Maximizing funds, community partnerships in Texas through COVID-19
As the pandemic began escalating in early 2020, the Welcoming Network mobilized in communities from Vermont to Texas to meet the pressing and often overlooked needs of immigrant and refugee communities. Through our Resilient Rapid Response Initiative, see how our members rose to the occasion and responded to community needs in this “Resilient Responders” blog…
Read MoreExploring immigrant and grassroots entrepreneurship with GigRoots podcast
Recently, Welcoming America and its members participated in a podcast series with GigRoots. Hosted by Ethan Daly, who by day is the U.S. Regional Director of Partners Worldwide and based in Grand Rapids, MI, the GigRoots podcast is part of an “online marketplace and community bringing together entrepreneurs from all different cultures and backgrounds to sell…
Read MoreHow we created home together for Welcoming Week 2020
This year, as many of us social distanced to protect our communities, Welcoming Week was more important than ever. Under the theme of “Creating Home Together”, Welcoming Week inspired communities to consider what makes a home and how, in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, the definition of home has changed for many people. At…
Read MoreHow Communities of Practice Foster Thoughtful Engagement, Collaboration, and Welcoming
Authored by Thought Partnerships As part of Welcoming Week, we invited partners to share how they’re creating home together during a pandemic. Thought Partnerships is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to advancing non-violent, just, and inclusive societies. Thought Partnerships is a formal partner of Welcoming Week 2020. Thought Partnerships (TP) joins millions around the world who are finding new…
Read MoreAmerica Needs All of Us, Now More Than Ever: Part 3
America Needs All of Us, Now More Than Ever is a three-part blog series to highlight excerpts of the America Needs All of Us toolkit created by Welcoming America in 2015 to provide practical messaging tools and strategies that address people’s fears, anxieties, and prejudices head on about immigration and demographic changes in America. While…
Read MoreAmerica Needs All of Us, Now More Than Ever: Part 2
America Needs All of Us, Now More Than Ever is a three-part blog series to highlight excerpts of the America Needs All of Us toolkit created by Welcoming America in 2015 to provide practical messaging tools and strategies that address people’s fears, anxieties, and prejudices head on about immigration and demographic changes in America. While…
Read MoreAmerica Needs All of Us, Now More Than Ever: Part 1
America Needs All Of Us, Now More Than Ever is a three-part blog series to highlight excerpts of the America Needs All of Us toolkit created by Welcoming America in 2015 to provide practical messaging tools and strategies that address people’s fears, anxieties, and prejudices head on about immigration and demographic changes in America. While the…
Read MoreWE Pilot Participants Adapt to Meet COVID-19 Economic Inclusion Challenges
This piece was co-written by Steve Tobocman. Launched in February, the Welcoming Economies Technical Assistance Pilot (WE Pilot) supports local leaders in advancing policies, programs, partnerships, and practices that include immigrants as part of their local or regional economic strategy. Two of the three pilot initiatives are partnerships between a local economic development agency and…
Read MoreSix Ways to Support Refugees Virtually this World Refugee Day
June 20 is World Refugee Day. As an internationally-designated day of the United Nations, World Refugee Day was established as a way for people across the world to show solidarity for refugees and to honor their resilience and determination to find safe haven. By the end of 2018, 70.8 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide…
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…
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