The East African Refugee Goat Project is a unique program of the IRC SLC in that it is managed primarily by three different East African Communities: the Somali Bajuni, Somali Bantu, and Burundi communities. Now, the East African Refugee Goat Project is embarking on another path, one to get even more of the community involved: grazing and weed management.

Utah Grows as a Foodie Hot Spot

As Spice Kitchen Incubator continues to expand and offer assistance to an increasing number of new American community members with dreams of food business ownership, we are so excited to witness this growth! Each Spice Kitchen Incubator entrepreneur brings their own story and culinary traditions to the community and increased foodie traffic will only help to spread these stories of success, hardship, and global cuisines!

IRC in Salt Lake City welcomes new executive director

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City is excited to officially announce recent changes in our leadership. In April 2019, former executive director, Patrick Poulin, accepted the IRC’s Regional Director, Pacific West role. In his place, our former deputy director of development & strategic initiatives, Natalie El-Deiry, has accepted the executive director role.