COVID-19

Refugee Resilience and Mental Health During COVID-19

Refugee Resilience and Mental Health During COVID-19

There are 80 million displaced persons in the world today, more than any other time in our history.

HIAS Leaders Speak at UNHCR Forum For NGOs

Sep 29, 2020

HIAS's international program teams played a key role at the 2020 UNHCR-NGO Global Annual Consultations.

Thinking About Safety as Part of Mental Health Services in Kenya

Sep 01, 2020

HIAS Kenya is focused on getting basic necessities to clients to help them deal with mental health issues.

Volunteers Allow HIAS' New York Clients to Weather the Pandemic

Aug 26, 2020

HIAS volunteers help with everything refugees and refugee seekers need to live stable lives, from providing for basic needs to career mentorship and English tutoring.

Today We Recognize Humanitarian Workers for All They Do

Aug 19, 2020

Each year on August 19, the United Nations honors humanitarian aid workers by celebrating World Humanitarian Day.

Camp-in-a-Box Gives Fun Back to Kids During Pandemic

Aug 11, 2020

JFS of Western Mass. gave refugee families "camp-in-a-box" so kids could still have fun this summer.

Taking the Lead in Emergency Assistance

Jul 07, 2020

HIAS has rapidly created systems to protect refugees facing emergencies and to deliver aid to them during the pandemic.

HIAS Calls For Guardrailed Funding For U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Jul 01, 2020

SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, plays a crucial role in administering refugee admissions, asylum, naturalization of new Americans, and other programs that are central to our identity as a nation of immigrants and refugees. HIAS is deeply concerned about...

Digital Marketing + Corporate Partnerships = Success for Refugee Entrepreneurs

Jun 29, 2020

HIAS is working with corporations to help refugee entrepreneurs in Ecuador and Peru grow their businesses.

New HIAS Report Examines Refugee Lives Upended By COVID-19

Jun 24, 2020

The assessment of refugees' and asylum seekers' needs during the pandemic is shaping HIAS' worldwide response efforts.

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