by changer | Feb 3, 2014 | News
LIFT Family Resource Coordinator Shamika Vargas speaks to members about family law .
On Wednesday, January 29th CMS and it’s Housing Coalition partners held their first meeting of 2014. The meeting took place at St. Sebastian Parish in Woodside, Queens where representatives from Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) and Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA) informed members about family law and non-rent fees respectively. (more…)
by changer | Jan 27, 2014 | News
On Sunday January 26th CMS Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski and CMS staff spoke to parishioners in St. Barbara parish in Bushwick about the recent increase to New York State minimum wage and the benefits for workers who use CMS’ Linea Laboral to report workplace abuses. Continuing CMS’ outreach to the immigrant community about their rights in the workplace Rebecca Rybaltoski made announcements to the 11:00 a.m. spanish mass and then again during the 1:00 p.m bilingual mass. During her announcements Rebecca highlighted that in recent years Linea (more…)
by changer | Jan 23, 2014 | News
As pending immigration reform dominates the headlines the nation’s immigration system is undergoing far reaching changes. The roll out of the new N-400 form will add upward of 10 pages of questions to the application. This could further complicate and extend the already arduous path to citizenship. (more…)
by changer | Jan 21, 2014 | News
On Sunday January 19th, Staff Attorney Alice Davis and CMS staff gave a presentation on workers’ rights in the workplace to the parishioners of Immaculate Conception in Astoria, Queens. After the mass, Alianza Hispana organized a gathering to commemorate Virgen de La Altagracia Day which is celebrated by the Dominican community in recognition of Mary who is regarded as the mother and protector spirit of the Dominican Republic. Parishioners who gathered for the celebration also received a presentation on labor rights and CMS’ Workers’Rights Program from Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski. Rebecca emphasized that CMS has great resources and expert counsel for workers who are experiencing abuses in the work place or for workers who are not receiving adequate compensation for their labor. (more…)
by changer | Jan 14, 2014 | News
On Sunday January 12th CMS staff began their first week of Linea Laboral outreach to parishes in the Brooklyn Dioceses. Parishioners are primarily being informed about the recent increase to the NYS minimum wage. CMS staff will be presenting information about worker’s rights in the work place. (more…)
by changer | Dec 20, 2013 | News
Immigration Counselor Marisol Canales answers questions about CMS services.
On Thursday December 19th CMS Immigration Counselor Marisol Canales and CMS Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski spoke on a panel at a town hall meeting focused on labor and immigration issues. The event was held at St. Rita Parish in Brooklyn and it was hosted by Councilman Rafael Espinal’s office and Catholic Charities. Present on the panel were representatives from: Legal Aid Society, The New York State Department of Labor;Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the NYC Police Department and the law firm of Allen Kaye. (more…)
