CAT-07201 Annual Report_029.indd - Catholic Charities of the ...
CAT-07201 Annual Report_029.indd - Catholic Charities of the ... CAT-07201 Annual Report_029.indd - Catholic Charities of the ...
Catholic Charities provides help and creates hope. T errorists enraged that Uday, a Sunni Iraqi, helped American soldiers by bringing them cold sodas in the desert, shot Uday dead-on, shattering his forearm and blowing off half his face. After he was flown to the United States for medical treatment, Uday said, “I will never forget what Catholic Charities did for me. They took care of me, made me feel normal and that I was not alone.” 14
Welcoming and Integrating Immigrants and Refugees In Any Given Year... 6,300 families provided with expert counsel and safeguarded from exploitation 30,000 calls for help answered promptly with accurate information in 18 languages 227 breadwinners helped to obtain authorization to work 357 immigrants and refugees resettled and reunited with their families 30 asylum seekers provided with legal representation Catholic Charities programs help immigrants reunite with their families, obtain legal work authorization and employment, learn English, pass citizenship exams, and avoid exploitation by unscrupulous practitioners and business owners. Community residents flock daily to English as a Second Language classes, senior programs and to the sprawling day care center offered at Tolentine-Zeiser Community Life Center in the Fordham section of the Bronx. Tolentine- Zeiser’s flagship program, St. Rita’s Center for Immigrant and Refugee Services, was founded in 1983 to aid the growing numbers of Vietnamese and Cambodians settling in the community. It now offers a constellation of services to residents and immigrants of all nationalities. Its legal services, employment counseling and food pantry enable newcomers to grow into self-sufficient contributors to the community. annual report 2007 15
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Welcoming and Integrating<br />
Immigrants and Refugees<br />
In Any Given Year...<br />
6,300 families provided with expert counsel and safeguarded<br />
from exploitation<br />
30,000 calls for help answered promptly with accurate information<br />
in 18 languages<br />
227 breadwinners helped to obtain authorization to work<br />
357 immigrants and refugees resettled and reunited with <strong>the</strong>ir families<br />
30 asylum seekers provided with legal representation<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Charities</strong> programs<br />
help immigrants reunite<br />
with <strong>the</strong>ir families, obtain<br />
legal work authorization<br />
and employment, learn<br />
English, pass citizenship<br />
exams, and avoid exploitation<br />
by unscrupulous<br />
practitioners and business<br />
owners. Community<br />
residents flock daily to<br />
English as a Second<br />
Language classes, senior<br />
programs and to <strong>the</strong><br />
sprawling day care center<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered at Tolentine-Zeiser<br />
Community Life Center in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Fordham section <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Bronx. Tolentine-<br />
Zeiser’s flagship program,<br />
St. Rita’s Center for<br />
Immigrant and Refugee<br />
Services, was founded in<br />
1983 to aid <strong>the</strong> growing<br />
numbers <strong>of</strong> Vietnamese<br />
and Cambodians settling<br />
in <strong>the</strong> community. It now<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers a constellation <strong>of</strong><br />
services to residents and<br />
immigrants <strong>of</strong> all nationalities.<br />
Its legal services,<br />
employment counseling<br />
and food pantry enable<br />
newcomers to grow into<br />
self-sufficient contributors<br />
to <strong>the</strong> community.<br />
annual report 2007<br />
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