On Wednesday April 30th CMS and its coalition partners informed members about the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption program (SCRIE) and staff attorney Sylvia Nunez from the Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA) highlighted the resources that JASA provides to
On Thursday April 24th CMS’ Staff Attorney Kenny Minaya and CMS’ Performances Evaluation Coordinator Virginia Thomas attended Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s joint housing and immigration task force meeting. This was the first meeting in a series that will build
On Saturday, April 5th CMS hosted a very successful Citizenship Application Assistance Workshop at Immaculate Conception Parish in Astoria, Queens. Nearly 100 legal permanent residents had their citizenship applications completed with the assistance of CMS staff members and volunteers. CMS’
Throughout the month of March, Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski has informed parishioners in the Brooklyn Diocese about CMS’ April 5th citizenship workshop. Her outreach efforts have increased the awareness of CMS’ services within the Brooklyn Diocese and has also contributed
On Wednesday March 26th CMS and its housing coalition partners gathered at St. Sebastian parish. Members learned about the power of building community coalitions to influence rent guideline policies. CMS’ Legal Intern Megan Leo presented information to members about workers’
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
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