Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
Volume 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-89

Who is welcoming the stranger? exploring faith-based service provision to refugees in Philadelphia (Article)

Ives N.* , Sinha J.W. , Cnaan R.
  • a McGill University School of Social Work, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • b State University of New Jersey, School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
  • c School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract

Inherent in the refugee experience is dislocation. One task for refugees and members of the host country is restoring social ties that have been disrupted. Religious congregations are involved in restoring those ties in refugee resettlement in various ways. This study was undertaken to identify the prevalence and types of services congregations provide to refugees in a metropolitan area. Data from 1,392 congregations from the Philadelphia Census of Congregations were analyzed to provide detailed information of congregations involved in refugee resettlement. Characteristics of 129 congregations who provided programming for refugees and in-depth descriptions of 18 congregational programs are presented. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Sponsorship Congregational programs refugee resettlement

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77951480960&doi=10.1080%2f15426430903479270&partnerID=40&md5=7792c9f458b734123b178559f2bc9146
DOI: 10.1080/15426430903479270
ISSN: 15426432
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English