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citizens who speak English and are looking to advance their careers. The IRC in Atlanta’s Career Development program is open to resettled refugees, Special Immigrant Visa recipients, asylees, Diversity Visa recipients, and naturalized U.S. In partnership with CORE Georgia, the IRC in Atlanta offers COVID-19 vaccinations to all DeKalb County residents through weekly rotating mobile vaccine sites. The IRC in Atlanta provides the wider community with access to Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representatives that assist in the completion of applications for naturalization, adjustment of status, family reunification and other immigration benefits. What services does the IRC provide to the wider community?

Immigration services towards residency and citizenship.

Help building job, computer and financial literacy skills.

The IRC also makes sure newly arrived refugees receive: Refugees are greeted and welcomed at the airport by IRC staff to ensure their transition is as comfortable as possible. The IRC helps those in need to rebuild their lives and regain control of their future in their new home community. We ensure children are enrolled in school, adults become self-sufficient through employment or starting businesses, and families receive the medical care they need to recover from trauma or illness. Our programs are designed to help refugees integrate and thrive in communities across Georgia. How does the IRC help refugees in Atlanta? Learn more about how refugee resettlement works. Atlanta community members make this work possible, through financial donations, in-kind contributions and volunteering. The IRC in Atlanta provides a safe place to live, a furnished apartment, access to quality health care services, English and job skills classes, and employment services, to ensure refugees can successfully integrate into their new communities and achieve economic self-sufficiency. Other considerations include the cost of living, access to public transportation and existing networks of service agencies to provide additional support for integration. Refugees may be placed in a city where they have relatives or friends, or where there’s an established community that shares their language or culture.

Of the over 80 million humans displaced globally, fewer than one percent are considered for resettlement. government works with the IRC and eight other national resettlement agencies to help them restart their lives in America.

Once refugees have been identified by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and cleared for resettlement, the U.S. The United States has a long tradition of welcoming those fleeing conflict and persecution, and refugees have been coming to Georgia for more than 40 years.

They are seeking safety and the chance to rebuild their lives and contribute to their new communities. Refugees are human beings fleeing violence and persecution-in Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries in crisis.