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The following comes to us from our newest intern, Matt Pribis. Matt is a graduate student at Pitt and a Navy veteran! ******* Hey everybody, Matt Pribis here, the summer intern for the Reception and Placement division of the JFCS Refugee and Immigrant Services. The first thing I have to…Read More
Welcome to Pittsburgh's World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month celebration 2020! We hope you enjoy this day we have planned, filled with performances, stories, arts and crafts, poems, recipes, and more. Join us live on our Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/193968948365048/?active_tab=discussion WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2020 Established by the…Read More
Join over 90,000 members of Pittsburgh’s refugee and immigrant community on Wednesday, June 17th to celebrate World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month, honoring the strength, courage, and perseverance of 70 million displaced people worldwide forced to leave their homes in fear of conflict or persecution to start a new…Read More
Courtesy of the ILC Public Education Institute: During these uncertain times, it’s important to find new ways to express our support and thankfulness for our immigrant neighbors and essential workers. Immigrants are both overrepresented in essential service industries including health care, food services, agriculture and sanitation as well as vulnerable to the xenophobic ideas that have cropped…Read More