About Us
Welcoming San Diego is a City of San Diego initiative designed to advance the civic, social and economic integration of immigrants and refugees. We envision a vibrant, inclusive, and safe binational region that attracts families and businesses from around the world and that all San Diegans can flourish in. As the birthplace of California, San Diego is a gateway for newcomers searching for freedom and opportunity. Our strength and future is tied to our ability to ensure New Americans can fully participate in civic life, access public resources, and contribute their skills.
San Diego was awarded the Gateways for Growth grant to bring together other local government agencies, nonprofits, educational institutions and businesses to develop a strategic plan on immigrant integration. In February of 2019, the City of San Diego formally launched the Welcoming San Diego Initiative accompanied by the Welcoming San Diego Strategic Plan.
Steering Committee Members
San Diego International Affairs Board
County of San Diego
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Business for Good
San Diego Unified School District
RISE San Diego
San Diego Continuing Education
City of San Diego
County of San Diego
Office of Mayor Kevin Faulconer
San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium
San Diego Human Relations Commission
Alliance San Diego
New Americans Museum
The California Endowment
UC San Diego; RISE San Diego
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
UC San Diego
Partner Organizations
California Immigration Policy Center
Consulate of Mexico in San Diego
Critical Refugee Studies Collective
Group of Immigrant Resettlement & Assessment (GIRA)
Institute for Local Government
International Rescue Committee
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Kroc School, University of San Diego
San Diego Community College District
San Diego Continuing Education
San Diego County Community Action Partnership
San Diego Economic Development Corporation
San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium
San Diego Peace Corps Association
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Workforce Partnership
San Diego Unified School District
San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc.
San Diego Youth Development Office
Scholars Strategy Network – San Diego Chapter
Survivors of Torture, International
Trans-Border Institute, Kroc School, University of San Diego
UC San Diego Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
UC San Diego School Center for US-Mexican Studies
UC San Diego Yankelovich Center on Social Science Research
United Nations Association – San Diego