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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, Kokou Nayo, at knayo@cwsglobal.org to learn more about our work and learn how you can join in on refugee and immigrant advocacy work in the Triangle area.
TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Support Access to Housing and the “Housing First” Model
Homelessness is a crisis in many communities – one that demands urgent action. To end homelessness once and for all, federal, state, and local governments must invest in proven solutions at the scale necessary to address the problem. The “Housing First” model is the most effective, evidence-based approach for ending homelessness for most individuals and families. Housing First has had …
TAKE ACTION: Tell Your National and State Elected Leaders to Welcome People Seeking Protection and Safety
Over the past several months, Texas Governor Abbott, Arizona Governor Ducey, and Florida Governor DeSantis have transported immigrants and asylum seekers to cities from the southern border to communities in Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, and Massachusetts. In response, we have seen an outpouring of local support from congregations and volunteers who are welcoming and providing aid to immigrants …
TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress and the Biden Administration to Welcome and Protect Haitian Asylum Seekers
September 2022 marks one year since U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers’ brutality, chasing, lashing at, and nearly trampling Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio, Texas. Since then, the Biden administration has failed to meaningfully hold CBP accountable for these actions or its culture of impunity. In the year since then, an insufficient investigation by CBP in July 2022 …
Additional Resources
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.
