by changer | Apr 5, 2013 | More News
Friday, April 5, 2013
Faith leaders open the press conference with an interfaith prayer representing several faith traditions
On Friday, faith community and congressional leaders met for a press conference at The Community Church of New York to promote just and human comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). The press conference was organized by the New York State Interfaith Network and was co-sponsored by several community organizations from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds in New York. The press conference opened with a participatory, interfaith prayer representing Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh faith traditions. Catholic Migration attended the press conference to demonstrate our support for CIR on behalf of the immigrant communities in Brooklyn and Queens we serve.
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by changer | Apr 3, 2013 | More News
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
On Wednesday evening, over 120 Queens residents gathered at P.S. 19 in Corona for a town hall meeting on immigration reform with Congress Members Joseph Crowley and Grace Meng. The event was hosted by several community organizations–the Hispanic Federation, Dominico-American Society, Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), La Fuente, Make the Road NY, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, Queens Community House, and Catholic Migration Services. (more…)
by changer | Mar 26, 2013 | More News
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
At its monthly meeting in Woodside on Tuesday evening, the Queens Housing Coalition discussed the latest developments in its campaign for affordable housing at Willets Point with community members. CMS, a member of the coalition, was there to provide information about our legal services and to answer immigration and housing legal questions.
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by changer | Mar 22, 2013 | News
Friday, March 22, 2013
Sharone Kaufman (right), supervising immigration attorney at CMS, assists clients at Friday’s workshop
On Friday, Catholic Migration Services hosted its first naturalization workshop using CitizenshipWorks, a multilingual online platform that guides aspiring citizens through the application process. The event was co-sponsored by the NALEO Educational Fund, Immigration Advocates Network, CUNY Citizenship Now!, Pro Bono Net, and the International Rescue Committee at the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.
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by changer | Mar 20, 2013 | More News
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
On Wednesday night, Catholic Migration Services teamed up with NALEO Educational Fund to host a citizenship information session with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Elmhurst, Queens.
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by changer | Mar 12, 2013 | News
Monday, March 11, 2013
In coordination with the New Americans Campaign, New York City legal service providers and nonprofit organizations today announced a free week-long series of naturalization events that will take place in locations throughout the city from March 16-23, 2013.
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by changer | Mar 11, 2013 | News
Sunday, March 3, 2013
On Sunday, March 3, 2013, approximately 200 members of St. Mary Star of the Sea and St. Gertrude Parish in Far Rockaway benefitted from a dynamic new collaboration, the first of many, between Catholic Migration Services and Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
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by changer | Feb 24, 2013 | More News
Sunday, February 24, 2013
About 100 congregants gather for the info session after the Spanish Mass at St. Michael’s on Sunday afternoon
On Sunday afternoon, about 100 congregants at St. Michael’s Church in Flushing gathered for an info session hosted by CMS’ Megan Helbling on policy changes recently announced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
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by changer | Feb 19, 2013 | More News
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The tenant leaders of the Queens Housing Coalition with QHC Coordinator Ivan Contreras (4th from left) and CNL/Public Ally Constantino Tejeda (far right)
Approximately 80 Queens tenants gathered for the Queens Housing Coalition’s monthly meeting on Tuesday night with the Queens Smoke-Free Partnership and the Real Rent Reform (R3) Campaign. CMS, a member of the coalition, was there to provide information about our legal services and to answer immigration and housing legal questions. (more…)
by changer | Feb 5, 2013 | More News
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
CMS’ Megan Helbling addresses the audience at MCIF
On Tuesday morning, 90 people gathered at the Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center in Bushwick for CMS’ information session on changes to the provisional waiver process, announced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in January.
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