Baltimore Prepares To Accept More Syrian Refugees

Over the last 15 years, the IRC has resettled 12,000 refugees from all over the world here in central Maryland.

, --September 14, 2015

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The war in Syria is forcing millions to flee their homes, and the United States is working to accept 10,000 of the fleeing refugees over the next year.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Baltimore has resettled more than two dozen Syrians so far this year, and they are preparing to help more. “They are desperate to seek safety,” the IRC’s executive director, Ruben Chandrasekar, said. “They are desperate to be given a new chance at a new life.” More...

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