Which local agencies can help? Corps Members & Alums. Sunday sit-down: Eva Millona, executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.
I love my city of Worcester. Find out how much it is and what we do for it. Please use another browser or download the latest Microsoft Edge browser. We organize youth, ages 13-30, and provide political education, leadership training, protection, guidance, mentorship, and safe healing spaces. We serve as a leading agency, as a policy advisor and as an institutional mobilizer, and we do a lot of strategic communications. We provide our 130+ member groups and other partners with policy analysis, advocacy and program supports that help them more effectively engage and leverage the support of their own grassroots, and advocate more effectively with local and state government. What We DoOur programs address the full spectrum of challenges and opportunities immigrant and refugee families confront settling in the U. S. We offer services tailored to the needs and requests of our communities, from policy advocacy to training to community-based citizenship clinics. For more information, click here. The 2013 E Pluribus Unum Prizes winners will be honored tonight at a ceremony in Washington, D. C., with a keynote address by U. Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Earns National Award for Exceptional Immigrant Integration Initiatives. NAIP AmeriCorps Member. The Institute's primary areas of work include promotion of citizenship, immigrant entrepreneurship and employment pathways for immigrant professionals, as well as the removal of barriers to educational access, from early education and child care through higher education. United We Dream: United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation. News & Announcements.
Network Organizations. Eva Millona, executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, grew up in Tirana, the capital of Albania, and after completing law school came to Clark University as a graduate student 20 years ago. Foreclosure Defense. Millona is looking to widen the diversity and get all different kinds of businesses to join the discussion. Community organization -- Massachusetts -- Boston Chinese Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston Immigrants -- Services for -- Massachusetts. Using Primary Sources. The national award honors MIRA's New Americans Integration Institute for its work to help newcomers contribute more fully to the economic, civic and social fabric of the United States. Massachusetts is one of the five states that actually has an immigration integration agenda. The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, non-partisan think tank in Washington, D. dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. MIRA's Citizenship Program provides naturalization assistance to over 700 eligible lawful permanent residents yearly through group processing clinics and case management. We are part of an executive committee at the national level and are very engaged in the immigration debate. The national award is accompanied by a $50, 000 prize.
The order charged MIRA and the governor's Council on Immigrants and Refugees, which I co-chair, to work together and hold hearings across the state. It would be good for the country and it's good for both parties and it would help our economy. MIRA will launch the Massachusetts Business Coalition on Immigration this week. The other 2013 winners of the $50, 000 E Pluribus Unum Prize are the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, a Washington, D. C. -based adult-focused charter that provides adult basic education and workforce training to more than 3, 000 immigrants and refugees annually; and Neighborhood Development Center, a St. Paul, MN community development organization that connects immigrant and native-born ethnic communities to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods in the Twin Cities.
NAIP AmeriCorps Members assist immigrants and refugees gain economic stability and more fully participate in our society through learning English, applying for citizenship, job readiness training, and accessing community services. It's a great community. Well our work is work at the local level, the state level and the national level. Members commit to a full-time, eleven- or six-month service position while receiving a modest living allowance, health benefits, training, and an educational award upon completion of service. Our powerful nonpartisan network is made up of over 100, 000 immigrant youth and allies and 55 affiliate organizations in 26 states. We are honored to win the E Pluribus Unum Prize and hope our efforts will provide a model for others doing this work. View this item online at Boston City Archives. Movimiento Cosecha: Cosecha is a nonviolent movement working to win permanent protection, dignity and respect for the 11 million undocumented people in this country. What should families do to prepare?
The following information supports both residents and agencies who work with them. Subjects and keywords: Chinese Progressive Association (Boston, Mass. ) A search WITH quotation marks ("substance use") would find listings only with the whole phrase "substance use. So I am up at 5:30 a. m., gone at 6:30 and I'll get back after 7 or 7:30 at night. CEO, George Matouk, of John Matouk & Co. (the Fall River linens manufacturer) explains that his grandfather who started the company in 1929 was a Syrian immigrant.
We serve as a voice for immigrants and refugees and we promote immigrant integration. Disability Benefits. Compilation of clippings about Mayor Raymond L. Flynn's actions... Find More Like This >>. There is the language barrier and cultural barriers. We also serve immigrants in New Hampshire through our affiliate, the New Hampshire Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees (NHAIR). MIRA also plays defense, working against anti-immigrant legislation and behind the scenes to reduce deportations that break apart immigrant families. One of my happiest days was getting citizenship. Date: November 5, 1987. Primary Source Sets. Vietnamese: Để dịch trang web này, bạn phải nâng cấp trình duyệt của mình lên phiên bản Microsoft Edge mới nhất. Related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the. MIRA is a dynamic and multi‐ethnic coalition with more than 130 organizational members, including grassroots community organizations; refugee resettlement agencies; providers of social, legal and health services, faith-based organizations and civil and human rights advocates. Do you think immigration reform will pass this year?
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