Engagement Menu
Hi Immigrant Food Friends,
Each week, we send you 5 ways to engage with immigrants. Whether through donations, volunteering, or educating yourself, you can make a difference! Share this email with friends, family and colleagues, and if you are not subscribed, make sure to visit our website immigrantfood.com and join our community!
In this week‘s Engagement Menu, you’ll find volunteering, donating, and events that support the immigrant community.
#UnitedAtTheTable
– The Immigrant Food Team
To learn about our 5 NGO impact partners, see here: https://immigrantfood.com/engage/impact-partners/
Volunteer: Upwardly Global
Upwardly Global | Ongoing
For 25 years, Upwardly Global has helped skilled immigrants and refugees across the U.S. leverage their talents and training to resume their careers– through coaching, mentoring, resume and networking support, and English tutoring.
2. Donate: The Clothesline for Arlington Kids
The Clothesline for Arlington Kids | Ongoing
The Clothesline for Arlington Kids provides free clothing to school-age children from families experiencing economic hardship. You can support The Clothesline by donating clothing, contributing financially, or volunteering.
3. Read: Behind You Is the Sea
Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddhi Darraj | Ongoing
In Behind You Is the Sea, Susan Muaddi Darraj portrays the lives of Palestinian American families in Baltimore navigating class divides, cultural traditions, and generational expectations. The book captures the resilience of immigrants in a country that often misunderstands them.
4. Listen: NPR Consider This- What a day in immigration court is like now
NPR Consider This- What a day in immigration court is like now | Ongoing
NPR’s Ximena Bustillo reports from inside an immigration court, revealing the confusion and risks immigrants face amid new deportation strategies and ICE arrests.
5. Attend: Bold Fork Cookbook Club- SETTING A PLACE FOR US by Hawa Hassan
Bold Fork Cookbook Club: SETTING A PLACE FOR US by Hawa Hassan| Ongoing
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 7:00 PM at Bold Fork Books
Featuring Setting a Place for Us by James Beard Award-winner Hawa Hassan, a collection of recipes and stories from countries impacted by war and conflict. Participants will each cook a dish from the book, share a meal, and a discussion on narrative, culture, and migration.