Topic: Refugee Resettlement

Through our network of local resettlement partners, HIAS welcomes resettled refugees and helps them build their lives in communities across the United States.

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Sep 20, 2024

Congregation Recognized for Its Many Helping Hands

people in airport with welcome signs and balloons Judea Reform Congregation in Durham, North Carolina received a Pathways Award from HIAS for outstanding work on behalf of forcibly displaced people.

Aug 15, 2024

Three Generations of Women Who Sought a Better Future Abroad 

Three Generations of Women Who Sought a Better Future Abroad  Thanks to HIAS, Susana Baron and her family survived the Holocaust and built enriching lives in South America.

May 15, 2024

How the Economic Advancement Fund Helps Refugee Entrepreneurs

Phillip Bailey An interview with Phillip Bailey, inaugural director of HIAS' Economic Advancement Fund.

Feb 26, 2024

HIAS Named as Ivory Prize 2024 Top 25 Finalist

HIAS Named as Ivory Prize 2024 Top 25 Finalist HIAS is excited to announce that we have been selected as a Top 25 finalist for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability, a national award to recognize ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to housing affordability.

Jan 19, 2024

HIAS Marks First Anniversary of Welcome Corps

HIAS Marks First Anniversary of Welcome Corps HIAS is marking the first anniversary of the Welcome Corps, the initiative launched by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allow Americans to privately sponsor the resettlement of newcomers arriving through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

Oct 19, 2023

Hetfield Calls on Congress to Help Administration Rebuild Refugee Admissions Program

Hetfield Calls on Congress to Help Administration Rebuild Refugee Admissions Program "HIAS welcomes the administration’s effort to rebuild the U.S. refugee program,” HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield said in testimony before a House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee.

Oct 10, 2023

Five Ways Americans Can Welcome Refugees

Five Ways Americans Can Welcome Refugees With a record 110 million people forcibly displaced, it is vital that everyday Americans help refugees find welcome and safety in their communities.

Sep 29, 2023

HIAS Praises Biden Administration for Maintaining Robust Refugee Admissions Goal

HIAS Praises Biden Administration for Maintaining Robust Refugee Admissions Goal HIAS welcomes the Biden administration’s announcement that the U.S. refugee admissions ceiling will remain at 125,000 for Fiscal Year 2024, maintaining the level of the Presidential Determination (PD) from the previous two years.  

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