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  • Asylum-seekers find compassion, resources at "House of Peace" once released from Aurora immigration center

    December 12, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    When asylum seekers are released from the Aurora, Colorado immigration center, many seek help and community from the nonprofit organization, Casa de Paz. Based in Denver, the nonprofit offers these individuals and any visiting family members a place to stay and helps connect them with community resources.

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  • 'We've become like a family': innovative groups help refugees settle in US cities

    December 05, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    With a decrease in government aid for refugee resettlement programs in recent years, nonprofits and other groups have stepped up to fill the gap. In Cleveland, Refugee Response offers in-home tutoring, a program for high school students, and work opportunities on an urban farm.

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  • In Ecuador, one woman has given shelter to over 8,500 Venezuelans

    September 30, 2019 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Juncal

    Carmen Carcelen lives in northern Ecuador with her husband, eight children, and hundreds of Venezuelan migrants who are fleeing poverty, violence, and hyperinflation at home. Carcelen has been providing food and shelter (and even foot rubs) to over 8,500 migrants for two years now. Carcelen says that she is spurred to action by her Christian faith, but welcomes any donations because it is currently financed on her husband's small income.

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  • Refugee cooks from Syria and Iraq in Germany share food to make friends and integrate into society

    September 21, 2019 |

    The National |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    A German organization called Uber den Tellerrand brings together refugees and locals for a meal handmade by those who migrated from Syria and Iraq. The meal brings people together over a delicious meal, offers authentic food from those countries, and allows those cooking to feel like they are giving back to the community. Another initiative to aid the resettlement process is a program called Start with a Friend (SWAF) pairs locals and newcomers to develop friendships and help refugees better learn the language along the way.

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  • When care matches culture, immigrants and people of color benefit

    September 13, 2019 |

    Oregon Live |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    In the Twin Cities area, community mental health and wellness professionals have made it a priority to develop a pipeline of clinicians of color and create programming specific to residents of cultural and ethnic minority groups who may have experienced unique traumas. How can Minnesota's model inform Oregon's approach to mental health care in a state whose population is growing more diverse?

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  • LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Face Layered Marginalization, So These Four Organizations Are Here to Help

    September 05, 2019 |

    Teen Vogue |

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    Response Location: United States

    LGBTQ asylum seekers face a unique set of problems coming to the United States, often from places where gender expression and sexuality are strictly regulated. Four organizations across the US, Mexico, and Canada are filling this unique niche. For example, AsylumConnect created an app of resources on how to apply for asylum and a catalogue of LGBTQ-friendly services and organizations in the US for them to learn about. All four aim to validate LGBTQ asylum seekers and keep them safe.

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  • Muslims bailout fund raises nearly $150,000 to reunite migrant families

    August 28, 2019 |

    Religion News Service |

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    A campaign called Muslims for Migrants by the Islamic nonprofit CelebrateMercy raises money to pay bond fees for immigrant parents who are detained while awaiting trial. The funds are donated to another nonprofit called the National Bail Fund Network, and so far the funds have released ten parents back to their families. The director of CelebrateMercy says that the forced separation of families is against everything taught by the Prophet Muhammad and the Islamic faith.

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  • ‘If You're Like Me, You Can't Sit By. This Is America.'

    August 20, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Connecting children with volunteer lawyers can greatly assist immigration cases. Nonprofits like the Safe Passage Project and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) work to provide children, often separated from their families, with legal defense. Without a lawyer, many children face immigration hearings alone, adding great trauma to a complicated process. A majority of unrepresented children are deported. Nonprofit legal groups across the US are working to create a safety net of legal counsel.

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  • ‘It's Like an Automatic Deportation if You Don't Have a Lawyer'

    August 13, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    With the help of legal counsel, immigrants facing deportation are more likely to win their cases and keep their families together. The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project is one of several organizations in New York that provides lawyers free of charge to detained immigrants. The program is also a part of the broader Safety and Fairness for Everyone (SAFE) network, which includes 18 cities that have set up legal defense funds for immigrants.

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  • School on Wheels Program Turns Bus Into School for Asylum-Seeking Children

    August 11, 2019 |

    NowThis News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    School on Wheels is a program serving children in a refugee camp along the U.S.-Mexico border by transforming an old school bus into a space for learning. The school can fit up to 80 children, all of whom are waiting for asylum in the U.S. It is run by the California-based nonprofit, Yes We Can, and it currently has 3 teachers and over 30 students. The school aims to teach the children values like love, happiness, and being a good person while they are at a particularly tumultuous time in their lives.

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