The Long Welcome

Our Vision is to see refugees and our community model thriving together.

In 2019, Canopy set out to design a road map to help every refugee household in our community thrive. The Path to Thriving was developed with input from experts, community partners, refugee families, and literature on best practices.

The End Goal: Across generations, all family members are full contributing members of our community. Canopy aims to provide all of our clients with full wrap-around integration support for 5 full years after arrival.

In order to fulfill our vision of refugees and the community thriving together, it is necessary to do more than just resettle— we need a Long Welcome. That’s what we are working towards. Our vision is to have the programs and the resources in place so that all of our refugee families can become full contributing members of our community within 5 years of arrival in the US.

ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT

Through our Economic Advancement Program, Canopy offers tailored services to help our new neighbors reach their economic goals. Services include:

• Education, training and career advancement

• English language acquisition

• Entrepreneurship support and micro-enterprise funding

• Asset building

YOUTH AND CHILDREN

At Canopy, we believe that well-adjusted children are central to a healthy household and a healthy community. Through our Youth Services programming, Canopy is able to provide:

Do you have a passion for working with youth? Sign up to volunteer in our After-School program!

SOCIAL CONNECTION

On average, the process of feeling home in a new place takes between 3-5 years! Canopy works to ensure this process is made easier by providing:

•Long-term case management

•Ongoing community navigation

•Access to health and health literacy

Are you interested in helping with the integration process for our new neighbors? Join us as a Canopy Mentor to walk alongside a new arrival for the first 6 months of being in NWA!