On Sunday March 16th staff attorney Mariam Magar informed parishioners at the Church of the Virgin Mary Melkite about CMS’ services and different legal practice areas. Over 30 people the majority of whom were Syrians attended the presentation, and were
On Sunday March 16th the Annual Catholic Appeal video premiered in every parish in the Brooklyn and Queens Diocese. The Annual Catholic Appeal is a critical funding source for many initiatives of our Diocese.The money raised from the appeal supports
On Thursday, March 6, 2014 New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) Campaign Organizer, Manuel Castro informed CMS staff about the current status of immigration policy on the federal and state level. CMS held its monthly staff meeting which concluded with a
On Saturday March 1st, Catholic Migration Services hosted a Citizenship Application Assistance Workshop at St. Thomas Aquinas in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Staff and volunteers worked with many legal permanent residents to complete their citizenship applications. CMS is a part of
On Wednesday February 26th, CMS and its partner organizations, Woodside on the Move and Centro Hispano Cuzcatalan, gathered at St. Sebastian’s parish in Woodside, Queens for their monthly meeting. During the meeting, members received information about filing their taxes from
Catholic Migration Legal Fellow Mariam Magar is springing into her role as an outreach coordinator to the Arabic speaking community within the Diocese of Brooklyn. On Tuesday, February 26th at St. Matthias parish in Ridgewood, Queens, Mariam and CMS
On Saturday March 1st, Catholic Migration Services, in partnership with the New Americans Campaign, will be hosting a citizenship workshop at St. Thomas Aquinas parish located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski has been reaching out to parishes
On Sunday February 23rd CMS staff and attorneys provided onsite legal consultations after two Spanish language masses to parishioners of St. Joan of Arc in Jackson Heights, Queens. Continuing our efforts to inform parishioners in the Brooklyn Dioceses about the
On Saturday February 1st CMS Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski participated in a leadership training hosted by Faith in NY at St. Teresa in Woodside,Queens. The training informed community members about tactics to successfully lobby and advocate for immigration reform. The
On Sunday February 2nd CMS’ Linea Laboral Operator Benjamin Petersen and Immigration Counselor Adam Augustyn spoke to parishioners of St. Margaret Mary parish in Long Island City about the recent increase to minimum wage while simultaneously informing parishioners about their