Topic: Immigrants and Refugees
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
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
Jason Kelce’s Eagles Education Season
This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman compares Philly schools to those of Minneapolis, Minnesota—and celebrates a local education innovation
By Jason Kelce
I is for Immigrant
It’s Welcoming Week in Philly and America. Al-Bustan’s Immigrant Alphabet offers 26 stories to honor it
By Katherine Rapin
Michelle Angela Ortiz
The South Philly artist activist works to empower immigrants and galvanize the public and lawmakers into action through compassion
By Sarah Jordan
A Beaten and Penniless Dreamer
How my grandfather's story will get me to the polls this Tuesday
By Samira Mehta
Borderwise
The three-year-old startup has helped 80,000 immigrants apply for green cards. For Dreamers, they’ll do it for as little as $1
By Meerabelle Jesuthasan
Clinica de Migrantes
HBO made a documentary highlighting Puentes de Salud, a vital, volunteer-run Philly health clinic for immigrants
By Syra Ortiz-Blanes