Mid Hudson Welcomes Asylum Seekers

Immigrant rights focus of Kingston forum KINGSTON, N.Y.— State Assemblywoman Sarahana Shrestha, D-Esopus, joined immigrant rights organizations Tuesday as they shared the range of resources they could provide to local communities, ways to…

What a day yesterday in Newburgh!

Members of Reunite Migrant Families and Grannies Respond, Catherine Cole, the Workers Justice Center, For the Many, the NYCLU, and two Orange County legislators greeted two buses of asylum seekers with signs, smiles and shouts of “bienvenidos” (welcome) to Newburgh. More arrived last night,110 men in all, from countries as varied as Venezuela, Mozambique, Senegal, Mauritania, Bolivia, and Afghanistan.

Hotel staff, NYC facilitators, and the company responsible for managing their lodging, food, transportation and case workers efficiently checked them in. NYC is paying the bill for up to four months as they find jobs and sustain themselves. However, there are other current needs including clothing, shoes,and hygiene items, as well as leads to jobs in the area and legal counseling.

Here is where Reunite Migrant Families and our supporters come in:
First of all, a BIG thank you to all who have responded to our recent request for support!

Now if you are moved to help even more, we would like to collect a special “pot of money” to provide the items the men need. No donation is too small and every little bit helps.

We are in direct contact with the people working with the men at the hotel; so we can clearly target our donations. Grannies Respond, our parent group, is also contributing. If other asylum seekers come to our area, we aim to be prepared to welcome and to help them as well.

If you wish to contribute to this special initiative, please donate (tax-deductible) to:
granniesrespond.org.
(When it says “Where would you like this donation to be used?”, be sure to indicate “Hudson Valley, NY” and note it is for newly arrived asylum seekers.)

You may also send a check to:
Grannies Respond
℅ V. Carlisle
83 Mountain Rd.
Pleasant Valley,NY 12569.

If you would like to be on call to meet and greet people as they arrive, let us know and we will create a group email and chat group solely for this purpose.

Thank you all,
Muriel Horowitz
Steering Committee Member
Reunite Migrant Families

photo credit: Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times

Little Shop of Kindness: A haven for asylum seekers seeking support and essentials The shop's owner, whose own grandfather was a WWII refugee, says she wants people to feel seen and cared for. Anybody can help, she says, in a small or large way.

From Grannies Respond, May 13th, 2023
What a day yesterday in Newburgh!
Members of Reunite Migrant Families and Grannies Respond, Catherine Cole, the Workers Justice Center, For the Many, the NYCLU, and two Orange County legislators greeted two buses of asylum seekers with signs, smiles and shouts of “bienvenidos” (welcome) to Newburgh. More arrived last night,110 men in all, from countries as varied as Venezuela, Mozambique, Senegal, Mauritania, Bolivia, and Afghanistan.
Hotel staff, NYC facilitators, and the company responsible for managing their lodging, food, transportation and case workers efficiently checked them in. NYC is paying the bill for up to four months as they find jobs and sustain themselves. However, there are other current needs including clothing, shoes,and hygiene items, as well as leads to jobs in the area and legal counseling.
Here is where Reunite Migrant Families and our supporters come in:
First of all, a BIG thank you to all who have responded to our recent request for support!
Now if you are moved to help even more, we would like to collect a special “pot of money” to provide the items the men need. No donation is too small and every little bit helps.
We are in direct contact with the people working with the men at the hotel; so we can clearly target our donations. Grannies Respond, our parent group, is also contributing. If other asylum seekers come to our area, we aim to be prepared to welcome and to help them as well.
If you wish to contribute to this special initiative, please donate (tax-deductible) to:
granniesrespond.org.
(When it says “Where would you like this donation to be used?”, be sure to indicate “Hudson Valley, NY” and note it is for newly arrived asylum seekers.)
You may also send a check to:
Grannies Respond
℅ V. Carlisle
83 Mountain Rd.
Pleasant Valley,NY 12569.
If you would like to be on call to meet and greet people as they arrive, let us know and we will create a group email and chat group solely for this purpose.
Thank you all,
Muriel Horowitz
Steering Committee Member
Reunite Migrant Families
photo credit: Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times

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I’m proud to announce our new partnership with New York Disaster Interfaith Services where our faith community will be able to provide shelter to asylum seekers in need at houses of worship throughout the five boroughs.

Learn more: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/383-23/mayor-adams-nyc-faith-leaders-launch-faith-based-shelter-program-houses-worship-support

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