For International Scholars, Refugees, Asylees, and Internally Displaced Peoples
Never worry about having to share a room
Reach all major attractions, schools, and hospitals by bike or bus
Only pay a flat rate for your stay and not worry about anything else
Facilitated intercultural events each month
Charla M. Burnett and Andrew Dembowski, along with so many friends and family, have worked to create a place that’s welcoming and safe for people fleeing violence and prosecution whether abroad or in the United States. You can stay at the Umoja House for 1 day or 12 months, we can help you prepare for the next chapter of your story!
Named after the Haitian-American refugee best known as member of the Fugees
Named after the Swedish-Iranian singer that fled persecution in Iran in 1982
Named after the Somali-American who fled the Somali civil war there and was elected to the U.S. House of Representative in 2018.
Named after the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany