Community. .مجتمع Comunidad. .ټولنه Спільнота. .קהילה Kominote.

However you say it, community is something we all rely upon.

From volunteer groups tending to our Refugee Garden to libraries hosting Welcoming Week events, creating and sustaining the cherished feeling of belonging is a collective effort. In the last year, our community has opened its arms in welcome making it possible for more than 1,600 refugees and their families to write the next chapter of their lives in safety and with dignity in Greater Tampa Bay.

Gulf Coast JFCS Refugee Services supports the complex needs of individuals resettling in our region from first welcome through to self-sufficiency. Hear more about how Gulf Coast JFCS is welcoming the stranger from Sylvia Acevedo, Gulf Coast JFCS Senior Director of Refugee Services and Workforce Development.

Each refugee has unique needs. The Refugee Assistance Fund and Amazon Wish List help to direct your philanthropic contributions to ensure refugees find safety, comfort, and happiness in their new communities. Your contributions fill gaps in funding the immediate and essential resettling needs for refugees as they write the next chapter of their lives.

How Does Refugee Services Uplift Lives?

Making New Beginnings Possible

Every day, your support of Gulf Coast JFCS is helping uplift lives by welcoming and newcomers of all faiths and ethnicities on their first steps on their paths to safety and stability. Given the chance, refugees will continue to contribute to a stronger, safer, and more vibrant world. 

Gulf Coast JFCS is proud to partner with HIAS and ORR to welcome and assist refugees to successfully and safely resettle in our community.  Together, we “welcome the stranger as our neighbor.”