What we do

The HIAS Foundation provides annual support from its endowment to HIAS so that it can provide vital services to refugees and asylum seekers around the world and advocate for their fundamental rights so they can rebuild their lives.

We protect refugees and displaced people by offering legal support, preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, looking after children’s rights, providing safe housing, ensuring access to food, and resettling refugees. These approaches are all tailored to local contexts and are designed to strengthen communities to support people forced to flee violence and persecution.

Protect Displaced People

Our community-based mental health programs promote the well-being of refugees affected by crisis and conflict so they can heal and rebuild their lives.

Support Community Mental Health

The HIAS Foundation supports economic empowerment work. We ensure refugees have safe economic opportunities to earn sustainable income and contribute to their communities.

Promote Economic Empowerment

We work with Jewish community groups, congregations, partner organizations, volunteers, and advocates across several countries to mobilize a powerful Jewish voice in support of the rights and safety of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.

Engage Jewish Communities

Advocacy is fundamental to our work, and with the Jewish community beside us, we stand up for the rights of forcibly displaced people globally.

Advocate for Refugee Rights

We protect refugees and displaced people by offering legal support, preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, looking after children’s rights, providing safe housing, ensuring access to food, and resettling refugees. These approaches are all tailored to local contexts and are designed to strengthen communities to support people forced to flee violence and persecution.

Create your legacy

By providing for HIAS Foundation through your will, trust, retirement assets, or other means, you are sharing your desire to provide vital services to refugees and asylum seekers around the world. Your bequest or other planned gift of any size will sustain our global impact for future generations.