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
Week 6

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
Citizen of the Week

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
The Citizen Updates

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
The Citizen Recommends

Clinica de Migrantes

HBO made a documentary highlighting Puentes de Salud, a vital, volunteer-run Philly health clinic for immigrants

By Syra Ortiz-Blanes