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Howard Center is a Burlington, Vermont-based nonprofit organization that offers professional crisis and counseling services to children and adults; supportive services to individuals with autism and developmental disabilities who need help with education, employment, and life maintenance skills; counseling and medical services for those struggling with substance use disorders; and ...
He returned to the United States in 1975 and volunteered for the International Rescue Committee for a month. [2] In 1975, DeVecchi became the coordinator of the Indochinese Refugee Resettlement Program for the International Rescue Committee (IRC). [1] This was the large resettlement program for refugees in United States history. [1]
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. [3] Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those ...
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) bestows its Freedom Award for extraordinary contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom.According to the IRC, "The Freedom Award reveals the remarkable ability of an individual to shape history and change for the better a world moving toward freedom for all."
International Rescue may refer to: International Rescue Committee, an international humanitarian and development organisation; International Rescue Corps, a UK-based rescue organisation; A fictional rescue organization seen in Thunderbirds; The original name of UK indie band the June Brides "International Rescue", a 1989 song by Fuzzbox from ...
Mar. 2—One of Howard County's main county government buildings is now named after one of the community's most well-known and beloved figures. County commissioners Monday unanimously approved a ...
Established in 1989 by Norwegian Actress and film Director Liv Ullmann and others, it was part of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) until 2014. The organization seeks to identify problems that affect displaced women, children, and youth.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.Founded in 1943 by the Bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 110 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.