International Rescue Committee in WA

Again, this afternoon from 3-7p! Tukwila Village Farmers Market @ Cascade View Community Park. Come TRIPLE your EBT dollars!

This past Tuesday, we celebrated our citizenship students, citizenship tutors, and the completion of another cohort of Citizenship Classes. Our classes provide civic and English lessons that are tailored for those who are applying for citizenship in the United States. A special shout out must be given to King County Library System and Kent Panther Lake Library for hosting the party and our classes!

Congrats students, tutors, and thank you King County Library System and Kent Panther Lake Library!

Only two more weeks of the Tukwila Village Farmers Market after today. Make sure to make it out before 7p this evening! If not, we'll see you on the 23rd and the 30th at Cascade View Community Park in Tukwila!

Remember that your EBT dollars are worth 3x!

As our most recent cohort of Citizenship Classes is coming to a close, we would like to celebrate one volunteer who has been with us since 2023 as part of a cadre of Citizenship Class volunteers from Beth Shalom Seattle. Mark Benjamin is as dependable as they come, showing up week after week to better prepare green card holders for the momentous step of applying for naturalization. Thank you so much, Mark for playing a critical role in our clients' immigration journeys. We are lucky and appreciative to have you on IRC Seattle's Team.

The U.S. government recently announced changes to funding for programs that have provided specialized legal services to unaccompanied children for decades.

This means that crucial programs like the IRC's Children’s Legal Services are at risk, and kids could be left to represent themselves in immigration court hearings. Without government support the program will run out of funding by October.

Visit our website to donate and support this vital work.
https://help.rescue.org/donate/us-seattle-wa

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There are significant changes to Apple Health (Medicaid) coming in October! Our Washington Immigrant Information Center is here to ensure that clients and the community have clear, reliable, and culturally relevant information on these changes and so much more. You can call or chat in your PREFERRED language at +1 (206) 672-4226 (including WhatsApp).

Washington Immigrant Information Center

Today we went to Starbucks HQ for a coffee cupping and reception because we were nominated 3x for Starbucks Neighborhood Grant! We are so grateful for the nominations and had a lot of fun slurping coffee as we sampled different beans during the cupping experience. Thank you Starbucks!

Tomorrow afternoon, 3-7p at Cascade View Community Park! Come get some locally, sustainably-grown produce. If you use your EBT card, you get a 3x match: $1 of EBT = $3 of produce!

We love our community partners! Our work is impossible without community support🥰

In 2026, we provided $292,000 for continuing Health and Education grants. These grants provide multi-year general operating support to organizations ensuring healthcare access and dismantling historic barriers to educational equity for immigrant and refugee communities. Congratulations to our grantees: Afghan Health Initiative, Denise Louie Education Center, East African Community Services, Highline College, International Rescue Committee in WA, Kandelia, Living Well Kent, World Relief Western Washington

For 50 years, IRC Seattle has been a place of welcome, resilience, and new beginnings.

Now, we're celebrating the people who made those 50 years possible.

Were you a client, volunteer, staff member, donor, community partner, or supporter?

We'd love to hear your story.

✨ What memory of IRC Seattle has stayed with you?
✨ Who made a difference in your life?
✨ What does IRC Seattle mean to you?

We're collecting stories to celebrate our 50th anniversary, and we'd be honored if you'd share yours.

📖 Share your story here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/9pVUwbqMsU

Thank you for being part of our story and for helping us tell the next chapter.

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