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Shelter, Hope, and Healing

Asylum in the U.S.  

Asylum seekers come to the US seeking protection from persecution or human rights violations. They come from the most troubled regions of the world in hope of finding safety and a normal life. While completing the years-long asylum process, they face many material challenges, the greatest one being the ability to find stable housing. Thousands of refugees are currently seeking asylum in our state. There are no large-scale solutions to provide for their basic needs, including housing, and humanitarian space for people seeking asylum in the U.S. is continuing to shrink with benefits being rolled back, access to services disappearing, and legal fees and waiting times increasing. 

Housing at Jonathan House

Jonathan House extends shelter, hope, and healing to asylum-seekers in Minneapolis/St. Paul. We offer supportive housing, strategic connections, practical assistance, and a welcoming community with a desire to help our new friends recover from forced displacement and begin to rebuild their lives.

While Jonathan House was able to provide housing for 21 people in the last year, we had to turn-away over 90% of those who came to us in search of a safe place to stay. Unfortunately, there are few other housing options for asylum seekers in the Twin Cities. 

Adapting to challenges

As formal solutions for displaced people are weakened, community-based solutions will need to step forward. In the coming year, we hope to resource church-based movements of hospitality, while maintaining and adapting our flagship housing program through changing circumstances. This plan adjusts our course from rapid expansion to resilience and relationship-building, setting out stepping stones for a faith-based movement of welcome strong enough for our times.

Offering hope 

We invite you to become a hope partner to asylum seekers by giving a gift to Jonathan House today. Your gift will give current and future asylum seekers safe housing so they can begin building a new life. 

The People We Serve

Your gift today will help create future stories like those of current residents.

Alamnseh

Alamnseh began English literacy classes in her 50’s, determined to learn a language amidst many challenges. She was recently acknowledged by the International Institute for completing 1,500 hours of English language education and for being an encouragement to her teachers and fellow students. 

Pascal

Pascal was lamenting to a Jonathan House volunteer who became his gym buddy that there weren’t drivers’ training services for asylum seekers so they decided to fill the gap and launched an organization called Change Drivers. 

Salana

Salana had his final asylum hearing in September having waited for five years. The judge shared that he rejects 92 percent of all asylum applications. After a long and arduous process, Salana became one of the 8 percent granted asylum, encouraged to "use this opportunity to do good things in the United States." 

Your gift today will help Jonathan House residents achieve greater stability so they can go on to make contributions to their new community. 

Stephen

Stephen is a Jonathan House alum who came from South Sudan where he was a doctor, but his credentials weren’t transferable in the U.S. While at Jonathan House he studied computer programming, landed a job in Washington, D.C., and has now launched his own tech start-up company. 

Jonathan House and its donors help asylum seekers build a new life and contribute to their new community. Give a gift today and become a hope partner. 

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Loving those who God loves

Loving those who God loves draws us to the heart of God. In our work at Jonathan House, we strive to practice justice and mercy—the justice and mercy we too receive from Christ. While your support of asylum seekers is a blessing to them, we trust that it is also a blessing to you by allowing you to make a real difference in the lives of others. Thank you for your support!