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“Our systems are not set up to help immigrants and refugees integrate into the workforce.” Jina Krause-Vilmar, Upwardly Global President and CEO, spoke with WorkingNation at the Jobs for the Future Horizons Conference in New Orleans. “We have to change that because we have labor market shortages that are not

Ihor, a Ukrainian neurologist who landed a U.S. medical residency with Upwardly Global

After six years in the U.S., Ihor reboots a promising neurology career In 2017, a stint as a boxing champion allowed 35-year-old Ihor to move from Ukraine to Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a U.S. talent visa — but his skills go far beyond the ring. In his home country, he had

Sohaila, an Afghan newcomer and Upwardly Global alumna

Upwardly Global is thrilled to announce a major milestone in our efforts to support Afghan newcomers. Through the direct service team’s exceptional work, Upwardly Global has successfully placed 500 Afghan professionals into family-supporting careers with an average salary of $59,131. Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Upwardly Global’s

Juan, a job seeker from Colombia who sought asylum in the U.S.

With Upwardly Global’s support, Juan restarts his advertising career In his native Colombia, 29-year-old Juan never dared to dream of married life as a gay man. But when he arrived in the United States as an au pair, his viewpoint shifted. Living with a gay host family exposed him to

Upwardly Global's communications team

NEW YORK — Upwardly Global is pleased to announce that its Afghan response campaign received an honorable mention in Ragan’s Crisis Communications Awards in the Public Affairs category. The award recognizes the Upwardly Global communications team’s ongoing work of uplifting Afghan newcomers’ stories since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in

Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson featuring Jina Krause-Vilmar

“We have to make sure that we are not [perpetuating] the myth and the negative propaganda against immigrants. That immigrants are ‘extractive,’ that they ‘exploit the system,’ when we know in reality that they are contributing. Upwardly Global helps place over 2,000 immigrants a year back into the U.S. economy.