Church of St. Mark's on the Hill

Gilead House is a welcoming home for asylum seekers and refugees. Gilead House creates a peaceful and safe refuge of transitional housing and community integration for legally present individuals seeking asylum in the United States or are refugees.

Additionally, Gilead House helps residents access employment training, English classes, cross-cultural education and other forms of support.

An essential aspect of the program is providing asylum seekers – many of whom have been traumatized by persecution and flight and are vulnerable to exploitation – with stability and time to heal within a supportive community.

In Gilead House,  they live together in community with a resident advisor during 12 – 18 months of their asylum journey to independent living.

Gilead House is a partnership between St. Mark’s on-the-Hill Episcopal Church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Refugee and Immigrant Center Alliance (ERICA), an outreach program of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, and the Chizuk Amuno Congregation. Beyond the collaboration between St. Mark’s, ERICA, and Chizuk Amuno, Gilead House is supported by other community and faith partnerships.