Asylee Women Enterprise (A.W.E.)

06/11/2026

Big thank you to our new partner So What Else, Inc for the huge donation today! We’ve been able to restock our mostly empty freezer with meat for community lunches and families, as well as fresh produce, bottled drinks, toiletries and more. We’re so grateful!

06/07/2026

📆 🎉SAVE THE DATE!

Join us on Saturday, June 27th at AWE's Community Mural Block Party in Ellwood Park! We'll be celebrating the unveiling of the immigrant-youth led mural, "We Are Here: Our Colors, Our Stories, Our Community," that has finally come to fruition after years in the making.

From 11am to 2pm, we'll be celebrating the completion of this special project in community with one another. There will be music, food, youth artwork, kid activities and face painting, and words from local artists and community leaders.

We hope to see you there! 💙

06/05/2026

What does it take to create a community mural?

In this case, it has taken years of vision boards, community building, youth leadership, neighborhood outreach, design workshops, fundraising, and countless hours of collaboration.

Titled "We Are Here: Our Colors, Our Stories, Our Community," the mural celebrates the voices, resilience, and creativity of immigrant youth. At a time when immigrant communities are under attack, it reminds us that joy and community are forms of resistance.

After a challenging but rewarding process, the project is finally coming to fruition! Join us on Saturday, June 27th as we celebrate the completion and unveiling of the mural at our Community Block Party! More details to come.

Until then, we're excited to share this behind-the-scenes look at the journey that brought this mural to life. We're so grateful to everyone who helped make this project possible. Click the link below to watch the full video on our website. 💙

Click on the Closed Caption (CC) icon on the top of the video screen to watch the video with English-language subtitles.👆

Asylee Women Enterprise supports asylum seekers, survivors of human trafficking, and other forced migrants, as they rebuild their lives in Maryland with dignity and hope. AWE provides wrap-around services to support growth and healing through community support and integration.

06/02/2026

A huge thank you to for all of these toiletries and so many more! They did a huge toiletry drive in our behalf and we are so grateful! Clients are thrilled to be able to take needed toiletries home with them today. Thank you and anyone who participated in the drive!

06/01/2026

Warmer weather means more days in the AWE community garden, where the seeds we planted earlier this year have already started providing a nice harvest 🥬

We can’t wait for the bounty this summer will bring! 💚

05/28/2026

We're so grateful to Baltimore magazine for doing a story about AWE and our work in their June 2026 issue.

They conducted multiple interviews with staff, our partners The Intercultural Counseling Connection and HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative, and one of our clients to learn about the issues facing asylum seekers and other forced migrants, what we are seeing in Baltimore, and the ways we are working to continue supporting clients during this time.

Please pick up a copy and you can also read the article online here! https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/historypolitics/asylee-women-enterprise-northeast-baltimore-provides-critical-support-asylum-seekers-ice-immigration-crackdowns/

05/27/2026

A massive thank you to everyone who donated art and drinks and came out to our fundraiser on May 8th to raise money for our community mural! 💜

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And SO many more! We are truly grateful for all the ways you showed up and supported us and made the event a huge success!

05/07/2026

A sneak peek at some of the beautiful, original art available for sale at our fundraiser this Friday!

Join us for a night of drinks, art, and community tomorrow anytime between 4-8pm at Unity Hall.

A HUGE thank you to the many local artists and community members who donated art to the event!

05/06/2026

Just a sneak peek of some of the incredible prints, notecards, and stickers we’ll have available for sale at our art auction and fundraiser event on Friday!

Pictures are prints of original artwork created by immigrant youth in Baltimore, MD.

All proceeds will go toward funding a community mural celebrating Baltimore’s immigrant community!

Come out and pick up some beautiful art, have a glass of wine, and show your support for your immigrant neighbors.
Hope to see you there! 💙

04/28/2026

The very first community mural paint day is in the books! Thank you so much to everyone who came out and helped make it a success.

Can't wait to see you all at our next session on Saturday, May 9th!

A huge shout out to The Hershey Company and Youth Service America for helping make this project happen!