Seeds of Growth
Is your community harnessing the potential of immigrant entrepreneurs to spur economic growth and job creation? This tool will introduce you to practical ways to leverage the opportunities that exist when you include immigrant entrepreneurs in local economic development strategies and programs.
Read MoreStand Together
This guide was created for advocates, service providers, and supporters as a tool to address the backlash toward refugees and Muslim Americans, and to help you proactively engage with community leaders and neighbors. Through the messages, sample conversations, story ideas, and worksheets in this toolkit, we will help you develop straightforward yet persuasive language to use in the spoken or written…
Read MorePursuing Health Equity through Welcoming Work
In 2016, Welcoming America hosted its inaugural Welcoming Interactive annual conference that included a panel discussion on “Integrating a Health Equity Framework into Welcoming Work”. It focused on how states and communities could bridge the gap between health equity work and immigrant inclusion. This paper expands on key points addressed during this session, exploring themes…
Read MoreReframing Refugees: Messaging Toolkit
Developed in partnership with the Lightbox Collective, this toolkit is intended as a communications resource for individuals working in organizations that serve refugees and the broader community. It provides tips and recommendations on ways to deliver strong messages that encourage leaders to act in support of refugees in their communities. This toolkit was developed under…
Read MoreIdeas That Innovate: State & Local Policies
Ideas That Innovate: State & Local Policies is a report by the Welcoming Economies Global Network, a partnership between Welcoming America and Global Detroit that taps into the economic development opportunities created by immigrants across the Rust Belt. The report outlines state and local policies that foster immigrant inclusion in varying levels of government including…
Read MoreOpening Minds, Opening Doors, Opening Communities: Cities Leading for Immigrant Integration
With this rapid expansion of institutions for immigrant integration, there is a demand for a better understanding of how these institutions can most effectively facilitate receiving and integrating immigrants and ultimately maximize their economic and civic contributions. Published by the University of Southern California Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration and the Americas Society/Council…
Read MoreAmerica Needs All of Us
This toolkit was created to be a communications resource for those working in the field of immigration and immigrant integration. It provides practical messaging tools and strategies that address people’s fears, anxieties, and prejudices head on. In that way, the messages in the toolkit are particularly designed to talk to those whose minds are not yet made up about…
Read MoreWhite House Task Force on New Americans: Strategic Action Plan on Immigrant & Refugee Integration
In November 2014, President Barack Obama established the White House Task Force on New Americans, a government-wide effort tasked with better integrating immigrants and refugees into American communities civically, economically, and linguistically. This strategic plan outlines the Task Force’s integration strategy for the federal government, including goals and recommendations on building welcoming communities. Welcoming America…
Read MoreThe Story of Welcoming
An introduction to the Welcoming model and how it relates to the community of Shelbyville. This clip is featured in “Building a Nation of Neighbors,” a Shelbyville Multimedia video module for bridge-building between newcomers and long time residents, adapted from the documentary Welcome to Shelbyville directed and produced by Kim A. Snyder.
Read MoreLocal Leaders: The Foundation for Welcoming Work
An overview of how the Welcoming model approaches local leadership development. This clip is featured in “Building a Nation of Neighbors,” a video module for bridge-building between newcomers and long time residents, adapted from the documentary Welcome to Shelbyville directed and produced by Kim A. Snyder.
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