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Announcing the 2024 Fund to Foster Belonging grantees

Welcoming America is pleased to announce the recipients of the third round of funding from the Fund to Foster Belonging, which will continue supporting and expanding the work of local leaders and projects that build meaningful connections between immigrants and non-immigrants: ECHO Collective, Lincoln, NE One World, One Love NJ, Summit, NJ Rural Women’s Health…

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Empowering Immigrant Communities to Fight Against Fraud in Multiple Languages

Recorded on March 7, 2024, we jointly hosted a webinar with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, and a member from the Welcoming Network. We discussed ways to empower the communities you work with to fight against fraud. In this webinar, we share how to spot and avoid common scams, as…

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Aprendiendo de la Semana de Bienvenida en México (español)

¿En búsqueda de nuevas maneras de abordar la #SemanaDeBienvenida2024? Distintas organizaciones y gobiernos locales de México celebraron la primera Semana de Bienvenida nacional en América Latina. Junto con Sin Fronteras, la principal organizadora del evento, Welcoming America ofrecerá un webinario que se propone recorrer la campaña que celebró 27 eventos en tres de las principales ciudades de…

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Learning from Welcoming Week in Mexico (English)

Looking for new ways to approach #WelcomingWeek2024? Local organizations and local governments in Mexico hosted the very first national Welcoming Week in Latin America. With the lead organization, Sin Fronteras, Welcoming America hosted a webinar on February 21, 2024, where we reviewed the campaign that resulted in 27 events across three major cities in Mexico…

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Moving from inclusion to belonging: Bridge-building success stories

Belonging is more than a feeling. Belonging means to be fully part of society at large: each of us has our well-being considered and we’re able to design and benefit from institutions and structures that affect our lives. To achieve belonging, inclusion is a key step in the process. Inclusion is all about action. Individuals,…

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Cuyahoga County, OH and Roanoke, VA latest cities to become Certified Welcoming

February 19, 2024 – Welcoming America, a national nonprofit organization, announces two municipalities as the latest to become Certified Welcoming, each at the 1-star designation: Cuyahoga County in Ohio and the City of Roanoke in Virginia. Rachel Perić, executive director of Welcoming America, said: “We are thrilled to recognize Cuyahoga County and the City of…

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Announcing Rural Welcoming Initiative 2024 participants, peer learning partnerships

Welcoming America is thrilled to announce the 10 participants of the Rural Welcoming Initiative (RWI) for 2024: Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation – Brattleboro, Vermont Catholic Charities of East Tennessee & HOLA Lakeway (partner participants) – Morristown, Tennessee City of Garden City – Garden City, Kansas City of New Ulm – New Ulm, Minnesota City of…

Connected Communities, Government and Community Leadership
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Welcoming takes root in the south: How one Florida community fosters safety and language access

Words and intentions aren’t enough to create a community where everyone belongs. Residents of Gainesville and Alachua County, Florida know how much effort it takes to make their home a more welcoming place to live. “To be a welcoming community means that you have policies in place which become everyday behaviors and actions, in turn,…

Equitable Access, Government and Community Leadership, Safe Communities, Stories of Impact
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San Mateo County becomes first Certified Welcoming county in California

January 31, 2024 – Welcoming America, a national nonprofit organization, announces San Mateo County as a Certified Welcoming place, the first county in California to achieve the designation and the first in the nation to achieve it at the 4-star level (the highest being 5-star). Rachel Perić, executive director of Welcoming America, said: “We are…

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Building Belonging Through Advocacy

Webinar three of three in the Building Belonging Through Art, Sports, and Advocacy Webinar Series This final segment of the Building Belonging Through Art, Sports, and Advocacy webinar series was originally recorded on January 25. Watch to explore the role of advocacy in building bridges within communities. Dynamic speakers discussed abolition work, dismantling systemic barriers,…

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