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Since 1979, the International Rescue Committee in Boston has welcomed 13,000 refugees and asylees from over 40 countries, helping them adjust to living and working in the greater Boston area. Refugees share a resolve to work hard and take advantage of the opportunities available to them in their new lives. The strength and determination that made their survival possible helps them meet the challenge of adapting to their new society and becoming self-sufficient. Committed to restoring their dignity and self-reliance, the IRC strives to ensure refugees have access to essential services and support.
Our goal is to help refugees reestablish social stability and gain the skills they need to secure stable employment. Over time, most refugees realize their dreams of becoming U.S. citizens. They strengthen Boston by starting businesses, owning homes and sending their children to college.
How You Can Help
Learn how you can volunteer your time and talent, and discover how else you can help us welcome refugees.
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“For many of us, success or failure was determined in the very beginning by the kind of start we were given. IRC’s resettlement help, in my case, was a crucial starter.” - Andrew Grove, Intel Chairman, refugee from Hungary, 1956
View portraits of refugees in Boston by photographer Roberto "Bear" Guerra. Photo: Roberto "Bear" Guerra
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