The new commitment will build a network of community and civic organizations to mobilize members, impacting up to 100,000 newcomers.
Alight, Church World Service, Community Sponsorship Hub, HIAS, International Rescue Committee, REACT DC, The Shapiro Foundation, Migration and Refugee Services/United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and WelcomeNST to bring unique expertise to support resettlement work
NEW YORK, September 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Welcome.US announced a new commitment to help an additional 50,000 Americans sponsor refugees over the next three years. Working in partnership with some of the most iconic and effective nonprofit and faith organizations in The united state — including Alight, Church World Service, Community Sponsorship Hub, HIAS, the International Rescue Committee, REACT DC, The Shapiro Foundation, Migration and Refugee Services/United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and WelcomeNST, Welcome.US — the coalition will create a network of community and civic organizations to mobilize thousands of Americans to sponsor newcomers and provide vital support.
Welcome.US CEO Nazanin Ash the announcement was made on stage during the closing of the plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting at New York Citywhich focuses on shared opportunities for action to address today’s global challenges. CGI’s unique model supports its partners in developing Commitments to Action, new, specific, and scalable projects to address the world’s pressing challenges.
“Over the past year, Americans have shown that they are ready and willing to welcome thousands of Afghan and Ukrainian newcomers into their communities,” said the Welcome.US CEO Nazanin Ash on stage. “Today, we’re harnessing this newfound potential by announcing a Commitment to Action to engage 50,000 more Americans in sponsorship over the next three years. When society as a whole gets involved in this work — companies, nonprofits, faith groups, veteran and diaspora groups. , college campuses, friends and neighbors — we can truly be the welcoming nation we’ve long imagined.”
As part of this commitment, Welcome.US and its private sector partners will benefit Welcome Connect — a first-of-its-kind technology platform built with engineering and technical support from Goldman Sachs, ServiceNow, and InfoSys — that makes it easy for potential sponsors and beneficiaries to connect, while raising awareness of the public to increase the capacity of civic organizations to support sponsors and newcomers. The effort will provide training, informational resources, and original storytelling to highlight the human impact of travel sponsorship. This work has the potential to support up to 100,000 refugee arrivals The united state.
This Commitment to Action will expand Welcome.US’s Be a Welcomer campaign, bringing together a diverse coalition of partners to reimagine welcoming newcomers as a community practice that complements and extends existing government infrastructure . Welcome.US will lead a national campaign to raise awareness, educate, and encourage Americans to become sponsors, or to provide support to sponsors, and create a community of welcomers willing to share their experience to stimulate the participation of others.
About Welcome.US
At Welcome.US, our mission is to unleash the desire and capacity of Americans to welcome newcomers and help them thrive. We act on evidence that direct involvement with newcomers changes both the welcome and the welcomed. We are not an advocacy organization or an operational agency that provides direct services to newcomers.
By making it easier for Americans from all walks of life to participate in the work of welcome — and telling their stories — we are building a movement that celebrates America’s spirit of welcome by providing opportunities to serve for all who want to accept. Our diverse community of Welcomers reaches across real and perceived divides to more effectively meet the needs of newcomers.
In partnership with local and national resettlement agencies, diaspora organizations and leaders, refugees, community sponsorship groups, nonprofits, businesses, faith-based institutions, veterans, universities, four former Presidents and four former First Ladies, the Welcome .US is the single point of entry for Americans who want to get involved and support those starting a new life The united state.
To learn more about Welcome.US, please visit welcome.us.
About the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) brings together global and emerging leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI works with partners to drive action through its unique model. Rather than directly implementing projects, CGI facilitates action by helping members connect, collaborate, and develop Commitments to Action — new, specific, and measurable plans that address global challenges. Through CGI, the community has made more than 3,700 Commitments to Action that have made a difference in the lives of more than 435 million people in more than 180 countries.
SOURCE Welcome.US
