Expanding Welcoming Week Across the Globe and Fostering Belonging for All - No Matter Where We Come From

Dec 31

Welcoming America (Welcoming International initiative)

Mayor
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Start of Project
**11/09/2020**
End of Project
**Ongoing**

https://welcomingweek.org

Overview

Welcoming America pledged to expand and scale the annual Welcoming Week campaign by equipping partners with toolkits, technical assistance, peer learning, and campaign assets to increase social cohesion, celebrate inclusion efforts, and shift public narratives. Implemented with a broad coalition—including national governments (e.g., Canada, New Zealand), local and regional governments, migrant-and refugee-led organisations, civil society, the private sector, and city networks—its beneficiaries span migrants, refugees, IDPs, stateless persons, and host communities.

Reported Impact [as of November 2025]

Key results include rapid international growth in Welcoming Week events held outside the United States (from 130 in 2023 to 280 in 2024 and 506 in 2025), expansion of Welcoming Week national partners in Mexico (from one to four), and new implementing partners in Mexico, France, Canada, and Italy.

The principal challenge is funding constraints, with some activities affected by recent donor cutbacks, underscoring the need for sustained financing to maintain momentum. Welcoming Week event hosts have engaged in creative fundraising, including corporate and individual giving, to identify new funding streams.