Social and Cultural Integration Program for new immigrants in the United States, serving Summit and Eagle Counties.

The program builds bridges between organizations and immigrant families, connecting them with resources that increase opportunities and remove barriers in areas such as housing, employment, food, education, health, transportation, and legal services.

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Immigrant Integration Program

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The “Newcomers Integration Program” began in September 2023 in Summit County and expanded to Eagle County in September 2024.

With the support of the Summit County Government and the Town of Breckenridge, MD leases two housing units, “Las Casitas”, one in Silverthorne and one in Breckenridge, to provide transitional housing to immigrant families in Summit County who are homeless or living in unsafe conditions, prioritizing pregnant women and single mothers with children. 

Through intensive support, Mountain Dreamers’ Spanish-speaking team helps newcomers settle and thrive, offering not only invaluable assistance but also friendship and guidance through the disorientation of arriving in a new country. We are proud to help newcomers feel at home in Summit and Eagle Counties.

The program has welcomed 120 families in Summit County and 29 in Eagle County, and has provided housing for 7 families at “Las Casitas.” Since the program began, 10 babies have been born, including 3 who were born while their families were staying at “La Casita.”

  • Two of MD’s Newcomer families with their newborn Summit babies!

  • Volunteer Amy - one of many Summit residents coming together to support new migrants.

  • Thanks to Knights of Columbus and Columbia Outlet for winter coats for 70 African migrants!

  • The Newcomers Program welcomed 10 babies.

WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO OUR PARTNERS and our generous local donors for making this work possible.