Civity 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 MoreFrom Grieving to Galvanizing
Dear Friends, Our hearts are heavy with grief for the families who lost loved ones this weekend in Dayton and El Paso. We also mourn the victims of the more than 250 mass shootings that have taken place this year, many fueled by hate. We all want to live in communities that are safe, and…
Read MoreWelcoming communities are resilient communities
After 10 years of leading immigrant inclusion work, we know that welcoming communities are also resilient communities. Resilient communities succeed in the face of change. In an era of unprecedented migration and climate change, local leaders are often at the forefront – developing and innovating solutions that help their cities and towns not only respond…
Read MoreA vision for welcoming: If you rise, we all rise
If you joined us in Pittsburgh, you heard me share the story of Mother’s Day, a holiday that didn’t originate as a Hallmark card, but as a plea for peace, a manifesto, in the wake of the civil war, for mothers from all nations to come together to have a greater voice in the solutions…
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 MoreWelcoming America’s Statement on Tragedies in Pittsburgh and Louisville
We grieve with the families who lost loved ones in #Pittsburgh & #Louisville. These shootings targeted not only Jews, refugees, and African Americans, but the very idea of being a pluralistic, multiethnic democracy. We stand with our partners in Pittsburgh and Louisville, and our friends at HIAS, whose crucial work building a bridge between Jews and…
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…
Read MoreMetro Atlanta Becomes The First Major Metro Area To Adopt A Regional Welcoming Plan
Metro Atlanta Becomes The First Major Metro Area To Adopt A Regional Welcoming Plan Contact: Timothy Walden , Communications Manager Phone: 404-736-6608 Email: [email protected] Embargoed until August 23, 2018 at 7pm EST Welcoming America is pleased to announce metro Atlanta as the first major metro area to create and implement a regional welcoming plan.…
Read MoreWhat it will take to unite our nation
Seventy-five years ago, my grandparents lost nearly everyone they loved in the Holocaust and came with my mother as refugees to this country, where they were able to build new lives and call themselves Americans. Today, when I hold my daughter’s tiny toddler hands in mine, I think of how my grandmother became an orphan,…
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