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About Communities of Care

Rainbow Railroad’s Communities of Care initiative is an array of post-relocation support offerings that center these needs as we mobilize volunteers to support LGBTQI+ asylum seekers and other LGBTQI+ migrants living in the United States and Canada.

Learn more about Communities of Care, and how you can get involved, today.

Newcomer Profile: Umar’s Story

by Rainbow Railroad

Settling into life in Toronto, Umar reflects on the challenges he continues to face, while looking forward to the future he imagines for himself. “We, as Black queer people, we have to keep pushing for the world to know our stories.” Growing...

February 12, 2024

My Path to Sponsoring an LGBTQI+ Refugee with Rainbow Railroad

by Rainbow Railroad

Thirty years ago, I escaped the war in Bosnia and started a new life, first in the US then in Canada. Now, I’m in a position to help. Almost 30 years ago, a group of compassionate people came together to help me escape the war in...

February 15, 2024

Finding Home & Creating Belonging

by Rainbow Railroad

Longjones is a volunteer for Rainbow Railroad’s Communities of Care program. Based in Boston, he is part of a Private Sponsorship Group (PSG) with four other community members who are welcoming an LGBTQI+ newcomer through Welcome Corps. Below, he...

February 12, 2024