​Supporting Newcomers to the United States

 

In the early 2020s, a high number of children and families from Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa sought asylum at the southern U.S. border, creating urgent humanitarian needs. And in August 2021, the United States began the process of resettling the roughly 65,000 Afghans forced out of their home country and hoping to make the United States their new home. Many of these Afghan allies and their families aided American diplomatic, military, or civic agencies as interpreters, translators, and other personnel—and remain at high risk of persecution by the Taliban. In response, Hyphen partnered with Welcome.US to establish the Welcome Fund, which connects Afghans and others fleeing their homelands to welcoming communities across the United States. The Fund supports efforts that enable Americans from all walks of life to welcome those seeking refuge. It also funds innovative, systemic solutions that create a more sustainable and integrated infrastructure for welcoming newcomers in need of help.

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Hyphen also supported the FWD.us Education Fund to organize the National Dignity for Families Fund to secure and direct philanthropic funding to humanitarian efforts in border communities, destination states, and at the national level. The Fund addresses urgent humanitarian needs and supports systems change, with 100% of all contributions allocated to programmatic work. Similarly, Hyphen worked with the California Governor’s Office to conceptualize and organize the California Dignity for Families Fund.

​For more information please contact info@hyphenpartnerships.org.

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