CWS: Church World Service · 31 July 2024 English

Context: The asylum seeker Case Management Pilot Program (CMPP) is a new program within the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) that was first funded in the FY …



CWS: Church World Service · 30 July 2024 English

Tools and Resources to Take Action: Civic Engagement and Get Out the Vote: – Use the newly updated CWS Strengthening Welcome Through Civic Engagement Toolkit, and use and share the …


CWS: Church World Service · 26 July 2024 English

On September 30, 2023, Congress failed to update legislation (as it had done previously in 2022) to extend authorization for newly-arriving Afghan humanitarian parolees to access key refugee services and …


CWS: Church World Service · 25 July 2024 English

Appropriations season is in motion and funding for the coming fiscal year – which starts October 1 – is currently being negotiated in Congress. In the House of Representatives, appropriators …


CWS: Church World Service · 25 July 2024 English

Asylum seekers are ordinary people with lives, plans and dreams for their future. But war, violence and persecution have forced them to leave everything behind for a chance at safety …


CWS: Church World Service · 24 July 2024 English

#ForThe100Million Video by Olympics Every two years, athletes from around the world come together to represent their countries and display the highest form of athleticism and sportsmanship. Each team proudly …


CWS: Church World Service · 22 July 2024 English

On July 7, 2024, Hurricane Beryl struck the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing heavy rains, high winds and widespread power outages that left over two million people …


CWS: Church World Service · 19 July 2024 English

Idania*, a 36-year-old Central American woman, is traveling with her 8-year-old son and is one of the families forcibly evicted from Plaza Giordano Bruno in the Juárez neighborhood of Mexico …


CWS: Church World Service · 18 July 2024 English

Refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, and other newcomers deserve fair and just access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. But today’s housing market reveals deep-rooted inequities and a dearth of housing …