Welcome

Spiritual and practical care for life in a new place.

Every tradition we serve teaches hospitality to the stranger. For immigrants, refugees, and anyone starting over in a new land, we offer two kinds of care: care for your spirit, and help understanding how life in America works. You can ask for one or both.

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Welcome in Your Tradition

Each tradition teaches its own way of welcoming the stranger. We offer that welcome in the practice of yours.

Christianity: Welcoming the Stranger

"I was a stranger, and ye took me in." (Matthew 25:35)

Prayer and scripture for the journey
Accompaniment, walking with you as Christ walked with his disciples
A blessing for your new home
Support for families separated by distance
Help finding a church home nearby

Buddhism: Refuge and Spiritual Friendship

Taking refuge is the heart of the path, and a spiritual friend walks it with you.

A spiritual friend for the journey
Mindful presence and compassionate listening through homesickness and change
Meditation for stress, grief, and uncertainty
Support for memorial practices for loved ones far away
Help finding a temple or meditation community nearby

Judaism: Welcoming Guests

"Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Deuteronomy 10:19)

Presence and listening as you settle in
Accompaniment to appointments
Dedicating a new home
Comforting mourners when loss happens far away
Help finding a synagogue and community nearby

No Faith Tradition: Care Without Conditions

“You do not have to share a faith tradition to deserve care, welcome, and belonging.”

A welcoming place to talk, reflect, and ask for help
Support through loneliness, homesickness, grief, and major life changes
Practical guidance for appointments, schools, transportation, and daily systems
Connection to community spaces and trusted local resources
Care that respects your values, questions, and choices

Islam: Migration and the Helpers

The Prophet (peace be upon him) migrated to Medina, where the Helpers welcomed the migrants as family. Our chaplains seek to be helpers for you.

Spiritual companionship through the journey of starting over
Prayer for you and for family far away
Accompaniment to appointments, so you do not go alone
Comfort when loss happens far from home
Help finding a mosque and community nearby

Spiritual Care in a New Place

For the inner weight of leaving home.

Companionship through homesickness, loneliness, and separation from family
Grief for people, places, and a way of life left behind
Support after displacement, disaster, or a hard journey
Keeping your faith practice alive in a new place
Blessings and rites for new homes, marriages, births, and losses (offered in English)

Understanding American Life and Systems

For the everyday confusion of a new culture. We explain how things work, in plain language, and walk with you.

Culture

Workplace expectations, neighbors, time, and the unspoken rules of daily life

Getting around

Buses, driving rules, and government offices, and what to expect when you go

Health care

Making appointments, insurance cards, pharmacies, and when to use urgent care or the emergency room

Staying safe

911, weather alerts, and preparing your household for disasters

Home and money

Leases, utility bills, banking, and spotting common scams

Your papers

Help keeping documents organized so you know what each one is and where it is

Your children's schools

Enrollment, parent meetings, and how schools communicate

Accompaniment

A chaplain can go with you to an appointment

What We Do Not Do

We are not a refugee resettlement agency. We do not provide housing, cash assistance, benefits enrollment, or resettlement case management.
We do not give legal or immigration advice.
We do not choose, fill out, or file immigration forms.
We do not provide medical or mental health treatment.

When you need those services, we help connect you with qualified professionals, and the choice of provider is yours.

Good to Know

We never ask for immigration status, Social Security numbers, or government ID.
Care is offered in English. You are welcome to bring an adult you trust to interpret; please do not ask a child to interpret.
Care is for adults 18 and older.
Meet us online, in person, or through a community partner.

Fees

Cost should not keep you from care. A family, community, or congregation may sponsor your care, and Solidarity seats offer half the standard rate for anyone without that support. Solidarity is self-selected, with no documentation required.