Topic: Welcome Circles

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Sep 8, 2026

Community Sponsorship: How Volunteers Power Refugee Resettlement Across the U.S.

Alaa, a Syrian refugee supported by community sponsorship, shows drawings by her daughter in their Chicago home in 2025. (Lindsay Kagalis/HIAS) HIAS and our partners have been at the forefront of exploring community sponsorship as a model of refugee resettlement in the U.S.

Aug 12, 2026

HIAS Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Fall of Kabul

HIAS Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Fall of Kabul 76,000 Afghans evacuated to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan five years ago, but now the U.S. government has shut the door.

May 21, 2025

A Welcome Circle Helps a Journalist’s Family Start a New Story

A woman and small child walk down a street. After Hasan, Fatima, and their young son arrived in the U.S., they turned to HIAS for help.

Sep 20, 2024

Congregation Recognized for Its Many Helping Hands

Members of the Judea Reform Congregation, a HIAS Welcome Circle, wait to welcome an Afghan family at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina on February 14, 2022. (Marian Abernathy) Judea Reform Congregation in Durham, North Carolina received a Pathways Award from HIAS for outstanding work on behalf of forcibly displaced people.

Aug 28, 2024

Afghan Refugees Deserve Our Assistance and Support 

Afghan Refugees Deserve Our Assistance and Support  Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, thousands of Afghans are still struggling for legal status.

Apr 26, 2024

The Time Ukrainian Refugees Celebrated Passover — in a Church

Shabbat dinner in Barcelona Two months after full-scale war brought many Ukrainians to Spain, the onset of Passover forced a woman determined to help them get creative.

Feb 21, 2024

Berlin Exhibition Shows Ukrainian Refugees Documenting New Lives

Berlin Exhibition Shows Ukrainian Refugees Documenting New Lives Through Our Lens, a photo exhibition in Berlin, reveals the perspective of Ukrainian refugee women who have settled in the city.

Dec 19, 2023

2023: Year in Review

2023: Year in Review In a year marked by geopolitical conflict and other challenges, HIAS expanded its services to meet the needs of displaced people worldwide.

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.

Jun 16, 2023

After Fleeing Alone, a Ukrainian Finds ‘Family’ in Brussels

After Fleeing Alone, a Ukrainian Finds ‘Family’ in Brussels A Welcome Circle helped Anastasiia Ponomorenko, who left Ukraine without her family, find her footing in Brussels.