Answering the Call: State of Immigration and Opportunities to Help Asylum Seekers and Other Immigrants

Please join Riverside Sojourners on Saturday, May 6th, 11:30AM -1:00PM for a discussion on the current immigrant and asylum-seeker needs in the NYC metro area, and ways you might volunteer. This discussion will feature a presentation by First Friends Interim Executive Director, Kathy Sastre. First Friends is a charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to treating immigrants with dignity and compassion. A boxed lunch will be provided.

Room 411 MLK
The Riverside Church
490 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10027
(enter on Claremont between W. 120th and W. 122nd.)

Please RSVP today to frances.connell@gmail.com, by Wednesday, May 3 to reserve a space and indicate if you have special dietary needs.

The Sojourners Justice Ministry provides friendship, practical support and advocacy for asylum seekers and other vulnerable immigrants held in immigration detention and post-release.