Rainbow
Welcome Initiative

 

  • Cultivating Safe Spaces and Supportive Communities

    Heartland Alliance’s Rainbow Welcome Initiative supports the resettlement of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) refugees and asylees by offering technical assistance to service providers and disseminating critical resources relevant to both resettlement staff and refugees and asylees. The Rainbow Welcome Initiative is committed to ensuring the successful integration of LGBT refugees and asylees as they establish new lives in this country and pursue new possibilities.
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  • PARA EL FOMENTO DE LUGARES SEGUROS Y COMUNIDADES SOLIDARIAS

    La iniciativa Rainbow Welcome de Heartland Alliance apoya el reasentamiento de refugiados y asilados homosexuales (hombres y mujeres), bisexuales y/o transexuales (LGBT) ofreciendo asistencia técnica a proveedores de servicios y diseminando información sobre recursos esenciales entre el personal de reasentamiento y los refugiados y asilados. La iniciativa Rainbow Welcome se compromete a asegurar el éxito en la integración total de los refugiados y asilados LGBT para que puedan comenzar una vida nueva y aspirar a nuevas posibilidades en este país.

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  • CULTIVER DES LIEUX SÛRS ET DES COMMUNAUTÉS DE SOUTIEN

    L'initiative Rainbow Welcome de l'organisme Heartland Alliance soutient la réinstallation des réfugiés et des asilés lesbiennes, gais, bisexuels et/ou transsexuels (LGBT) en offrant une assistance technique aux prestataires de services et en disséminant des ressources cruciales pertinentes à la fois au personnel chargé de la réinstallation ainsi qu'aux réfugiés et aux asilés. L'initiative Rainbow Welcome s'engage à assurer l'intégration réussie des réfugiés et des asilés LGBT alors qu'ils établissent de nouvelles vies dans ce pays tout en poursuivant de nouvelles possibilités.

     

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    تكوين مساحات آمنة ومجتمعات داعمة

    تدعم مبادرة ترحيب قوس قزح ، من تحالف هارت لاند، إعادة توطين اللاجئين وطالبي اللجوء من المثليات جنسياً، وأحاديي الجنس (اللواطيين)، وثنائيي الجنس، و/أو  مغايري الجنس(LGBT) ؛ وذلك بتقديم المساعدة الفنية لمقدمي الخدمة، ونشر الموارد الضرورية ذات الصلة بكل من موظفي إعادة التوطين واللاجئين وطالبي اللجوء. تلتزم مبادرة ترحيب قوس قزح بضمان الاندماج الناجح للاجئين وطالبي اللجوء من الــ LGBT ، حيث أنهم يؤسسون حياة جديدة في هذا البلد، ويسعون من أجل إمكانيات جديدة.

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Rainbow Welcome Initiative

Drafts Guidelines for LGBT Refugees' Resettlement

Heartland Alliance International is pleased to release a new tool for voluntary agencies and refugee resettlement affiliates to help them assure high quality services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) refugees.  These guidelines are written as a scored checklist, which enables resettlement agencies to determine their overall readiness to assist LGBT refugees, and also to identify specific strengths and challenges.

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Rainbow Welcome Initiative

Issues LGBT Refugee Resettlement Field Manual

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights is pleased to present Rainbow Response: A Practical Guide to Resettling LGBT Refugees and Asylees. Heartland Alliance developed this field manual with the generous support of the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement.  This 65-page, interactive how-to guide is intended to support resettlement service providers in their efforts to tailor core services and meet the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender refugees and asylees.
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Needs of LGBT Refugees and Asylees

Heartland Alliance Issues Report

Read Heartland Alliance’s Needs Assessment and Recommendations Report to learn more about the backgrounds of LGBT refugees and asylees and their particular set of needs upon resettling in the United States.  MORE »
Did You Know?

Obama Administration Dedicated to Advancing Human Rights of LGBT Individuals

On December 6, 2011, President Barack Obama released a statement announcing the administration’s international initiatives to advance the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. The memorandum declared a commitment to protect the human rights of LGBT individuals worldwide.  In a statement to the United Nations, Obama affirmed that "no country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians everywhere."  MORE »