Advocacy in the Time of the Coronavirus
Take action to support immigrants in your community and nationwide!
HIAS Pennsylvania can only serve refugees if they are allowed into the country. We can only help support immigrants with legal services if vulnerable immigrants are given protections from the government. You can advocate for just policies for refugees and immigrants by calling your representative, protesting, and more.
Call to Action
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is upping their fees, also known as “user charges”, for the filing of certain EOIR forms – some, like the RIGHT FOR IMMIGRANTS TO APPEAL their case, by nearly 800%!
Click here to submit your comment by March 30th, 2020!
Advocacy is not just about doing, it’s also about educating.
See our Talking Points so you can feel comfortable talking about advocacy issues and educating your community about immigration.
Educate yourself and others
If you want to bring in a HIAS Pennsylvania expert to educate your group about immigration, check out our services for groups.
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Here’s a taste!
HIAS Pennsylvania wishes all who celebrate a sweet and meaningful Passover!
#chagpesachsameach חגפסחשמח# #happypassover #azissenpesach
"And, it matters not at all that current refugees from Central America or the wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan are not victims of genocide, as Jews were in Europe. What matters is that their lives are in danger."
HIAS Pennsylvania began as an organization which focused on taking Jewish people out of terrible conditions, and now we, following the Jewish traditions of "tzedakah" (charity) and "welcoming the stranger", help anyone in need, regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity.
This Passover - and of course, throughout the year - remember that there is no "us" versus "them" when it comes to people's lives and preserving safety and humanity.
Read the letter, written by a HIAS Pennsylvania volunteer, here: www.jewishexponent.com/2020/03/20/letters-agreeing-to-disagree-and-fdr/
HIAS Pennsylvania's Immigrant Relief Fund will directly impact our clients who - for various reasons - lack access to social aid and federal funding, including the stimulus package and unemployment benefits, despite paying into the system.
Donate today! hiaspa.org/get-involved/donate/immigrantrelieffund/
Immigrant Relief Fund - HIAS Pennsylvania
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We ask your help for members of our communities who are placed in dire straits by the COVID-19 crisis. Their jobs are gone; their access to societal help, such as unemployment benefits, is nonexistent..."In the weeks ahead, it is important to remember that we are all neighbors. We are all in this together."
In this episode of "In This Together", the new video series from Define American, a community is united by a canceled bar mitzvah and the Hmong chef who had been set to cater the event.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8-3H-j14bE
In this Together | Episode 1: Chef Yia Vang
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Welcome to our new weekly video series called In This Together, bringing you stories of people from across the nation stepping up to help their neighbors and...HIAS Pennsylvania's staff works diligently each and every day to ensure that clients like Rosa* are safe and secure, and have access to the resources they need in order to live successful lives in the US.
*name has been changed
Read more here: hiaspa.org/unemployed-and-scared/
Unemployed and Scared - HIAS Pennsylvania
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Like hundreds of thousands of immigrants, Rosa* lost her job to COVID-19. Two advantages may help her survive: legal status ...