The Solidarity Room Project Welcomes You

We are all reading about immigration in the news everyday- how Trump is increasing hurdles for refugees and asylum seekers, and threatening to flood sanctuary cities like NYC to discourage support. Together, we can have a dignified response and make a concrete difference. The Solidarity Room Project is a New York City based volunteer group working to help pay the living expenses of people seeking asylum in the US who have landed in our city. We are gathering donations to maintain rooms in private homes that offer individuals, couples, or families a temporary stay while they are going through the political asylum application process in the United States, allowing them time and support in a new city and culture. We are currently supporting one family in a Brooklyn cooperative home, and we expect to be supporting another couple soon.

New York City has been a site of immigration throughout its history, leading to great diversity today. Wherever someone is from in the world, they are likely to find a strong community of people with similar experiences. For these and many other reasons, many people who seek asylum in the US choose to do so here. However, it is also one of the most expensive places in the world to live. People awaiting judgement on their asylum application in NYC often live in the homeless shelter system. To offer more safety and comfort, help us welcome into our home people struggling through the bureaucratic hurdles our country has put in place while dealing with life threatening situations in their home countries.