En español: Brooklyn event’s pro bono legal assist aims to make naturalization process easier ***EDITORS’ NOTE: Interviews available on request with CWS immigration legal services specialists and New York residents who have become citizens or are now applying for citizenship.*** NEW YORK, N.Y. – Humanitarian agency CWS announced plans today for the third in a series of free naturalization workshops …
Empowering Communities in the Dominican Republic
Luciano Cadoni | April 2, 2013
“CWS has helped me a lot, they do great work and I like to participate in these activities.” This sentence has a lot of meaning, but to me it had a stronger meaning particularly because it was said by Adolfo, a 17-year-old Haitian youth who lost pretty much everything, most importantly his mum, in the 2010 earthquake. After struggling and …
What Does Refugee Resettlement Mean?
Sierra Kraft | April 1, 2013
Mohammed and his three sisters wait patiently in the airport for their mother and youngest sister to arrive; the time is 2 a.m. The children are full of energy running around the baggage claim with balloons in their hands anxiously waiting to see their grandmother, whom some had never met. This family was separated by war, which caused them to …
Sometimes a Blanket is About More Than Just Providing Warmth
Sometimes a blanket is about more than just providing warmth – they provide comfort. This is my favorite blanket. I lost my dad in 2004 and my friend had this quilt made out of his jeans for me. This blanket provides me with warmth plus so much more! Please support the CWS Blankets+ Program and help us provide warmth and …
A Doctor and an Engineer Too
Carolyn E. Self | March 29, 2013
Asking a child what they want to be when they grow up is often a favorite question by adults. The earliest response I remember giving was ambulance driver. It’s a question we often don’t think about asking, yet the implications can be perilous. Such was the case when our group asked it to a CWS-funded preschool class in Batey Dos …
CWS Appeal: Early 2013 Storms, Floods and Tornadoes (US)
March 27, 2013
Appeal # 627 X Appeal goal: $25,000 Situation: As harsh weather swept across large areas of the United States during the first several months of 2013, it inflicted particularly severe damage on several scattered U.S. communities. In late January (29-30), multiple tornadoes caused significant damage when they struck six counties in Georgia. Hardest hit were Bartow and Gordon counties, where …
My sister is my nuclear family
Jen Smyers |
This year has seen exciting momentum toward immigration reform, with key leaders on both sides of the aisle supporting a path to citizenship for the 11 million men, women and children who are undocumented in the United States. All of us are eager to see the bipartisan group of eight Senators introduce immigration reform legislation shortly after the Easter recess. …
Syracuse UMC congregation extends friendship, support to refugees
March 26, 2013
Everybody can do something to welcome refugees resettling in U.S. communities. Setting an excellent example is Christ United Methodist Church in Syracuse, N.Y. Since 2002, the church’s all-volunteer Refugee Resettlement Mission project has been extending friendship and practical assistance to refugees living in the city’s Northside community. Most are from Burma, but the church’s outreach also touches refugees from Bhutan, …
Seeing lives changed in Vietnam
Joan Leof | March 25, 2013
Recently I traveled to northern Vietnam with a group of fellow CROP Hunger Walk volunteers to see firsthand how CROP Walk dollars are used. We visited several ethnic minority villages in the far northwestern district of Muong Te, which lies in the “frontier” region of Vietnam bordering China. The CWS staff in Vietnam had to get permission from the government …
“College Students Can Make A Difference – If You Just Let Them”
Rececca Hasko | March 22, 2013
Starting a CROP Hunger Walk at the University of Connecticut has been both a thrilling and frightening experience. I wanted to get involved because I truly believe in the cause; that there is enough food for all in this world. There is nothing better a person can do than to help those in need and I am fortunate to have …