Ithaca Welcomes Refugees
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees walks alongside refugees and immigrants resettling in Tompkins County, New York. Whether finding a place to live, enrolling in English classes, or rebuilding community, we help newcomers navigate unfamiliar systems and environments, providing needed support.
News & Updates
Music Fundraiser at Lansing Performance Hall 8/15
Join us at the Lansing Performance Hall on Saturday August 15th from 6-10pm. Performers include: Yessica Martinez (Poet), Hannah Toombs (Singer/Songwriter), Acid Rat! (Acoustic Psychedelic Punk), Freeway Art (Dreamgaze Rock), and Spud Bugs (Folk Punk). Sliding scale donation to enter, 100% of proceed to benefit Ithaca Welcomes Refugees. Our thanks to Rocío Anica for organizing the event.
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Requesting Gently Worn Jewelry for Fall Fundraiser
All the jewelry sold at the sale is gently used and donated by people like you. EVERYONE has jewelry, old coins, school rings, broken jewelry or single earrings they don’t wear anymore or inherited and never used! In light of the new administration, Ithaca Welcomes Refugees is in need of our support more than ever! This is the 11th year we have organized jewelry sales to benefit local or national non-profit organizations. The sale will be held November 21,2026 at the First Baptist Church. To organize, drop off or pickup of donated jewelry, please call Debbie at 607 279-7174 (Dpbenzer@twcny.rr.com) or Yvonne 607-592-2799. Thank you all in advance!!!
Featured Story
A Poetry of Care: How Khadija is Healing and Creating
For Khadija, poetry is a means of transforming pain into beauty. Resettling in Ithaca after fleeing the Taliban, she tells us her story.
Community Gathers for Love of Soccer and to Support IWR
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