The International Rescue Committee 3523 and 7524

The International Rescue Committee is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees, and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 22 IRC locations in cities across the Unites States, the IRC helps refugees resettle in the U.S. and become self-sufficient. The charity codes for The International Rescue Committee are 3523 and 7524.

The International Rescue Committee operates an office right here in Salt Lake City. IRC Salt Lake resettles more than 400 refugees each year in the Salt Lake valley, and provides 2 years of extended case management, ensuring that the refugees go “From Striving to Thriving”.

The IRC makes sure newly arrived refugees receive: ·         - a furnished home ·         - help with rent ·         - health care ·         - nutritious, affordable food ·         - English language classes ·         - help building job, computer & financial literacy skills ·         - education for their children ·         - social services and community support ·         - legal services toward residency & citizenship

More information can be found at IRC Salt Lake’s website: rescue.org

As a former employee of IRC SLC, I can personally vouch that the International Rescue Committee is a solid, well managed charitable organization that truly helps hundreds of people right here in our community. The IRC staff and volunteers do an outstanding job in helping refugees start a new life away from the poverty, persecution and violence they experienced in their home countries.

Apart from monetary donations, the IRC is currently in need of new and gently used winter clothing for children and adults. Also, the IRC is always in need of furniture for the refugees arriving on an almost daily basis. What the IRC needs most are dining tables, dining chairs and living room furniture. If you live in the Salt Lake valley, the IRC will even come to your house to remove your old furniture for free! (No beds, or hide-a-bed couches are accepted, sorry.) All donations are tax deductible.

For more information on how to donate, or how to become involved as a volunteer, please feel free to contact the IRC by email or by phone. 

Volunteer Inquiries VolunteerSLC@Rescue.org More Information SaltLakeCity@Rescue.org

International Rescue Committee 221 South 400 West P.O. Box 3988 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 Tel: (801) 328-1091 Fax: (801) 328-1094

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