WHYY May 5, 2023 What would Philadelphia’s immigrant communities like to see from the next mayor? Preview: Oni Richards, executive director of the African Family Health Organization, which serves African and Caribbean immigrants, says that resources should be directed both towards those immigrants who have come to the city, opened businesses, and achieved economic stability…
The Philadelphia Inquirer October 4, 2022 African Family Health Organization to host health screening day on Oct. 22
CBS News Philadelphia July 20, 2022 Brotherly Love: Nonprofit Provides Welcoming Space For African, Caribbean Immigrants And Refugees In Philly Region Preview: PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — For more than a decade, a nonprofit has provided a welcoming and healthy space for African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees in the greater Philadelphia region. Thanks to them, thousands…
African and Caribbean Immigrant Communities Demonstrate Leadership During COVID-19 In 2005, to address the growing needs of the black immigrant and refugee communities, Mayor John F. Street established the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs through an Executive Order. With leadership from former Councilwoman Jannie L Blackwell, the Commission was brought to life, and…
This Philly program helps African and Caribbean immigrant youth thrive in their new city In 2016, immigrants composed 15 percent of the population in Philadelphia, while more than 25 percent of Philadelphians in recent years were immigrants or United States natives with immigrant parents. This includes almost 76,000 people younger than 18 years old, making approximately one…
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