The world is experiencing a global health emergency like never before in our lifetimes. It’s an extraordinary time, requiring a vast collective response.
I’m writing with an urgent appeal.The refugees and immigrants we serve are being hit hard as the COVID-19 crisis unfolds. Many of them are employed as hourly or temporary workers within the service industry. As families experience lost work hours, unpaid sick leave, and hospital bills, we know that the need for emergency funding to stop evictions, provide basic necessities, and protect access to medical care is going to escalate. I'm asking you to donate today and help these families.
“I am raising my two children as a single mother in a new country. Because of the coronavirus, my job interviews have been canceled and I no longer have child care. I don’t know how I will make ends meet for the next few months.”
- Rosine,* a Congolese refugee living in Cleveland
