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Protecting Welcome
Church World Service works alongside our supporters to make sure Congress and the White House do what’s right. Without you, real change isn’t possible. Through your calls to action, we make a difference for those who need it most and ensure we live up to our promise as a nation.
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Contact our CWS Durham Refugee Community Organizer, Valeria Vizcaino, to learn more about our work and learn how you can join in on refugee and immigrant advocacy work in the Triangle area.
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TAKE ACTION: Call on Congress to Support Welcoming Policies During Refugee Council USA Advocacy Days the Week of May 6
Join us during Refugee Council USA’s 2024 Refugee Advocacy Days the week of May 6th, when hundreds of advocates are traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with their elected officials to urge them to support people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Advocacy Days represent an opportunity for community members across the country to join the call for …
TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Support Unaccompanied Children and their Families in FY 2025 and Supplemental Funding Efforts
Late on March 22 – nearly halfway into this fiscal year – Congress finally passed an FY 2024 appropriations bill that will keep the government funded through September 30. The bill covered a number of key refugee accounts and policies, including the account that supports services for unaccompanied children under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance Account (REA), administered by the …
TAKE ACTION: Call on Congress and the Biden Administration to Support Displaced Haitians and Halt All Deportations and Returns
In recent months conditions have deteriorated rapidly in Haiti, where armed gangs have seized control of much of the capital city of Port-Au-Prince and millions remain at risk of indiscriminate violence and persecution. In new guidance released on March 20, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) stated that nearly half of the country’s 11.4 million people require some form of humanitarian …
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Refugee Council USA
RCUSA promotes efforts to protect and welcome refugees, asylees, asylum-seekers, and other forcibly displaced populations.
RCUSA is a diverse coalition advocating for just and humane laws and policies, and the promotion of dialogue and communication among government, civil society, and those who need protection and welcome.