Subject Matter: Renting to Refugees

Q&A with World Learning’s Joel Colony

Q&A with World Learning’s Joel Colony

by on November 15, 2022

In his role as Vice President of External Engagement and Advocacy, Joel Colony oversees his historically innovative institution’s global policy, strategic partnerships, and external affairs to ensure that World Learning is current and relevant in pursuit of its mission: to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, institutions, and communities worldwide to create a more…

Renting to Newcomers

by on May 17, 2022

Refugees receive their social security cards soon after arrival, along with photo identification. All have access to government identification in the form of an I-94, issued by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Citizen & Immigration Services. Although newcomers don’t have credit history in the U.S., local resettlement offices provide promissory notes detailing…