Human Rights Annual Impact Report 2024-25

Belonging & Engagement

International Advisory Committee (IAC) The IAC Leadership Team organized events in 2024-25 that focused on immigrant access to wellness and mental health services, and the local impact of federal immigration policies. Candidates for an IAC leadership post enrolled in the department’s second International City Academy civic leadership course. About 20 people attended the two days of training and learned about City and Guilford County systems, specifically housing, health, domestic violence awareness, and emergency communications. An estimated 1,200 people attended Greensboro’s 2025 World Refugee Day celebration, which was combined for the first time with the biennial IAC Leadership election. The event honored IAC leaders and community allies who established the first election in 2015. Nearly 450 residents voted for new IAC leaders, 40 agencies participated in a resource fair, and about 15 City employees played in the annual soccer game with refugees. The City’s Parks and Recreation, Police, Fire, and Transportation

The IAC partnered with different city organizations to host the annual World Refugee Day celebration in Greensboro’s Hester Park. The event featured a diverse collection of international performers, a naturalization ceremony, an exhibition soccer match, and the 2025 IAC Leadership Elections.

departments, plus Guilford County Emergency Medical Services, and other local departments took part in the regional gathering. Greensboro’s Interfaith Immigrant Justice Coalition organized a collection drive and distributed a record 240 tote bags full of personal hygiene items and hundreds of diapers. Transgender Task Force-TTF and LGBTQ+ Taskforce The Transgender Task Force and the LGBTQ+ Task Force hosted events centered on the needs, safety, and affirming experiences for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. Activities included awareness trainings and community resource events.

Second-Chance Support

Thrive Thrive GSO is a City-sponsored hub for individuals, advocates, organizations, and agencies concerned with raising awareness about and addressing the issues surrounding criminal records. These issues include expunction, housing, employment, voting, and education.

Expungement is a state-legislated process that allows qualified persons to clean their records of a limited listing of criminal charges. Human Rights worked with community partners, the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, NC Legal Aid, and the Greensboro City Attorney’s Office to host a two-part expungement education series in the spring. Participants completed surveys to determine their eligibility for an audience with an NC Legal Aid representative to help with their cases. NC Legal Aid reviewed 34 surveys and found 10 individuals immediately eligible for expungement, plus seven who will be eligible in the future. Community partners from Almond Connection, Goodwill, the League of Women Voters, NC Works, and Resurrection Industries also participated.

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