Topic: Immigrants and Refugees
Business for Good: Brightly
The immigrant-owned cleaning service co-operative, opening in Philly next spring, offers workers a pathway to the American middle class
By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal: Lawyers Stand Against Muslim Refugee Ban
Attorneys from major law firms and nonprofits alike banned together to help refugees planning to enter the United States in the wake of Trump's ban on Muslim travelers
By Jane Levy
How to Help Ukraine
The world is watching as their democratic country is under full-scale attack. Here are ways to support the efforts to keep Ukraine free and help those caught in the crossfire
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Guest Commentary: The Day We Fled Kabul
An Afghan refugee who worked for the U.S. government relates his family's harrowing experience fleeing the Taliban, making their way to the U.S.—and finding a welcoming home in Philadelphia
By Ahmad
How to Help Afghan Refugees in Philadelphia Now
It’s been three months since the last US military plane left Kabul. After a traumatic evacuation and weeks living on military bases, hundreds of Afghan refugees are arriving in Philadelphia—they need our support now more than ever.
By Katherine Rapin
Citizen of the Week: Zulma Guzman
The Salvadoran immigrant is a “social worker without a title” for new Philadelphians in her Elmwood Park neighborhood—a community often invisible to city government.
By Katherine Rapin
Helping Kensington Thrive
A collaboration between several local organizations has distributed more than $15 million in affordable loans to the Latinx community in North Philly—and it’s just getting started.
By Courtney DuChene
A Tamal To Feed Them All
A Philly chef makes and sells tamales with out-of-work immigrant cooks hit hard by the pandemic—and ineligible for unemployment
By Brianna Baker