Manuel Portillo

Manuel is the Director of Community Engagement at The Welcoming Center (TWC). TWC works to open doors of economic opportunity for immigrants of all education and skill levels and build immigrants’ individual and collective agency to address barriers to integration and wellbeing. Manuel is experienced in developing strategies for community engagement, and has expertise in immigrant social and economic inclusion, innovative approaches to civil engagement, and in building inclusive partnerships and policies. A refugee from Guatemala, he began work as a community organizer, addressing issues such as fair and equal treatment for asylum seekers.

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