 About J.D.J.D. McCrary is the Executive Director at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta. Formerly, he was the Director of Resettlement Services at Lutheran Services of Georgia (LSG). Prior to joining LSG, he was the Global Field Program Manager for Jumpstart International, overseeing a global non-profit program that provided employment and reconstruction services to war-torn Iraq and Palestine. J.D.’s overseas experience also includes time in the U.S. Peace Corps in Morocco. About IRC - AtlantaThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises - helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster from around the world. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 28 US cities. The IRC’s locally-funded regional office in Atlanta opened in 1979. It resettles over 1,000 refugees each year and serves an additional 3,000 refugees, immigrants and asylees in the state of GA. The IRC offers many services that ensure families are empowered to rebuild their lives in local communities throughout the state. The IRC is grateful to be the recipient of strollers during the upcoming KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR event on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Come meet JD at the upcoming KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR event and learn more about how Albert Einstein got this wonderful organization get started.
If you would, please bring a stroller, a friend - and pre-register for this FREE event - by clicking the button below.
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