Hello Neighbor (organization)
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Hello Neighbor is a United States non-profit organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was founded in 2017 by Sloane Davidson.[1] This organization aims to partner recent refugees with families already living in their communities.[2] The catalyst for Hello Neighbor was Thanksgiving 2016, when Davidson stumbled onto an Airbnb program that was matching American families with refugee families for Thanksgiving dinner.[3] Davidson signed up and got a call saying she had been matched with a family of Syrian refugees in her neighborhood.[4] The two families connected and became close friends. It was this interaction that inspired Davidson to launch the non-profit.[3]
| Founded | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sloane Davidson |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Region served | United States |
| Website | helloneighbor.io/ |
Hello Neighbor's goal is to help refugees become more self-sufficient[5] by partnering them with friends who can help them both navigate city systems and have a little fun in the process.[6][7]
As of May 2017,[update] all Pittsburgh mentorship slots have been filled.[8] The program supports 25 refugee families with 25 families in the Pittsburgh area.[9]
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