We've Got News!
Announcing: Ladies, Let's Talk.
Our conversational English practice
for women only, Ladies, Let's Talk,
will be a recurring program!
The first session is launching September 2018 under the guidance of its new Program Director,
***September Session FULL**
Please click "NOTIFY ME" to receive an email when registration opens for the next session.
Want to join us as a volunteer?
We are currently accepting applications
for English-speaking women
to join Ladies, Let's Talk.
The only requirement is that you be
English-fluent, and ready for fun and friendship
with our newly-arrived neighbors!
You asked for more dinners . . .
We are so excited to announce another
Hope & Sesame Dinner!
We'd love to see you all across the table at
A Taste of Syrian & Iraqi Cuisine
on September 30.
About Us
Our Mission
Hope & Sesame is a Texas non-profit corporation and 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to empowering recently-resettled refugees through opportunities to integrate economically and socially into the Austin community.
Making Connections
We work to connect our Newcomers to the rest of the Austin community, and foster a two-way exchange of friendship and culture.
We also strive to connect to each other the many local people, organizations and businesses we've discovered who welcome and support our newest Austinites in a variety of different ways.
Our Chefs
So far, we have presented dinners prepared by Afghan and Syrian chefs, using their traditional, unwritten family recipes and techniques passed down from mothers to daughters.
At our next dinner on September 30, 2018,
we will be adding Iraqi cuisine to the menu!