Project SHINE

Launched in 1985, Project SHINE is a national immigrant integration initiative that helps college students, older adult volunteers, and immigrant elders connect and contribute to their communities.  Click here to visit projectshine.org.

Patience Lehrman
Program Director
(215) 204-3212

Hitomi Yoshida
Associate Director
(215) 204-6160

Civic Engagement

Project SHINE operates a Civic Engagement initiative in partnership with immigrant-serving organizations to develop and expand opportunities for older immigrants (50+) to connect and contribute to their communities. Since 2008, SHINE has partnered with immigrant-serving organizations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Fullerton, CA and New York to increase the awareness, knowledge and capacity of these organizations to engage older immigrants/refugees in meaningful civic roles that benefit immigrant and mainstream communities as well as immigrants themselves.