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Top Ten Ways to Support Immigrants and Refugees 

  1. Volunteer to support our social services, from setting up a newly arrived refugee family’s apartment to accompanying immigrants to their doctor appointments, to mentoring an immigrant family through our Philly Neighbor Program.
  2. Give household goods to help furnish a newly arrived refugee’s apartment.
  3. Donate to HIAS PA’s legal programs and ensure someone eligible for legal status in the US has the representation to make it happen.
  4. Start a Facebook/social media fundraising campaign, encouraging your friends and family to donate to HIAS PA.
  5. Invite a HIAS Pennsylvania speaker to come to your congregation, workplace, or club.
  6. Join the Emma Lazarus Society by putting HIAS Pennsylvania in your will or making us the beneficiary of an IRA or life insurance plan, ensuring HIAS Pennsylvania will be there to do our vital work for years to come.
  7. Become a Voice of Welcome, sustaining HIAS Pennsylvania’s work no matter what happens next through monthly donations. 
  8. Become a pro bono lawyer, and represent an immigrant client as they apply for asylum, a green card, or citizenship. 
  9. Buy new items or an Instacart gift card to ensure that immigrants have the items/food they need when they first arrive or in times of crisis. 
  10. Learn about how you can advocate for immigrants, from ensuring PA Driver’s Licenses are available to all to creating a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants.
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/

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.