by Lina Duffy Peggy is a dentist. She ran her own dental practice for eight years in her native Colombia. She arrived in Philadelphia in 2015, not speaking a word of English. To improve her English, she enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at the Community College of Philadelphia. Unable to practice [...]

In September 2017, the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians launched the Immigrant Fellowship Program (IFP) in partnership with the City of Philadelphia. The IFP provides graduates of the Welcoming Center's International Professionals Program (IPP) valuable work experience in the United States. In March 2019, the City of Philadelphia recognized the IFP in its Fueling Philadelphia's [...]

By Gianna Salituri A successful engineer from Venezuela, a dedicated hard worker, a very optimistic person. All of these qualities should bring some kind of success, but it is far more challenging to find a job in your career path as an immigrant in the United States then one would imagine. “It was overwhelming. I [...]

by Miranda Berger As I write this article about diversity it puts a smile on my face. As an immigrant from the Netherlands, I assist new immigrants every day in their career pathway at the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians in Philadelphia. Although I visited the United States many times, my relocation to the U.S. [...]

by Bryce Bayer Participants using technology to learn at the Welcoming Center's Immigrant Leadership Institute In today’s highly connected world, few would refute the claim that technology is everywhere. You can hardly walk down the street without bumping into someone who is checking their e-mail, answering a text, or documenting a moment on social media. [...]