Keeping America's Promise ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 In 2019-20, HIAS PA served 3,277 clients from 129 countries, including:

77 survivors of torture.

358 survivors of domestic abuse.

128 victims of violent crime.

505 immigrant youth.

95 newly arrived refugees.

417 individuals newly granted asylum.

When Luis was in sixth grade, he found out that he was undocumented. Over time, he came to understand that he could be sent back to a country he hadn't seen since he was three years old. HIAS Pennsylvania helped Luis gain protection from that threat through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Now a college student, Luis wants to participate fully in American society, but Congress has thus far failed to create a path to citizenship for DACA recipients. HIAS PA is helping Luis and his mother apply for humanitarian visas that would open up that path, but for now Luis's future remains uncertain.

"All of my dreams could be foiled. It is so hard to think about being pulled back into the shadows." — LUIS (COVER PHOTO) From the President and Executive Director

BACK IN JULY 2019, HIAS Pennsylvania chose a theme for the coming year: Keeping America’s Promise. We could not have known then just how clearly events would illu- minate the gap between promise and reality. Our clients came to this country believing in the American promise of an open — and even compassionate — society, but the pandemic left many of them with no safety net at all. Clients who were excluded from all forms of government relief found themselves in dire straits. We are so grateful to all of you who donated generously to our Immigrant Relief Fund so we could help some of them with direct cash grants and emergency social services. Compounding our clients’ distress, the federal government’s anti-immigration activities actually accelerated during the pandemic. Immigration and Customs En- forcement (ICE) stepped up efforts to deport migrants in detention and at the border. A cascade of regulatory changes, such as the pending 81 percent increase in the fee to apply for citizenship, will soon keep hundreds of HIAS PA clients from full participation in American society. Such changes, and many like it, diminish all of us. Looking back on this difficult year, we are so proud of a staff that pivoted with lightning speed to address urgent needs. Our legal, educational, and social services staff teamed up seamlessly. Volunteers, too, stepped up their roles, reaching our cli- ents with everything from food and Chromebooks to tutoring delivered remotely. And donors, we couldn’t be more grateful to you – tuning in and giving during our Virtual Annual Gala, making the gifting of Chromebooks possible so we could lessen the digi- tal divide, and supporting us in every way you could. As long as you, our friends and supporters, stay with us, HIAS PA will do all we can to keep the American promise. We will adapt and serve, as we have since 1882. That is our promise to you.

Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Esq. Carol Gantman, Ph.D Executive Director President of the Board

1 Hamid’s Journey 1 Fleeing terrorists, Hamid left his homeland, Pakistan, by boat and arrived on an island off the coast of Australia.

2 Hamid spent five difficult years in Australia, most of it in detention centers. He jumped at the chance to qualify for the US refugee program.

3 Hamid finally landed in the United States in May 2020. Now, Hamid says, he has "hope. I can start a new life."

AMONG THE 536 DIFFERENT SOCIAL SERVICES HIAS PA PROVIDED IN 2019-20, OUR SOCIAL SUPPORT TEAMS:

Resettled 95 refugees.

Delivered social support services to 262 immigrants. “Hamid has been a pleasure to work with. He arrived during an incredibly difficult time when COVID-19 had shut down many services. Despite these challenges, Hamid has taken the initiative to work toward his goals.” Jennifer LaMotte, Refugee Resettlement Program Manager

A New Life HAMID’S JOURNEY STARTED OUT in a tribal area of Pakistan, where terrorists tore apart his family. “They told my father to send two of his sons to help them fight or $50,000,” says Hamid. “When he did neither, they shot him.” Hamid fled to Australia, where he spent five difficult years. When the Austra- lian government told him he might qualify for the US refugee program, he jumped at the chance. Even during the pandemic, special diplomatic agreements cracked open America’s door for refugees who had spent time in Australia’s island detention Hamid has been surprised at the depth centers. Hamid landed in Philadelphia on of HIAS PA’s services despite COVID-19. May 27, 2020. “It was like letting a man out “I had in my mind that the resettlement of jail,” he said. “Here I have friends, and agency would not be able to offer much in hope. I can start a new life.” the midst of a pandemic,” says Hamid. “But Right now, Hamid is staying in his I have a case manager, an employment cousin’s apartment in South Philadelphia. counselor, and a manager who connected Though he longs to study a profession, me to healthcare services. HIAS PA has he quickly enrolled in a school that trains given me so much more than I expected.” commercial drivers. “I need financial To HIAS PA’s supporters, he says, stability,” he says. “A commercial driver’s “Your help changes lives. Without your license will allow me to support myself, no support, I don’t know how those of us who matter what the conditions.” are new to this country would survive.”

Provided English In 2019, 79.5 million people language classes to 179 immigrant were living displaced from youth and adults. their homes by violence or persecution.

3 Living in Limbo HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION was such Andrea had a roof over her head Life is a little better for Andrea now. a proud moment for Andrea! Even while because the restaurant’s kind owners let The restaurant opened, so she can fighting deportation, she had studied hard her live in their house. Andrea felt terrible earn a little money. She has a goal: to to become the first in her family to earn a she couldn’t contribute financially. Then, become a nurse so “she can help other diploma. Standing in her cap and gown, she Andrea fell. She left the emergency room people.” She doesn’t know when she had taken a huge step toward a new life in with painful broken teeth she couldn’t will be able to start nursing studies at the US, far from the bare existence that had possibly afford to repair. It was almost the community college, but she will wait. caused her to flee Guatemala at age 15. last straw. Her determination is fierce. About HIAS Then came the pandemic. COVID-19 Mary McCabe, HIAS PA’s Detained PA, she says, “You do your work with a closed the restaurant where Andrea earned Children’s Program Manager and Andrea’s lot of love. I don’t have the words to say a little under the table. Suddenly, she didn’t attorney, turned to the Immigrant Relief what it has meant to me.” have enough money to feed herself, and Fund to help Andrea. With an $800 grant her temporary immigration status didn’t from the fund, Andrea was able to pay her allow her to qualify for government aid. dental bills and buy some food. A HIAS PA The courts let her stay in the community case manager, through services support- until her hearing for a humanitarian visa, ed by the Relief Fund, began to work with but that wasn’t scheduled until June 2021. Andrea to be sure she didn’t slip through Meanwhile, she couldn’t even work legally. the cracks and disappear.

IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, In 2019-20, 217 volunteers HIAS PA: Provided $800 cash contributed 10,245 hours grants to 121 of the most supporting HIAS PA’s work. vulnerable immigrants through our Immigrant Relief Fund. When Andrea couldn't make ends meet as the pandemic hit, the owners of the restaurant where she works took her in.

“A lot of people have helped Andrea, but most of all she has a lot of grit.” Mary McCabe, Detained Children’s Program

Delivered 178 laptops so clients could attend school and access essential services online.

Engaged 61 volunteers to provide 98 immigrants with much needed groceries.

5 Resilience, Your Name Is Addae IN MANY WAYS, Addae seems like any oth- er teenager. He just graduated from high school, loves soccer, and is excited about college. But few teenagers have overcome so much. Addae grew up in a rural village in Ghana. When his father died after his twelfth birthday, his father’s family sold him to a priest of a local religion. The priest beat Addae, who spent his days doing chores and his nights sleeping on the temple floor. After a year, Addae’s mother presented himself to immigration officials. rescued her son, though she still could not Eventually, officials relocated him to Penn- support him on her own. She took him to sylvania, where a foster agency contacted an uncle, but that was no better. His uncle’s HIAS Pennsylvania. abusive wife sent Addae into the streets to HIAS PA helped Addae gain a special sell trinkets. Then, Addae’s uncle trafficked visa for minors deemed at risk of abuse or him to an Ecuadorian as a child worker. abandonment if sent home. With this visa, In Ecuador, Addae managed to avoid Addae was able to get life-changing docu- the trafficker, but he was living on the ments: a work permit and driver’s license. streets penniless, alone, and without the Now Addae holds a job at Walmart and, a Spanish to ask for help. He decided to travel gifted student, looks forward to attending north in a journey as harrowing as anything community college on a scholarship. He that came before. Addae kept going, until can apply for a precious green card, the he walked across the bridge to the US and symbol of legal permanent residency in the US and the next step on the long road to citizenship. Says Addae, “I didn’t think I would ever have a chance at a life like this.” In 2019, 76,020 children & youth crossed the southern border alone.

AMONG THE 3,818 DIFFERENT LEGAL SERVICES HIAS PA PROVIDED IN 2019-20, OUR LEGAL TEAMSHELPED:

1,814 immigrants through legal consultations.

451 immigrants apply for citizenship.

119 immigrants apply for asylum.

“Addae is so smart, so 395 immigrants apply remarkably good-natured and for other humanitarian sweet and resilient. In the last visas and other initial year, he has just blossomed.” immigration status Noelle Lemon, HIAS PA Staff Attorney (including DACA).

7 Donors We gratefully acknowledge the support of the government agencies, foundations, Please note that the following list only includes donors who donated between corporations, and individual contributors whose generosity makes our October 1, 2019 and September 30, life-saving work possible. Every effort is given to share an accurate and complete 2020. If you donated after that date, list. Please excuse us if we have made any errors. In the interest of space, we have your donation will be acknowledged in only included donors who gave at the $250 level and above. We are sorry that we the next Annual Report. cannot include the hundreds of donors that gave below that level.

Government and Oak Foundation Golden Door Kaplan Family Foundation Patricia Kind Foundation Caroline and Nathan Kamesar Anonymous Institutional Funders PA is Ready! Kenneth Kind and Sharon Citizens Bank Anonymous Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers’ Glickman-Kind Rebecca Katz Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Trust Account (PA IOLTA) Klasko Immigration Law Partners Ron Klasko Catholic Legal Immigration Network Pennsylvania Refugee Resettlement Ken Klothen and Eve Biskind Klothen Adele and Irwin Lipton (New Americans Campaign Program (Office of Refugee Nadia Kunz The Invisible Prince Foundation pass-through funding) Resettlement pass-through funding) George Landau and Elisa Abeloff Ned McCarthy Trust Chester County Bar Foundation Pennsylvania Department of Education Mary and Lance Laver The Newell Devalpine Foundation Chester County Women and Girls Fund (Office of Refugee Resettlement Emily Squires Levine and Ron Levine Dveera Segal and Bradley Bridge Girls Advisory Board pass-through funding) The Magnolia Fund Carol Thomson and Paul Wheeling City of Philadelphia, Department of Pew Charitable Trusts David and Nahariyah Mosenkis Amanda Kaiserman Tosi Human Services Philadelphia Bar Foundation Overbrook Presbyterian Church Drexel University Philadelphia Foundation Torchbearers Pincus Family Foundation Domestic Violence Center of Chester Philadelphia Legal Assistance (US Ann Ritter and Leo Korein The Ash Family Foundation County (Victims of Crime Act Department of Justice, Office The Saporito Family Foundation Ballard Spahr, LLP pass-through funding) of Violence against Women Daniel and Sheila Segal Noah Becker Emergency Food and Shelter Program pass-through funding) Bonnie Squires Richard Berkman and Toni Seidl Enterprise Holdings Foundation Samuel S. Fels Fund Janah Szewczyk Cotswold Foundation Equal Justice Works (Victims of Crime School District of Philadelphia Norm and Lita Weinstein Dechert, LLP Act pass-through funding) United Way of Southern New Jersey David and Betty Wice Alan Feldman and Maureen Pelta Hess Family Foundation and Greater Philadelphia Willig, Williams, and Davidson Ezra Fishman and Nicola Brodie HIAS, Inc. (Department of State University of Pennsylvania — Vivian Wolovitz and Michael Slotznick Harold Katz Family Foundation Reception and Placement Program Civic House Zellis Family Foundation Edda Katz and the Office of Refugee USCIS Citizenship and Integration Katelyn Leader Resettlement pass-through funding) Grant Program James Levin and Andrea Commaker Global Citizens Independence Foundation Van Amerigen Foundation Lawrence and Seyna Abel Sandy Mozes and Clare Kahn Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Foundation VERA Institute of Justice (Office Alan M. and Sarah M. Coslov Thomas Roberts Jewish Federation of Greater of Refugee Resettlement Philanthropic Fund Andy Rogoff and Amy Ginensky Philadelphia pass-through funding) Caroline Anapol Marta Rozans Jewish Federation of Greater Victims of Crime Act Robert and Tracy Baron Elias and Esta Schwartz Philadelphia's Teen Giving Project Wallace Research Foundation Laurie Bernstein and Robert Weinberg Sharon and Michael Sherman Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia Women Against Abuse (Victims of Edward and Danielle Brant Margret Trotzky and Dennis Murphy Mexican Consulate of Philadelphia Crime Act pass-through funding) Sheryl Bullitt Montgomery County Bar Foundation Women’s Opportunities Resource American Dreamers Benjamin and Ariana Burrows Montgomery County Foundation Center of Philadelphia Douglas Christian AILA Philadelphia Nationalities Services Center Zelda Immigration Education Project Choosito! Inc Bonnie Anapol (Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Philadelphia Foundation Amy Colando Tom and Sharon Baker pass-through funding) Zell Family Foundation Elliot and Carol Cole Benjamin and Susan Baxt Stephanie Costa Harold Berger Rebecca Davis Evelyn Bishop Susan Dickey Ann Cohen and Stuart Davidson Dyad Communications, Inc Steven Cohen and Elsie Stern Lisa Strauch Eggers Conston Foundation Roy and Judy Eidelson Michael Eisenbud Carolyn Eisen and Jon Yardney Sam Fleischacker and Amy Reichert Scott Fast Edward and Jane Foster Barry and Judith Fireman Carol Gantman Jeannette Flamm Judith Ginsberg David and Erin Frankel Phyllis Grady David and Christina Fryman

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Administration Khalilullah Rasekh, Matching Grant Tal Netter-Sweet,Victims of Crime Eliav Ehrenkrantz, Youth Advocacy Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Esq., Executive Coordinator (from 11/2019) Paralegal (from 11/2019) Know Your Rights Specialist (until 10/2020) Director Jennifer Selpa, Civic House Michelle Nava, Victims of Crime Case Jennifer M. Joseph, Director of AmeriCorps VISTA (until 7/2020) Manager Marissa Piña Rodriguez, Youth Advocacy Know Your Rights Operations Liz Carlson, Civic House AmeriCorps Lauren Nicosia, MSW, Victims Coordinator (until 1/2020) Daniella Scruggs, Director of VISTA (from 8/2020) of Crime Compliance Officer (until 7/2020) Gerardo Castillo Jimenez, Development Meagan Hume, MDP, Health Accredited Rep., Latino Outreach Coordinator Stephanie Costa, Esq., Domestic Kerry Coughlin, MSW, Community and Immigration Services (LOIS) Violence Supervising Attorney Engagement Specialist Samantha Drummond, PHENDD Coordinator Rebecca Weber, Development and AmeriCorps VISTA (from 8/2020) Isabel Abreu, Esq., Domestic Violence Staff Attorney Communications Associate (from Annelieske Sanders, Jesuit Fellow, Citizenship and 11/2019) Housing Coordinator Alison Coutifaris, Esq., Domestic Family Reunification Violence Equal Justice Works Fellow Latda “Loy” Omphommasack, Ina Grimm, ARSP Fellow (until 3/2020) Office Assistant (until 6/2020) Program Valeri Harteg, Education Program Lori Alexander, MSW, Accredited Maria Sofia Gattorno, Esq.,Domestic Yvonne Leung, Executive Assistant Manager Rep., Director of Citizenship and Violence Staff Attorney Family Unification Program Gabriela Rodriguez, Receptionist Charlie Heil, Adult Education Lead Joanna Gardner, Esq., Domestic Instructor Raisa Davidovich, Accredited Rep., Violence Skadden Fellow Citizenship Specialist Refugee Michelle Ferguson, Education Access Maya Nojechowicz, Accredited Rep., Coordinator Marina Merlin, Accredited Rep., Resettlement Domestic Violence Legal Assistant Legal Specialist Rona Buchalter, PhD, Director of Parisa Khoshnood, Education Nicole Banales, Domestic Violence Refugee Programming and Planning Program Administrator (from 7/2020) Mary Clark, Esq., P-CAN Project Case Manager (from 1/2020) Coordinator Jade Flora-Holmquist, MSW, Rachel Aistrop, English as a Second Natalia Lara, Domestic Violence Resettlement and Placement Program Language Instructor (from 7/2020) Pamela Roberts, Esq., Citizenship and Paralegal (from 4/2020) Manager (until 10/2019) Family Unification Staff Attorney Elizabeth Yaeger, Esq., Youth Jennifer LaMotte, MSW, Resettlement Nighat Noel Amir, Citizenship Immigration Legal Advocacy Supervising Attorney (until and Placement Program Manager (from Assistant 11/2019) Services 4/2020) Philippe Weisz, Esq., Managing Stephanie Lubert, Esq., Youth Caroline Anapol, Resettlement Case Attorney Asylee Outreach Manager (until 7/2020) Advocacy Staff Attorney (until 4/2020); Rona Gershon, Esq., Intake Youth Advocacy Supervising Attorney Program Sarah Ayit, Resettlement Case Supervising Attorney (from 5/2020) Shaloo Jose, Accredited Rep., Manager (until 12/2019) Director of the Asylee Outreach Ayodele Gansallo, Esq., Senior Staff Rachel Rutter, Esq.,Youth Advocacy Program Dzemila Bilanovic, Resettlement Case Attorney Staff Attorney (until 1/2020) Manager (from 1/2020) Enock Sanon, Asylee Outreach Case Juliet Happy, Paralegal Jonah Santiago Pagán, Youth Manger Zhanna Ivanova, Refugee Fellow (from Advocacy Staff Attorney (until 1/2020) Chloe Walton, Philadelphia 3/2020 to 6/2020) Gin Sum, Asylee Outreach Partnership for Resilience Legal Noelle Lemon, Esq., Youth Advocacy Employment Coordinator Said Hashemi, Refugee Resettlement Coordinator Staff Attorney Fellow (from 8/2020) Jared Gencarella, Augustinian Fellow Zaid Hatoum, Esq. , Removal Defense Mary McCabe, Esq., Detained (until 8/2020) Amy Eckendorf, Immigrant Wellness Staff Attorney Children’s Program Manager Program Manager Isabel Prado, Augustinian Fellow Damaris Aguilar, Removal Defense Naomi Iser, Esq., Youth Advocacy Staff (from 9/2020) Marianne Khouri, Immigrant Paralegal Attorney (from 2/2020) Wellness Case Manager (from 11/2019) Hanae Togami, Haverford Fellow (until Vleidmy Velarde, LLM, Accredited Deepti Sailappan, Youth Advocacy 6/2020) Hannah Spielberg, Immigrant Rep., Victims of Crime Supervisor Paralegal (from 8/2020) Wellness Group Programming Sarah Curtis, Haverford Fellow (from Mark Saucedo, Accredited Rep,. Tatiana Albarracin-Fisch, Youth Coordinator (until 1/2020) 7/2020) Victims of Crime Legal Advocate and Advocacy Know Your Rights Specialist Anna Shaffer, Immigrant Wellness Community Liaison Group Programming Coordinator (from 2/2020) 11 Board of Directors 2019 – 2020

President Board of Directors Edda Katz Carol Thomson Retired Carol Gantman, Ph.D Judge Harold Berger Retired Communications Consultant Independent Psychologist Berger & Montague, P.C. Rebecca Katz Marty Tuzman Managing Shareholder Emeritus Vanguard, Marketing Director Jenkintown Building Services, CEO First Vice President Ann Cohen Carole Wilder, Esq. Adele S. Lipton Norman Weinstein, Esq. Retired Organizer Retired Attorney Retired Teacher Galfand Berger, Attorney Emily Cohen, Esq. Irwin Lipton Richard Weisbrot, CPA Green and Spiegel PC, Attorney Vice Presidents Retired Accountant Heier, Weisbrot, & Bernstein, LLC, Ed Brant, Esq. Judith Drasin, Esq. Accountant FMC Corporation, Attorney Sanford K. Mozes, Esq. Lipsky and Brandt, Attorney Retired Attorney Ed Sholinsky, Esq. Adam Herzig, z”l of blessed memory Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Jenny Perkins, Esq. Arader, Herzig and Associates Attorney Ballard Spahr, Attorney Wendy Castor Hess, Esq. Ilan Rosenberg, Esq. Treasurer Landau, Hess, Simon, & Choi, Attorney Gordon Rees, Attorney Margret Trotzky, MD Vivian Isaak Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dveera Segal, Esq. Magnum Group Inc., President Pediatrician Retired Professor Rabbi Alan Iser Michael Slotznick, Esq. Secretary St. Joseph’s University, Adjunct Professor Emily Breslin Markos, Esq. Independent Practice Attorney Social Security Administration, Caroline Kamesar, MSW Bonnie Squires Attorney Lasko Foundation, Director Communications Consultant

How You Can Help

DONATE MONEY *The financial statement for 2019-20, You can help us defend the rights of immigrants and refugees by making a donation at the period covered by this report will hiaspa.org/donate. You can also contact Daniella Scruggs, Director of Development, be posted to: hiaspa.org/the-issues/ at [email protected] or 215-832-0940 about ways to give and fundraising resources/financials as soon as the audit is completed — usually in April. opportunities. You may review the statement for 2018-2019 on the website now. DONATE TIME Volunteers are critical members of the HIAS Pennsylvania team. Opportunities range from helping families re-settle in the U.S. to teaching English and moving clients toward citizenship. Please go to hiaspa.org/volunteer to learn more.

EDUCATE YOURSELF Policies about immigrants and refugees are constantly changing. Learn more about the immigrants and refugees we serve by reading our updates, coming to our events, and exploring advocacy opportunities at hiaspa.org/the-issues. Where Do We Go From Here?

HIAS PENNSYLVANIA LOOKS to the coming months with Finally, we completed our move into new offices that will cautious hope. We have learned so much about how to serve help us work efficiently and effectively. Clients will find an area clients in difficult times! We have also moved forward with designed for their children and better privacy in talking with initiatives that will make us a stronger organization. HIAS PA staff. For now, we continue to work remotely, but we As we serve clients coming from every continent, we know look forward to welcoming everyone warmly. well the impact of racism in this country and the world. But do We say again, as we cannot say too often, how fortunate we see its effects clearly enough within our own organization? we are in the staff who will take us forward in 2020-21. And we In solidarity with the peaceful protests of this past year, HIAS thank once more our awesome volunteers and our fabulous PA began an intense review of our policies and practices. We donors. As long as you who read this report stand by us, we intend to diversify the board and staff, and to make sure we will make it through to a brighter side. Thank you. fully benefit from the varied perspectives we gain as a result. This fall, we also completed a strategic plan that will guide our development for the next several years. That plan affirms a greater integration of legal and social support services, which had already begun. It also directs us to make sure the infra- structure of our organization undergirds our client services with adequate technology and strong administrative practices.

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