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  • The Deliveristas

    May 02, 2023 |

    Radio Ambulante |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Deliveristas Unidos started as a WhatsApp group for local delivery workers to connect, but over time it turned into a mobilized organization of thousands of delivery workers ready to take to the streets to protect their rights as workers. Through their organizing, the group managed to get a legislative package passed that enacted several laws that guaranteed their rights and protections, including access to bathrooms in restaurants across the city, transparent communication with delivery apps about tips, as well as hourly pay.

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  • With help, Afghan refugees make a home in Manhattan, Kansas

    April 20, 2023 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Manhattan, Kansas

    The Manhattan Afghan Resettlement Team (MART) helps Afghan refugees escape Taliban oppression and build new lives in the U.S. MART helps to connect refugees with the local Islamic Center for meetings about adjusting to life in the U.S. and language courses, as well as help getting a Social Security card, a job and enrolling their children in school. To date, over 100 refugees have been successfully resettled.

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  • After 50 years, this Vancouver immigrant services agency is busier than ever

    April 07, 2023 |

    Vancouver Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is an immigrant services agency that connects immigrants with the resources they need to adjust to life in Canada. The group helps an average of 73,000 people each year from more than 150 countries and provides assistance in finding affordable housing, English language training, career and social services and accessing care for seniors.

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  • A 'game changer' for immigrants: Job-ready college classes in their native language

    April 03, 2023 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles Community Colleges are now offering subject-matter courses taught in students’ native languages, including Spanish, Russian, and Korean. The tuition-free vocational classes allow students to earn certificates in a trade or work toward a GED, all while learning in the language they’re most comfortable speaking.

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  • Welcome to Cleveland: a new path for international entrepreneurs to build businesses here

    March 24, 2023 |

    The Land |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Global Entrepreneur in Residence programs, like Global Cleveland, partner with H-1B cap-exempt universities to form a pathway for international entrepreneurs looking to start and grow their business ventures in the U.S., helping to eliminate barriers international entrepreneurs face when starting a business in the states.

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  • Jackson's Latino community: Amid growing job mobility, could politics fill gaps that still exist?

    February 28, 2023 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    The Town’s Equity Task Force works to advise the town on equity and inclusion strategies, specifically for the Latino population in the community. The task force presented seven recommendations to the Jackson Town Council in December, which were accepted, including recommendations like translating town signs into Spanish. Similarly, several local nonprofits have stepped up to serve Latino community members from literacy to food aid.

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  • South Siders Organizing To Help New Migrant Neighbors At School-Turned-Shelter: 'Woodlawn Is A Welcoming Community'

    February 27, 2023 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Woodlawn, Illinois

    A closed school was converted into a shelter for some of the nearly 200 migrants arriving in Chicago. In tandem, local residents and faith-based groups started the Chicago 4 All initiative to help provide them with the necessary resources to settle in.

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  • How Tucson's Southside Worker Center has helped undocumented workers earn fair wages over decades

    January 13, 2023 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson’s Southside Worker Center supports day laborers by offering a safe place for them to wait for employment and services like English-language workshops and connections to attorneys should they need help collecting past-due payments.

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  • Voluntary initiatives give hope to refugees on the Greek island of Samos

    January 13, 2023 |

    Equal Times |

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    Response Location: Greece

    The Skills Factory provides refugees and migrants a place to develop valuable skills, like phone repair, and express their creativity through activities like painting, photography, and furniture making. Not only does the Skills Factory provide a place for refugees to improve upon their skillsets, but it also offers a sense of community.

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  • A Small Mexican Town Becomes a Vital Way Station for Asylum Seekers

    December 20, 2022 |

    The Border Chronicle |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Sonoyta, Sonora

    Shelters for Hope converted an abandoned motel into a migrant resource center called the Centro de Esperanza and provides meals, legal assistance, clothing, and shoes to families seeking asylum in the United States. Shelters for Hope sees between 150 to 200 people a day and can currently house about 30 people.

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