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Meet Amel: ILI and IPP Graduate Builds a Community to Give Back

September 22, 2021 By The Welcoming Center In Civic Engagement, Community Engagement, Participant Profiles, Workforce Development No Comments

Amel moved to Philadelphia in July 2015 from Algeria on The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program). She has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and speaks four different languages—Berber, Arabic, French, and English. In Algeria, she was working as a pharmacy technician. When she arrived in Philadelphia, she took on a job as a finishing operator. [...]

Meet Our International Professionals Program Graduates (Summer 2021 Cohort)

June 28, 2021 By The Welcoming Center In Participant Profiles, Participant Voices, Workforce Development No Comments

On Thursday, July 1, 2021, The Welcoming Center will be celebrating the graduation of 12 International Professionals Program (IPP) participants, representing seven countries across the globe. IPP is an eight-week course for career readiness training followed by six months of job coaching. It brings together a diverse group of international professionals with bachelor’s degrees or [...]

Closing the Gender Gap: Immigrant Women and Equitable Economic Recovery

May 27, 2021 By The Welcoming Center In Employer Engagement, Workforce Development No Comments

As more and more people in the United States (U.S.) are vaccinated against COVID-19, the promise of economic recovery is on the horizon. Economic growth continues to soar, and economists expect the growth to continue into the summer. However, as the economy continues to climb back to its pre-COVID state, we must look deeper into [...]

Meet Our International Professionals Program Graduates (Spring 2021 Cohort)

May 17, 2021 By The Welcoming Center In Participant Profiles, Workforce Development No Comments

On April 1, 2021, The Welcoming Center celebrated the graduation of 11 International Professionals Program (IPP) participants, representing seven countries across the globe. IPP is an eight-week course for career readiness training followed by six months of job coaching. It brings together a diverse group of international professionals with bachelor’s degrees or higher and U.S. work authorization seeking to enter the U.S. workforce through employment or fellowship opportunities. Below [...]

A Conversation Between James Hancock and Olena Hart

April 29, 2021 By The Welcoming Center In Participant Voices, Volunteer Voices, Workforce Development No Comments

Our International Professionals Program graduate, Olena Hart, recently interviewed Welcoming Center volunteer, James Hancock. Read their conversation below. Hello James! Thank you for agreeing to talk about yourself, the company you work for and your experience, as a volunteer, with the Welcoming Center. Could you please introduce yourself first? Yes, sure. My name is James [...]

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