Agency Details:

International Rescue Committee - Seattle

International Rescue Committee Seattle's mission is to help newly-arrived refugees achieve self-sufficiency by providing initial resettlement, housing placement, job readiness training, employment counseling and job development, immigration services, ESL instruction, and general and intensive case management.

Description:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides relief, protection, and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. The IRC helps people fleeing racial, religious and ethnic persecution, as well as those uprooted by war and violence through well-planned resettlement assistance, global emergency relief, rehabilitation, and advocacy for refugees. The IRC Seattle Regional Office was opened in 1976, and IRC Seattle has resettled over 16,000 refugees from over 27 different countries, with an average of 500 refugees each year.

History:
The International Rescue Committee is among the world's leading humanitarian agencies providing assistance to refugees, displaced persons and others fleeing persecution and violent conflict. It was founded in 1933 at the suggestion of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Hitler. Since that time, the IRC has been a source of relief, hope and renewal for millions of people around the globe.

Contact people:

Kamil Pawlowski, (phone), (email) Jennifer Malloy, Resource Development Specialist, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (206) 623-2289

Address:

100 South King Street; Suite 570 Seattle, WA 98104 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.theirc.org/seattle

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	No
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	No

Last updated on November 16, 2009