New York’s escalating migrant crisis has come to the doorstep of the organization Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS), where workers are hard-pressed to keep up with the increasing demand for help.
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At Local Churches, Migrants Find Food, Clothing, Friendship
St. Michael-St. Malachy Parish has been helping migrants since August, providing the newcomers with food, clothing and just as important — friendship.
SI Pizzeria Owner Says Feeding Migrants is What the Lord Calls Him to Do
Like many new restaurant owners, Sebastian Bongiovanni proudly displays $20 bills signed by customers wishing him good luck with his eatery, Verde’s Pizza and Pasta on Victory Boulevard. But Bongiovanni has something else on his wall — something you don’t usually see.
Salve Regina Catholic Academy Greets Migrant Family With Open Arms
Salve Regina Catholic Academy in East New York has welcomed a new student — a young migrant who fled Venezuela with his family to seek a better life in the U.S. Marcell Contreras is adjusting well to school, officials said.
CCBQ Mobilizes to Help Migrants Bused In By Texas Governor
Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens has mobilized to help asylum seekers recently bussed to New York City from Texas. The staff hosted information sessions for about 200 people on Aug. 29 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brooklyn Heights. The migrants received food boxes, toiletries, a hot lunch, and fellowship.
Catholic Charities Scrambling to Help Migrants, Says Feds Straining NY System
It took four months for Jennifer to journey from her home in Venezuela to New York City to flee the economic and social turmoil in that troubled nation. The final leg was a bus trip up from the southern border with Mexico.
Busloads of Migrants Arrive in NYC Amid War of Words Between Adams, Abbott
After two busloads of migrants, sent directly from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott, arrived in New York City last week, Mayor Eric Adams renewed calls for the federal government to help the city deal with the unexpected influx of newcomers.
Advocates Worry Anti-Immigrant Provisions Will Make Way Into Spending Bill
Faith-based groups are voicing worries that lawmakers will extend already existing provisions to further prevent immigrants from entering the U.S. as legislators haggle over what will be included in a historic $260 billion spending bill focused on health care and the environment.
Stunt or Not, Activists Tell D.C. Mayor That Busloads of Migrants Need Help
In response to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s claim that migrants were “tricked” onto buses that shipped them from Texas to the nation’s capital, activist Abel Nuñez counters: “Whether they were tricked or not, they’re in your city, so what are you going to do about it?”
Texas Bishops Call for Immigration Reform After Migrant Deaths in Trailer
The Texas Catholic bishops urged immigration reform, saying it is necessary to prevent what happened to 53 migrants discovered dead and dying inside a trailer June 27 from happening again.