Learn more about our 2023 plans!

View this email in your browser ([link removed])


** January 2023 Newsletter
------------------------------------------------------------
FOR OVER 110 YEARS, ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND LIVES OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Ukrainian family assisted by USCRI.

Dear Friends,

Happy 2023! At the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), we are excited about welcoming the new year. We have many plans for the next 12 months, including the opening of a shelter in California, changes to our Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP), and the expansion of legal services in the offices that we were fortunate to inaugurate in 2022.

We will continue to support refugees and immigrants from all places as they embark on a journey to the U.S. with the hopes of starting a better, safer life, this includes many Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country.

For the thousands of Afghan allies evacuated after the fall of Kabul, we are now proud of our mental health program offering support during this transition. The initiative includes a multilingual 24/7 hotline, a crisis response team, telehealth services, and community behavioral health field teams.

USCRI’s Post Release Services and Home Studies program is also expanding to better address the needs of unaccompanied children (UC).

These are just some of the ambitious goals we have set for 2023. We will continue to share the progress of our work in the upcoming newsletters.

Thank you for supporting our organization and clients every step of the way.

Sincerely,

Kevin Sturtevant, CFRE
VP for Strategic Development
USCRI
USCRI WEBINAR:
HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH
Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) organizes Street Drama for community outreach on Counter Trafficking issues.
Photo credit: Jishu Barua from YPSA.
On January 26, 2023, USCRI will provide a country-focus discussion on human trafficking in Bangladesh in pre-recorded interviews with Md. Tanvir Sharif and Jishu Barua, who were met on a recent field visit to Bangladesh and Rohingya refugee camps. They will discuss issues related to the increased risks of exploitation and labor trafficking for Rohingya refugees and the dangers of child labor in the dried fish industry.

Tanvir and Jishu will be available to answer questions during the Q&A portion of the event. Additionally, Policy Analyst Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda will be available to answer questions on the event or recent field visit. Finally, Bart Bachman, USCRI Associate Director of Trafficking Services, will briefly speak about two trafficking grants USCRI received to serve foreign-born survivors of human trafficking.

Panelists

Md. Tanvir Sharif
Alliance for Cooperation and Legal Aid Bangladesh (ACLAB)

Jishua Barua
Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Click the button to register.
REGISTER ([link removed])
Children working in the dried fish industry.
Photo credit: Md. Tanvir Sharif, Alliance for Cooperation and Legal Aid Bangladesh (ACLAB)
OUR TRAFFICKING VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TVAP) HAS CHANGED!
In September 2022, USCRI was awarded the grants for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) and the Aspire: Child Trafficking Victim Assistance Program.

While USCRI has administered TVAP since 2011, the new grants include significant changes. First, the creation of the new Aspire program will allow USCRI to create more specialized child-centered programming to meet the needs of foreign national minor survivors of trafficking.

“USCRI is grateful that we’re able to continue our work serving foreign national survivors of trafficking through TVAP," USCRI Associate Director of Trafficking Services Bart Bachman said. "We are especially excited to continue to develop child-centered programming through the new Aspire grant, drawing upon USCRI’s many programs serving Unaccompanied Children and other foreign national youth.”

Additionally, as part of both grants USCRI will hire a network of Regional Coordinators to oversee program activities. USCRI is in the process of hiring Regional Coordinators in Boston, MA; New York, NY; Arlington, VA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Des Moines, IA; Denver, CO; San Diego, CA; and Portland, OR.

Finally, USCRI will begin to provide direct case management services under the new TVAP and Aspire grants. At this time, USCRI plans to directly hire case managers in Boston, MA; New York, NY; Arlington, VA; Los Angeles, CA; and Portland, OR. USCRI will also continue to utilize a network of subrecipient service providers to provide case management services under TVAP and Aspire.

Please visit our website ([link removed]) to learn more.
READY TO START 2023 SUPPORTING OUR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS?
Thanks to your support, we were fortunate to receive donations during our end-of-the-year campaign, which would provide vital support to our clients across the United States and in our international offices.

Each donation gives us an opportunity to offer valuable services to immigrants and refugees, including legal support, English classes, job placement, mental health services, housing assistance, etc.

In 2023, we have set ambitious goals to meet the needs of our clients and your unconditional support will provide us with a pathway to achieve those goals.

Please consider becoming a sustaining donor or visit our website ([link removed]) to learn about the many ways in which you can contribute to our organizations.

Once again, thank you for your donations during the 2022 holiday season.
DONATE NOW ([link removed])
OUR LATEST
POLICY & ADVOCACY REPORT
In this week’s policy brief, Problems with Privilege, Privacy, and Permanency: The CBP One App and Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan Parole, Policy Analyst Daniel Salazar examines the policy considerations for maximizing protections from the updated processes for parole and Title 42 exemptions announced earlier this month.

To read more, please click here ([link removed]) or use the QR code below.
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
USCRI, founded in 1911, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit international organization committed to working on behalf of refugees and immigrants and their transition to a dignified life.

============================================================
Copyright ©2022 U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. All rights reserved.

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 350, Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 310-1130
** [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

** Unsubscribe from this list. ([link removed][UNIQID]&c=8040254bb8)

This email was sent to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
why did I get this? ([link removed]) unsubscribe from this list ([link removed]) update subscription preferences ([link removed])
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants . 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 350 . Arlington, VA 22202 . USA