Welcome Walk 2026

Asylum Pride House is excited to announce our second annual Welcome Walk!

We will be walking or running a 5K around The Ott Center Indoor Track at UPenn to raise funds and show our physical support of LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers here in Philadelphia PA. Registration is $20 until the end of August and then it will go up to $30. You can show further support by making an individual donation, raising funds, or bringing cleaning / housing supplies to the drive on walk day. 

All participants will receive a Welcome Walk 2026 T-shirt with their registration fee.  Everyone will also receive a fundraising page, but fundraising is not required. Go the extra mile and join or create a team!

We want everyone to be able to participate, if cost is an issue feel free to reach out at contact@asylumpridehouse.org

About Us

Asylum Pride House is a 501(c)3 organization and was founded in 2022 with the mission to provide housing, case management services, and necessary initial resources to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in Philadelphia PA. We work closely with local and national organizations to serve the LGBTQIA+ asylum seeking community. Asylum Pride House’s current program runs out of a five-bedroom apartment in University City, Philly and offers long term housing solely to LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers.

Welcome Walk Schedule:

Saturday Oct. 18th

7:30am-8:15am : Check-In at Tent In Front of Boathouse Pavilion (collect t-shirt/drop donations)

8:15am : Welcome Talk

8:30am : Walk Starts! (You may run if you wish!)

10:00am-10:15am : Leave Check-In Area / End of Walk Location

Please Note The Walk Starts Promptly At 8:30am 

We were informed that we must have walkers start on the trail at 8:30AM sharp, not 9:00am. If you are running late, it is ok! You can pick from the following options:

1. Check-in at the tent and power walk/run to the larger group
2. Find the group walking on the trail and check-in on the go with an APH volunteer (they will have a clip board walking on the trail)
3. If you have supplies to donate, you can drop those off at the check-in tent during and after the walk!

Location Information:

 Parking & Directions:

During check-in, there will be multiple volunteers with Welcome Walk T-Shirts to guide you. If you need additional assistance finding us, please email contact@asylumpridehouse.org and we will respond immediately!

Parking is available throughout FDR Park, but the closest parking lots are located directly north of the Boathouse Pavilion. If these spaces fill up, please refer to the directions linked below for additional parking options in and around the park. 

Septa Broad Street Line - NGR Station goes directly to the park as well. If you are taking Septa, please plan for time to walk from the station to our check-in location!

Click Here: Parking & Directions for FDR Park
 

Additional Reminders:

Because our Welcome Walk 2025 is a smaller but mighty crew, we will not have road closures within FDR Park. Please be aware and do not walk in areas where people are driving to and from other parking lot locations around the park. 

FDR Park has multiple events happening in and around the area after our Welcome Walk (Like the Southeast Asian Market!). You can spend as much time as you want in the park after our Welcome Walk, but you will be unable to stay congregated at our check-in location after 10:15am. 

If you have any additional question from now until the walk, please send us an email!