Sentences with phrase «of immigrant and refugee»

The mental health adjustment of immigrant and refugee children.
Psychosocial considerations in the mental health of immigrant and refugee children.
There will be an emphasis on addressing the needs of immigrant and refugee, street involved, LGBTQ and Indigenous children and youth.
This PR Power Hour will dive into the needs of immigrant and refugee families and the partnership, engagement and academic strategies schools can use to ensure every student is ready and able to learn.
On top of the floods, many of our immigrant and refugee neighbors have experienced increased anxiety over the uncertainty of federal policies, travel bans, and possibilities of deportation.
The Newcomer Academy is a new summer program the Albany City School District aimed at helping its growing population of immigrant and refugee students adjust to a new language, school and culture.
Here is a comprehensive resource on the rights of immigrant and refugee children, assembled by Teaching Tolerance for educators and school staff.
CEO Hikmet Ersek talks up the humanitarian side of Western Union and how it helps its customers, many of them immigrants and refugees, to send and receive money for nominal fees.
Tech companies «and thousands of other businesses throughout the American economy have prospered and grown through the hard work, innovation and genius of immigrants and refugees,» the brief read.
Other issues fought for are democracy, life within a community, the respect and recognition of the basic human rights of immigrants and refugees.
Tenney has the extra burden of representing an area, Utica - Rome, that has seen its economy and population stabilize thanks to an influx of immigrants and refugees.
The intervention comes amid a renewed focus on the plight of immigrants and refugees from the Catholic Church.
«Given that Canada is currently experiencing a rapid growth in the population of foreign - born citizens — one of the highest rates of any Western nation — the mental health status of immigrants and refugees should be a national priority,» writes Dr. Kelly Anderson, an assistant professor at Western University, London, Ontario, and a fellow at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), with coauthors.
In one, a student explored media representations of immigrants and refugees.
In October, Hungary also stated that it would seal off its border with Croatia to prevent the entry of immigrants and refugees.
Hà's story touches upon many themes that I like to keep an open dialogue about with my children, among them: the often heartbreaking and perilous lives and background stories of immigrants and refugees, and the effects of bullying.
Exploring two diverse locales, this duo of exhibitions investigates contrasting everyday experiences Horesh's (b. 1975) work records the reality of life in Neve Sha'anan, a neighbourhood in Israel home to thousands of immigrants and refugees, whilst Bush's (b. 1987) series explores notions of identity in the west, using pop culture and Americana to reconstruct established tropes.
But, there's no way to view the installation in its New York incarnation without thinking of America's own troublesome contemporary rejection of immigrants and refugees.
On view June 22 — July 28, 2017, the exhibition weaves together three bodies of work, forging a powerful commentary on contemporary cultural identity and the current state of immigrants and refugees.
The Pacific Immigrant Resources Society's (PIRS) mission is to empower immigrant and refugee women and children to fully participate in Canadian life through neighbourhood - based programs and our vision is a society that values the diverse contributions of immigrants and refugees and promotes the enrichment of their lives.
At PPNYC, our community is made of immigrants and refugees — they are our supporters, staff, patients, and activists.
This knowledge of the science of child development, the increasing diversity in the contemporary U.S. population, and the ongoing migration of immigrants and refugees reinforce the compelling need to focus on and respond to the role of culture in the development of young children.

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The legendary company has built much of its business on helping immigrants and refugees send and receive money to and from their families for nominal fees.
However, backlash against Uber reached a fever pitch this weekend after the signing of an executive order impacting immigrants and refugees.
Far from being a drain on the tax base, immigrants and refugees are among the most vital parts of the economy
ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United StatAND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand Yemen legally authorized to enter the United States.
He continued: «The popularity of #deleteUber only exists because decent people around the country and world — including the unionized cab drivers Uber hates and targets — took to the streets, occupying airports in defense of refugees, immigrants, and Muslims.»
The business world continues to assess the impact of Trump's immigration ban two days after he signed the order prohibiting refugees and other immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
Google co-founder and president of Alphabet Sergey Brin, who immigrated to the U.S. from the Soviet Union, joined protesters at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night to show his personal support for refugees and immigrants and was snapped by Forbes writer Ryan Mac, whose tweet was widely shared.
The most pressing problem right now is Donald Trump's recent executive order banning the admission of refugees to the US entirely and likewise banning immigrants from seven Muslim - majority countries.
We're going to ask [these 22 female GOP representatives] for a verbal commitment that they will stand up for intersectional women's health, that we will make it clear that includes immigrants, refugees, people of color and the LGBTQ community in the United States.
In Canada, Austrailia and Germany — to name a few places — immigrants and refugees have had a higher rate of successful entrepreneurial endeavors than the native population.
The report uses internal government data to provide an overview of economic and social outcomes of immigrants from all sources, including economic - class, family - class and refugee streams.
The data also shows that more women arrive in Canada as the spouses of economic immigrants or as non-economic newcomers or refugees and have lower employment rates and earn less than the average wage.
«This weekend, Trump closed the country's borders to refugees, immigrants, and even documented residents from around the world based on their country of origin,» the statement reads.
«Airbnb made that Super Bowl ad in one day — all to send a message,» gushed NBC in a story that lauded the home - rental company for its role in the vanguard of tech companies opposing President Trump's controversial order, which banned refugees and certain immigrants.
They are, after all, sometimes the first points of contact for immigrants and refugees, or those looking for work opportunities or advice on available services.
Hundreds of activists gathered to call for the release of a handful of refugees and immigrants who are being detained at the airport, as customs officials seek more clarification from the White House as to the extend of the ban.
Many people point to 1965, but I prefer to count from 1976 because it is the first year that topped 500,000 immigrants since the 1920s, coinciding with the decision to admit Vietnamese refugees, and 90 percent of all immigrants still in the United States in 2016 entered after 1975.
is a native of Columbus, MS and now lives in the Atlanta, GA area and works with World Relief, an organization that serves immigrants and refugees.
You would think it would be a hard sell given the fact that the real estate mogul and reality star has boasted about his extramarital affairs, profited off casinos and strip clubs, said he doesn't need to ask God for forgiveness, called for targeting innocent civilians in war, mocked a reporter with a disability, threatened the religious liberty of minority groups in the U.S., and gained wide support among white nationalists for consistently lying about and demeaning blacks, Mexican immigrants, Muslims, and Syrian refugees.
that minimizes the historical suffering of women and minority groups in this country, 2) an overwrought persecution complex that confuses sharing civil rights with others with being persecuted by them, and 3) a persistent fear of the perceived «other» — Muslims, LGBT people, immigrants, refugees, etc. — that results in culture wars meant to «take back» the public square.
What if we didn't just look for a balanced photo op to keep Twitter off our back but instead really and truly welcomed and promoted and amplified the voices and experiences of women, minorities, immigrants, refugees, or those less formally educated right into valuable positions of power and influence at our conferences?
As poor and desolate as they were, these immigrants were able to ignite, not decimate, the economies of their adopted homes and build whole new industries and centers of trade that had not existed and may never have existed had the refugees never arrived.
This means to move beyond our fear of national security, beyond the arguments, and find a refugee, a minority, an immigrant to love.
Francis, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, launched the campaign during Wednesday's weekly general audience, throwing his arms open to welcome the many refugees and asylum - seekers who filled St Peter's Square.
This portion of interest - free loan principal is used to fund additional Word Relief projects that often benefit the refugees and other immigrants World Relief serves.
It's almost impossible to claim devotion to the Jesus of the Scriptures, while refusing refugees, expelling immigrants, vilifying brown people, worshiping political power, guarding borders and neglecting the poor — which is exactly the point.
In a larger country with a smaller population, Canadian evangelicals are more likely to support sharing resources and welcoming immigrants and refugees; they are less likely to feel a sense of «manifest destiny» or to see their country as a Christian nation, according to Brian Stiller, the Ontario - based global ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance.
Let's get serious in our prayer lives, our ministry and the practical support of widows, orphans, immigrants, refugees and every other marginalized person in our nation.
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