The holiday season can be a challenging time without family or friends to celebrate with.
Asylum Pride House introduces Rainbow Ribbons, our gift drive to spread love through the Holidays!
Rainbow Ribbons Holiday Gift Drive
Each year, Asylum Pride House reaches out to local community groups, faith organizations, and compassionate individuals to join in the holiday cheer with our gift drive to help welcome LGBTQIA+ immigrants in Philly.
Rainbow Ribbons is open to not just our Asylum Pride House clients, but to any recently arrived LGBTQIA+ immigrants currently receiving services from local Philadelphia based nonprofits. If your organization has clients who are eligible and want to receive some holiday cheer this year, please reach out via our email to speak with our team!
Client Questionnaires: PDFs For Referring Organizations
Holiday Card
Many LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers do not have family or friends who are affirming of their gender identity and/or sexuality.
We hope you write from your heart and share why you are part of our welcoming community. Cards are even better when they are written in the language of our clients!
$50 Walmart Card
Our clients often do not have their work permits or stable income.
A gift card allows our clients to purchase specialty food items or gives them the ability to shop for more personal items they may not feel comfortable asking for otherwise.
Giving gifts, particularly around the holidays, is a cross cultural sign of care and love.
We want LGBTQIA+ immigrants to know someone thought about them and what they enjoy or need in their day to day life. It is a special opportunity to share in the welcoming that Asylum Pride House provides every day.
Wrapped Gifts
Becoming A Gift Giver
This year, Rainbow Ribbons is partnering with two local shops in Philadelphia to host giving tag trees. Our rainbow trees will have tags each with a LGBTQIA+ asylum-seeking individual’s gift request information and instructions for registrants.
We prefer gift givers pick up a tag from one of the below locations, but if that is not possible, you can email us at contact@asylumpridehouse.org to receive an emailed tag to be self-printed.
Giving Tag Tree Locations:
Four Foot Prune - 142 N 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
H&H Books - 2230 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Gift Giving Requirements
Our Rainbow Ribbons Gift Drive provides every LGBTQIA+ asylum seeker with ALL three items - a holiday card, a $50 shopping card to Walmart, and well chosen gifts based on the information provided about a particular individual.
All information provided about your assigned person will be anonymous, but will describe who they are and what they enjoy! We will include:
Spoken language
Gender identity (if specified)
Age
Favorite color
Hobbies
Items they might need
Instructions:
When you collect an in-person tag or are emailed a tag, you will be provided with instructions on how to register your tag, prepare your gift, and your gift drop off options.
An additional copy of these instructions can be downloaded here: Gift Giver Guide PDF