Posts by Tim Walden
A new home for Welcoming America swag
The Welcoming America online store has reopened on Shopify! From T-shirts to magnets, the new store offers the same swag items from our previous store, with some additions reflecting recent campaigns and initiatives. Visit Store Shipping is also more streamlined, with more options on shipping times, no minimums on quantity, and international shipping. With each purchase,…
Read MoreImmigrant Heritage Month 2020: Stories of Welcoming
Immigrant Heritage Month celebrates the stories of immigrants and those with immigrant heritage. In this post, Welcoming America staff share their experience with immigration and/or their immigrant heritage. What is your experience with immigration? “With my family’s story as the backdrop, my personal and professional networks have always included friends and colleagues with diverse immigration experiences…
Read MoreThree Communities Join the 2020 Welcoming Economies Technical Assistance Pilot!
Just last week, Welcoming America and Global Detroit hosted a kickoff to welcome participants to the 2020 Welcoming Economies Technical Assistance Pilot (WE Pilot). These Welcoming Network members will work closely with the WE Pilot team to advance the economic inclusion of immigrants and contribute to local economic development efforts that impact all…
Read MoreWelcoming America Goes To The NIIC
On an unusually warm day in October, four Welcoming America staff traveled from their respective offices in DC, Atlanta, and Denver to Detroit for the National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC.) The NIIC is the largest national conference centered on immigrant integration and like the Welcoming Interactive, it moves locations each year. Each staffer had a…
Read MoreRachel Peric on the This is Civity podcast
Rachel Peric, executive director of Welcoming America, is interviewed in this podcast “This Is Civity” to discuss the importance of inclusion in communities, and how government and business leaders can lead the way in taking specific actions to make immigrants feel more welcome. Listen here
Read MoreCivity and Welcoming America Announce New “Seeding Civity” Partnership
Civity and Welcoming America are pleased to announce a new partnership to offer training and coaching assistance to selected communities interested in deepening work to foster connections across difference. Civity is a national nonprofit founded in 2012 that encourages and supports people to connect with others who are different from them. Working with Welcoming Network…
Read MoreFourteen communities commit to welcome new Americans
Gateways for Growth announces its latest cohort, forming an initiative of 54 communities who aim to integrate immigrants and create opportunities for all New York, NY — Building on the increasing demand from local government, business, and civic leaders who aim to develop concrete strategies to integrate immigrants, foster economic growth, and promote inclusion for…
Read MorePublic charge proposal threatens Rust Belt economies
Only days remain before public comments are due on the proposed federal rule change to public charge and last week, WE Global hosted its first-ever twitter town hall meeting to highlight the potentially devastating economic impacts of the proposal. On October 10, the Department of Homeland Secured proposed a sweeping federal rule change to enable…
Read MoreDetroit city-to-city visit big hit
Building a welcoming economy—one that is inclusive of immigrants, their talents, their aspirations, and their contributions—can be a daunting endeavor. The Welcoming Economies (WE) Global Network brings together over 20 cities across the Rust Belt who have initiated local initiatives to do just that. Most of the WE members launched their efforts with the last…
Read MoreArtPlace: A new Partnership
Welcoming America, an organization that works to create more inclusive communities, and ArtPlace America, a collaboration of foundations, federal agencies and financial institutions working to position arts and culture as a core sector of community planning and development, are pleased to announce a new partnership that will identity and foster innovative models of collaboration between the arts and immigration…
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