Why this matters
Building welcoming communities where everyone can thrive
Patchwork Global connects people, organizations, and institutions to help newcomers build stability, strengthen local communities, and expand belonging across Indiana.
Why this matters
Too often, newcomers arrive ready to contribute, but without clear pathways to belonging, opportunity, and support. At the same time, many communities are looking for practical ways to strengthen local systems, respond to workforce needs, and build a more connected future.
Newcomers need more than services
Families need trusted relationships, clear information, and practical support as they navigate schools, healthcare, transportation, work, and community life.
Communities need stronger systems of welcome
Integration works best when it is shared by local partners, residents, employers, schools, and community institutions, not left to one organization alone.
Indiana needs practical solutions
When communities welcome newcomers well, social connection grows, workforce participation expands, and local resilience becomes stronger over time.
What We Do
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Build welcoming ecosystems
(IN-NOW Coalition)
We help communities build stronger systems of support, foster shared responsibility, develop cross-sector partnerships, and create sustainable collaboration to successfully welcome and integrate newcomers.
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Through volunteer groups we help newcomer families navigate everyday systems, build confidence, and grow a sense of belonging in their new community.
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We connect immigrant and refugee talent to opportunity through employer training and small cohorts focused on soft skills, leadership, financial education, labor rights, and understanding workplace culture in the U.S.
We offer consultation-based guidance for mixed-status families exploring reunification/relocation and life planning in Mexico.
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We create learning spaces (conversations, cultural exhibitions, training) where people can better understand one another across culture, language, experience, and identity.
Our Impact
in Numbers
Facts & Figures
+52
Organizations and faith communities mobilized to support newcomers
+130
Everyday Americans mobilized by Patchwork to support refugee families
+995
Families served across Greater Indianapolis
+170
People brough together through IN-NOW events and gatherings
What welcome looks like
Hear from the people walking alongside newcomer families.
Communities across the United States are becoming more diverse—but systems are not evolving at the same pace.
Newcomers often face barriers to employment, healthcare, education, and legal support. At the same time, local communities are willing to help—but lack the structure, coordination, and tools to do so effectively.
This gap leads to isolation, inefficiency, and missed opportunities for both individuals and communities.
Patchwork Global exists to bridge that gap.
We help people in our neighborhoods support one another—and build systems that make integration possible, sustainable, and scalable.
Get involved
There are many ways to support newcomers and strengthen the communities they call home. Whether you give, volunteer, sponsor, or partner, your involvement helps create pathways to belonging, stability, and opportunity.
Volunteer
Share your time and skills and walk alongside a newcomer family through Neighbor for Neighbor with practical support, encouragement, and consistent relational accompaniment.
Partner with us
Join Patchwork as an employer, institution, faith community, funder, or local leader working to strengthen long-term integration across Indiana.
Community Partners
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