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‘My immigrant perspective gave me a heightened antenna for injustice.’ - Dr. Mona Hanna

‘My immigrant perspective gave me a heightened antenna for injustice’: Dr. Mona Hanna at the 2025 Welcoming Interactive

The 2025 Welcoming Interactive is coming to Detroit, Michigan this May. From the Underground Railroad and Great Migration to today’s immigrant and refugee communities setting down roots, Michigan’s history of migration and inclusion runs deep….

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‘Everything I write begins in my lived experience.’ - Carlos Andrés Gómez

‘Everything I write begins in my lived experience’: Carlos Andrés Gómez at the 2025 Welcoming Interactive

As we count down the days to the Welcoming Interactive in Detroit this May, we’re reminded of the energy, learning, and connection that the conference sparks for attendees each year. But this year, the stakes…

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How intergroup relationships build community: Four success stories

Fund to Foster Belonging grantees have brought together immigrants and non-immigrants to build community-wide belonging since 2021. This year, we supported four grantees whose projects bridged immigrant, refugee, and U.S.-born communities through shared initiatives. Their…

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Connected Communities, Government and Community Leadership, Refugees
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From crisis to cornerstone: How welcoming is creating stability and belonging for this community foundation

Local institutions, like community foundations, can stopgap migration crises by leveraging their local knowledge, resources, and leadership. In this guest post, Valerie Carlin, the chief impact officer at Aspen Community Foundation, highlights how community foundations…

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Connected Communities, Government and Community Leadership
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Building inclusive communities: Welcoming resources for community foundations

As community foundations increasingly recognize the importance of fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, they are discovering that welcoming is a key dimension of this work that is often overlooked. Also known as immigrant inclusion,…

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Connected Communities, Economic Development, Government and Community Leadership
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Welcoming Week 2024: We're All In

We’re All In: How communities united during Welcoming Week 2024

Now in its twelfth year, with more than 2,006 events and initiatives that took place in 8 countries, Welcoming Week is a message and a movement for communities that are making immigrant inclusion a reality….

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Connected Communities, Welcoming Week
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World Refugee Day: Standing with refugee leaders who are sparking change

On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20, we honor the strength, courage, and perseverance of refugees around the globe. This year, World Refugee Day focuses on solidarity with refugees, for a world…

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Refugees
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Group photo of 800 attendees at the 2024 Welcoming Interactive in the Hyatt Regency ballroom in Dallas, Texas.

Staying rooted in humanity: Reflections on #Interactive2024

Last week, 800 welcomers from across the globe joined us at the 2024 Welcoming Interactive in the Certified Welcoming city of Dallas, Texas. Leaders from local governments, nonprofits, and other sectors spent three days sharing…

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Video still: Rachel Peric at Welcoming Interactive 2024 in Dallas, Texas

‘Welcoming is possible’: Opening remarks at the Welcoming Interactive 2024

Editor’s note: Following are remarks by Rachel Perić, executive director of Welcoming America, delivered on April 11, 2024 at the opening plenary of the 2024 Welcoming Interactive conference in Dallas, Texas. It has been lightly…

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