognize the progress made in advancing the rights of queer people everywhere, especially those who’ve been forcibly displaced.
- Announcement
- February 27, 2024