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Ask Me Anything: Work Authorization

Monday, April 3, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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As a city, state, and country, we regularly welcome newcomers, but our immigration system doesn’t give them the tools they need for success. Immediate work authorization for asylees and new immigrants can change a family’s life and bring economic growth to our community.

Join us on Monday, April 3rd, at noon, to learn about work authorization from a business, political, and personal perspective. HIAS PA’s Executive Director, Cathryn Miller-Wilson, will be joined by Sarah Steltz, from The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, and by a HIAS PA legal team staffer who was caught in the struggle for more than a decade.

The program will be recorded.

Register here to get the Zoom link


As The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia’s Vice President of Economic Competitiveness, Sarah Steltz provides strategic direction and leadership in support of The Chamber’s mission to enhance the Greater Philadelphia region’s overall competitiveness by attracting and expanding companies, capital, and talent in key growth sectors.


Shaloo Jose is the Director of the Asylee Outreach Program at HIAS Pennsylvania. She provides immigration legal representation to asylees so that they can move forward on their path to permanent residency, including by obtaining work authorization for them. She also works with asylees to obtain employment services and other critical resources on the path to self-sufficiency. She understands the challenge of obtaining work authorization on a very personal level, as she has lived it.


Join us on Zoom on Monday, April 3rd!

G'mar chatima tova.

HIAS Pennsylvania's office will be closed on Monday, September 25th, in observance of Yom Kippur. 

TONIGHT (4/20) - Join us ONLINE at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!

Join us ONLINE at 6:45PM TONIGHT, Thursday, April 20th, for HIAS PA's 2023 Golden Door Awards: United for Immigrants!

Happy Passover from HIAS Pennsylvania!HIAS PA is closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover

HIAS Pennsylvania will be closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover from 1PM on Wednesday, April 5th through Friday, April 7th, and on Wednesday, April 12th and Thursday, April 13th.

Join us at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!United for Immigrants

The Golden Door Awards is HIAS Pennsylvania's annual fundraiser. Your generous support helps us serve low-income immigrants from all over the world as they build new lives in our community.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

TONIGHT: Join us at the table!Join us for Thankful Together!

Thankful Together, formerly known as Refugee Thanksgiving, is happening TONIGHT at 6PM!

Register here to join us tonight: https://hiaspa1.wpengine.com/event/thankful-together-2021/

TONIGHT: Join us at the table!Register now for Thankful Together!

Thankful Together, formerly known as Refugee Thanksgiving, is happening TONIGHT at 6PM!

Register here to join us tonight: https://hiaspa1.wpengine.com/event/thankful-together-2021/

Celebrate our volunteers who make this all possible!Click here at 11:45AM to join our Annual Meeting!

Click here to join our virtual Annual Meeting!

The Annual Meeting starts at noon, but join us at 11:45AM for an informal chat before the event!

POSTPONED! Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan

Today's Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan Facebook Live event has been postponed due to a worldwide Facebook outage. We will update you as soon as possible about rescheduling the event.