The IRC provides varied and numerous relief services to refugees from across the globe, including assistance with health care, education and reuniting families. Here in the U.S. assistance is provided to new arrivals to help them become settled and self-reliant in their new community.

Involvement opportunities:

• Tutoring English in a home or classroom setting.
• Helping refugee children with school enrollments or immunizations.
• Driving refugee families to doctors' appointments or health screenings.
• Taking a refugee family for a day of sightseeing around your local community or to a community event.
• Educating refugee families on local transportation systems.
• Assisting refugee families with financial management such as opening a bank account, writing checks or paying bills.
• Helping refugees with employment concerns such as filling applications, preparing for interviews and finding employment opportunities within a community.
• Picking up donated goods from local donors.
• Assisting with set-up and maintenance of refugee apartments in the area.
• Assisting IRC staff with casework activities or paperwork.

Internships    

      Summer 2008 Intership Opportunities      

Positions

      Project Assistant 
     Volunteer Youth Tutor  
     ESL Tutors