Refugees in Western Massachusetts
Shemariah Blum-Evitts, Assistant Program Manager, and Mohammed Najeeb, Case Management Coordinator, for Lutheran Social Services of New England will speak at an Instant Issues event on The Current Status of Refugee Arrivals in Western Massachusetts: Our New Neighbors from the Middle East, Africa and Asia on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at noon in the Community Room at 1350 Main Street—3rd Floor (Sovereign Bank), downtown Springfield.
To effectively facilitate the economic and social integration of refugees and immigrants into American society, Lutheran Social Services provides the high quality services throughout the resettlement period, to fostering the self-sufficiency of refugee and immigrant families, to informing and educating the community about the refugee and immigrant experience, and to partnering with volunteers and the community. In addition to basic resettlement services, LSS offers a variety of services to assist refugees and immigrants with their transition including Legal Services for immigrants and a foster care program for refugee children through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program.
The cost for members is $5 without a lunch and $15 with a lunch provided. Nonmembers cost is $10 without a lunch and $20 with a lunch provided. To reserve a sandwich (tuna, turkey or vegetarian), please register on line at http://worldaffairscouncil.com/?page_id=46, email cmelcher@worldaffairscouncil.com, or call the World Affairs Council office at 413-733-0110.
RSVP deadline for this event is Monday, February 6, 2012.
The Instant Issues series is generously sponsored by United Bank, Robinson Donovan PC, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Wilbraham & Monson Academy, and A. L. Cignoli Company, Our media sponsor is BusinessWest.
