Welcoming Network in the News

“Santa Cruz Embraces Refugees”

In August, 2024, the Good Times’ cover story features the Welcoming Network and shares the experiences of 3 families from Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Colombia. It paints a picture of the difficulties these families have faced in fleeing their home countries, seeking asylum, and beginning to rebuild their lives in a new place and the many ways the Welcoming Network is helping them and others.

WN Receives a Be The Difference Award

In May 2024, The Welcoming Network was honored to receive a Be the Difference award from the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County, for welcoming our community’s newest neighbors.

KSQD’s Talk of the Bay Interviews with Welcoming Network Members

December 2023 - The Santa Cruz Welcoming Network Helps Immigrants. Featuring members of an Afghan family. 

April 2022 - El Salvador to Santa Cruz -Finding Welcome. Featuring an asylum seeker from El Salvador and two of our volunteers.

April 2021 - Welcoming asylum seekers