President Trump announced plans for the U.S. to admit 18,000 refugees for fiscal year (FY) 2020. This is our country's lowest admissions goal since the Refugee Act went into effect in 1980. Additionally, the President issued an Executive Order that requires state and local "consent" for the refugee resettlement to continue in local communities. 

Learn how to advocate to support refugees at the local community in light of the new Executive Order. Voice your support and advocate in your community to ensure it remains a welcoming community!

We are holding a JFI National Call/Webinar for individuals and organizations interested in helping refugees and supporting refugee resettlement in their states and local communities.

Please join us in this call on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at 3 PM Eastern / Noon Pacific. The dial-in number to use is 1-800-446-1162 and use code 106181.

For the call we will refer to the following resources:

• JFI backgrounder on the State/Local Refugee Executive Order
• The Executive Order 13888 Toolkit.
• JFI Webinar slides and recording for the Oct. 2, 2019 Refugee Update, which are now posted on the JFI webinar page.
• Support letter from local folks for refugees and refugee resettlement.

These and other materials on refugees and refugee resettlement on our resource page.

We look forward to your participation in the call!

In Solidarity,

Tony Cube