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- January 24, 2023
Upwardly Global issued a new report, “Roadblocks to Workforce Inclusion for Young Adult Immigrants: Charting the Path Forward,” on the unique challenges young adult immigrants face on their employment journeys. We heard from healthcare workers, legal professionals, project managers, physical therapists, journalists, software engineers, human resources professionals, and more
Topics: Publications
- January 20, 2023
U.S. government program aims to mobilize 10,000 Americans to welcome refugees through private sponsorship in 2023 Washington, D.C. — Today, Upwardly Global joined over 200 diverse organizations in signing a letter of support for the Welcome Corps, a new U.S. government community service program that allows everyday Americans to
- January 20, 2023
With Upwardly Global moving its operations into the new year, we are using this time to reflect on our programming and methodology in direct service and workforce development work for immigrants, refugees, and asylees in 2022. Last year, Upwardly Global placed more job seekers in our direct service work
- January 19, 2023
A groundbreaking new study from Upwardly Global with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation has been published in WorkingNation, the premiere nonprofit media and journalism organization focusing on the labor market. “Young adults under the age of 30 with immigrant backgrounds encounter major roadblocks in their quests to
- January 16, 2023
With Upwardly Global’s toolbox, Luana found her dream job at San Francisco Public Defender’s Office In 2017, with only her law degree and backpack in hand, Luana, a then 23-year-old from Brazil, jumped on a plane to join her long-distance love in the U.S. She was nervous but hopeful,
- December 20, 2022
“The Afghan Adjustment Act’s passage would not only affirm the U.S. residency status of many Afghan evacuees, but would also prevent lapses in work authorization, which allows them to provide for themselves and their families. Adding their skills to the labor market would also be a net gain for
- December 11, 2022
“Underemployment is a problem in the refugee community, says Jina Krause-Vilmar, president and CEO of Upwardly Global, a New York City-based nonprofit that helps refugees and immigrants with college degrees and professional experience find jobs that match their qualifications. Krause-Vilmar says 45 percent of recently arrived immigrants have at
Topics: News Coverage
- December 9, 2022
Legislation to support Afghan allies to be reintroduced in the House and Senate NEW YORK – Upwardly Global, a leading workforce development organization supporting professional immigrants and refugees, reaffirms its support for the Afghan Adjustment Act, a critical, bipartisan bill that would help expedite pathways to permanent legal status
Topics: Afghan Response
- December 5, 2022
On Friday, December 2nd, Upwardly Global hosted a public board meeting on “How Can We Best Address Barriers to Immigrant and Refugee Inclusion”. The discussion included the state of immigrant and refugee inclusion, a case study on including internationally trained doctors in our healthcare system, including barriers and opportunities,
- December 5, 2022
Uprooted from Kabul, welcomed in Pittsburgh “We left everything behind. Our careers, the city that we loved for years, my apartment, my car, everything,” says Jalal. “And then it kind of struck me – I have to start everything from scratch not only for me, but for my family.”