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Ururka Bulshada Soogalootiga iyo Qaxoontiga (IRCO) waxay u adeegtaa baahiyaha guud ee soogalootiga Oregon, qaxootiga iyo xubnaha bulshada caadiga ah. Urur bulsho ahaan, waxaanu awood siinaynaa caruurta, dhalinyarada, qoysaska iyo odayaasha aduunka si ay u dhistaan nolol cusub oo ay u noqdaan

isku filnaansho iyadoo la siinayo in ka badan 200 oo adeeg bulsho oo dhaqan iyo luqad ahaanba ah.

 

WHO WE ARE

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Our Founding Story

Founded in 1976 by refugees for refugees, IRCO has over 40 years of history and experience working with Portland's refugee and immigrant communities. Following the 1970s political upheavals in Southeast Asia, Oregon and Washington were two of the first states to offer new opportunities and homes to refugees. Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian refugees in Portland created the Indochinese Cultural and Service Center (ICSC) to help newly arrived families adjust to American society and find employment.

In the early 1980s, ICSC joined forces with Southeast Asian Refugee Federation (SEARF), another community-based organization. Since its formation, the International Refugee Center of Oregon (IRCO) has provided employment services and job training to all newly arrived refugees, an important role it has continued to fulfill. Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization was founded in 2001. In 1994, Asian Family Center was the first of our culturally and linguistically specific one-stop service centers, followed by Africa House in 2006.

Waxaan aaminsanahay in la xoojiyo soogalootiga iyo qaxootiga adduunka oo dhan si ay u dhistaan nolol cusub.

Himiladayada

Hadafka IRCO waa in la horumariyo is dhexgalka qaxootiga, soogalootiga iyo bulshada guud ahaan si ay u noqdaan kuwo isku filan, caafimaad qaba oo loo wada dhan yahay bulsho qoomiyado badan ah.

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Our Mission

Aragtideena

Himiladayadu waa in aan noqono hogaamiye ay dhaqaajiso bulshada, barnaamijyo hal abuur leh oo ay bixiyaan shaqaale naxariis badan kuwaas oo abuura adeegyo siman oo awood siiya muhaajiriinta, qaxootiga iyo bulshooyinka aan loo adeegin.

LEADERSHIP

IRCO makes decisions and provides services with the input, guidance, and collaboration of the diverse communities we serve. Over 70% of IRCO staff and Board of Directors are immigrants or refugees with leadership roles in their specific communities.

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Taageer bulshooyinka dhistaan bilow cusub!

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