WELCOMING THE STRANGER
Free classes and resources for immigrants and refugees
Announcements
It is with great sadness that Welcoming the Stranger announces the passing of Bill Kennedy, the President of our Board of Directors. He had served as Board President since 2008.
There is a memorial fund at Welcoming the Stranger should you wish to remember Bill in this way. Learn more about this at Memorial Fund in Memory of Bill Kennedy.
You can get a printable copy of this Announcement here.
Registration for Fall 2024 classes is now closed. Welcoming the Stranger’s Winter 2025 term will run from January 6, 2025, through March 28, 2025. We will be offering English classes for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level students, as well as Citizenship and Computer classes. For registration information, please go to the Classes page.
Find out what is new at Welcoming the Stranger. Find our latest newsletter, and all the others under the Newsletter menu at the top of this page.
Welcoming the Stranger is honored to announce that we have been named winners of the Renewal Awards, out of over 9,300 nominations nationally! Read about this wonderful recognition by clicking the banner below.
Classes
Students may join free English, Computer, and Citizenship classes at any time. You may attend as many different classes as you wish. Click here to see our schedule and register!
About Us
Welcoming the Stranger is an educational non-profit that offers free classes in English as a Second Language (ESL), computer skills, and United States citizenship exam preparation to adult immigrants and refugees in the Philadelphia metro region.
How To Help
Volunteer to help Welcoming the Stranger serve immigrants and refugees in your community! Click below to find out more.
Donate Funds
Help us serve area immigrants and refugees with free classes and resources as they settle into life in America and become productive members of their communities.