“Freedom House Detroit is brave, just, and committed. It offers a safe, welcoming and healing space to those who have risked their lives for justice — and stands beside them as they address their legal, physical, psycho-social, and employment needs. It is incomparable and needed more everyday.”
This is Freedom House.
You're safe now.
In the darkest of years, you lit our way!
Throughout the unprecedented events of 2020, you not only provided shelter, food, employment training, legal aid, and access to medical and mental health care. You helped create a home where asylum-seekers could begin to reclaim their dignity through the normal rituals of life. And, when COVID forced many shelters to close their doors to new clients, Freedom House Detroit remained open. Because of you, asylum seekers found our lights on and burning brightly. Thank you.
85%
of clients exit to permanent, unsubsidized housing.
100%
of clients participate in English as Second Language classes.
90%
of clients with affirmative cases are granted asylum.
97%
of clients exit with jobs.
Your gift gives asylum seekers a place to call home, a path to independence, and the tools to get there. It really is that simple and that direct. Your gift changes lives.
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Will you be killed or tortured if you return to your home country? Do you need a place to live while applying for asylum in the U.S. or Canada? We may be able to help you.
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Our Mission
Freedom House Detroit is a temporary home for indigent survivors of persecution from around the world who are seeking asylum in the United States and Canada. Our mission is to uphold a fundamental American principle, one inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty, providing safety for those "yearning to breathe free."
Guided by our belief that all persons deserve to live free from oppression and to be treated with justice, compassion and dignity, we offer a continuum of care and services to our residents as well as to other refugees in need. We advocate for systemic change that more fully recognizes the rights of asylum seekers.
Allida Black
Ph.D., Managing Director, The Allenswood Group LLC
Frank Mugisha
Executive Director, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)
“First of all, I like the work of Freedom House because I have traveled around quite, quite a lot, and I think it’s extraordinary what I’ve seen. They do this for especially people who are vulnerable, people who need support in countries that are not their own. So it’s very remarkable.”
Susan Reed
Managing Attorney, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
“What Freedom House does meets a critical need in the state and the nation both in terms of the services they provide and the spirit they represent. At a time in our history when America’s promise to so many is being broken, Freedom House is working hard to keep it. Thank you, Freedom House!”