Our Partners

The New Americans Campaign is a diverse national network of legal-service organizations, faith-based organizations, businesses, foundations and community leaders that is paving a better road to citizenship. We are currently focusing our efforts in the cities of Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Jose. More than 3.3 million citizenship-eligible individuals reside in these eight metropolitan areas, representing more than 40 percent of the pool of citizenship-eligible legal permanent residents in the United States.

Carnegie Corporation of New YorkThe John S. and James L. Knight FoundationEvelyn & Walter Haas Jr. FundThe Grove FoundationOpen Societies FoundationCUNY Citizenship Now!Immigrant Advocates NetworkNational Partnership for New AmericansUnited Cambodian Association of MinnessotaServices Immigrant Rights & Education NetworkMake The Road New YorkSouth Asian NetworkProyecto ImmigranteRead2SucceedInternational Institute of the Bay AreaOrganization of Chinese AmericansNeighborhood Centers Inc.National Immigration ForumNALEOMichigan Immigrants Rights CenterLa CoalicionLA Voice PicoInternational Rescue CommitteeKorean Resource CenterCenter For Employment TrainingCatholic Migration ServicesCatholic CharitiesAsian Law AllianceBoat People S.O.S.FASGIAsian Americans for EqualityBonding Against Adversity

CONVENING FOUNDATIONS

The following key funders have made an unprecedented investment in supporting aspiring citizens as founding sponsors of the New Americans Campaign.

REGIONAL AND LOCAL FUNDERS

The following funders support regional efforts associated with the New Americans Campaign.

NATIONAL PARTNERS

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Charlotte

To contact the site leader in Charlotte, please email Charlotte@newamericanscampaign.org

Dallas

To contact the site leader in Dallas, please email Dallas@newamericanscampaign.org

Detroit

To contact the site leader in Detroit, please email Detroit@newamericanscampaign.org

Houston

To contact the site leader in Houston, please email Houston@newamericanscampaign.org

Los Angeles

To contact the site leader in Los Angeles, please email LosAngeles@newamericanscampaign.org

Miami

To contact the site leader in Miami, please email Miami@newamericanscampaign.org

New York

To contact the site leader in New York, please email NewYork@newamericanscampaign.org

San Jose

To contact the site leader in San Jose, please email SanJose@newamericanscampaign.org

Our Impact

The New Americans Campaign is transforming the way aspiring citizens navigate the path to becoming new Americans.

Our innovative and collaborative approach has already yielded incredible results:

  • Over 52,000 citizenship applications completed since July 2011
  • Saved aspiring citizens and their families over $43 million in legal and application fees
  • Almost 1,000 naturalization events have been held by Campaign partners since July 2011

Who We’re Helping

People come to America from all over the world with dreams of achieving a better life for themselves and their families and calling this great nation home. Eight million people who live, work, and pay taxes in this country are eligible for citizenship, yet only about eight percent of them naturalize each year. Find out more about these individuals and the barriers they face.Read More

News & Events

  • Wins for Citizenship 05/15/13

    As a unprecedented national network of funders and nonprofit partners working to achieve collective impact on naturalization, the New Americans Campaign is transforming the way aspiring citizens navigate the path to becoming new Americans. Since launching in 2011, we’ve accomplished some great gains. Just a few of these include: Helping complete over 52,000 naturalization applications [...]

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  • New Americans Campaign comes together for Citizenship Drive in Los Angeles 05/08/13

      Early this past Saturday, nearly 150 immigrants and their families from all over the world trekked to southern Los Angeles County and eagerly waited in line for their chance to take the crucial next step to becoming an American citizen. The huge Inglewood church quickly filled with the sounds of many languages, from Spanish [...]

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  • Even a Think Tank VP and Professor is Overwhelmed by Naturalization Process 04/25/13

    A first-hand look into the complicated and messy bureaucracy of the current naturalization system left Darrell West shocked. The Vice President of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution spent 5 years stuck in a cycle of inefficiency, confusion and surprises. He admits, “For many immigrants, it is virtually impossible for them to afford the fees, [...]

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  • A Different Side of the Immigration Debate: The New Americans Campaign 04/10/13

    At the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, we are proud to be part of a national effort – the New Americans Campaign- that is paving a better road to citizenship through streamlining and modernizing access to naturalization services.  The New Americans Campaign, funded by 6 major foundation partners, has assembled a diverse coalition of legal-service providers, [...]

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  • Over 1,000 Individuals Turn Out for Citizenship Assistance Workshop in San Jose 04/05/13

    The  New Americans Campaign-Silicon Valley and its local campaign partners, hosted a successful citizenship workshop on February 28, 2013 where over 1,000 people turned out for assistance. Find out more about this great event here.

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