Friday, April 5, 2013 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
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
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
Friday, March 22, 2013 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,
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.
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
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
Sunday, February 24, 2013 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).
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 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
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 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.