More than 90,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City since the spring of 2022. That’s an average of 300-500 people arriving in the city each day! Please support the Refugee Translation Project to meet the deluge of requests we receive from people staying in City-run shelters and hotels. 

Nonprofits and city agencies are scrambling to provide resources and legal aid to the 56,000 asylum seekers in New York City’s care to stabilize their lives during this unprecedented crisis. We are stretching our capacity as we assist our fellow nonprofits and unsupported individuals with translation. 

Our Summer of Refuge Campaign is essential. Our resources are tapped to meet requests pouring in locally in addition to our ongoing work translating documents for asylum seekers nationwide. Free professional translations to individuals and families seeking asylum here in New York and across the country are crucial step toward freedom and safety for all.