The following interview provides insight into an innovative project and partnership the Institute helped to develop and implement. Two staff persons dedicated to Erie County’s High Risk Team, sat down to share their experiences with this important work. The Erie County High Risk Advocate works out of the Institute and the High Risk Coordinator is …
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Yesterday, the Trump administration announced that the refugee resettlement ceiling will be set at 18,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. This is the lowest number since the U.S. resettlement program was established nearly 40 years ago. The Trump administration has reduced the annual ceiling from 110,000 (in the last year of the Obama Administration), to …
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In yet another attack on migrant families, the Trump administration has unveiled a new regulation that would allow for the indefinite detention of migrant families and their children at the border and would lower the minimum standard of conditions in these facilities. The rule replaces a decades-old agreement, the Flores Agreement, which limited detention to 20 days …
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ZERO. That’s the number of refugees Trump administration officials want to admit to the US in 2020. This unconscionable proposal would shut down refugee resettlement in the United States, endangering refugees, weakening families and communities, and undermining the values on which this country was built. This is not the first time this administration has attacked …
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The International Institute of Buffalo recently launched a series of videos to assist refugees and immigrants who are already living in, or might consider moving to, Buffalo. You Belong in Buffalo consists of seven instructive videos helping new Buffalonians navigate different challenges in their adopted community. The series was made possible thanks to a grant …
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June 19, 2019: 6 PM – 9 PM A food truck event of global proportions in our own backyard! Celebrate World Refugee Day and Buffalo’s diversity while enjoying some of Buffalo’s best ethnic food trucks! Confirmed food trucks: Falafel Bar, The Great Aussie Bite Food Truck, Maria’s Bene Cibo, Ms. Judi’s Food Truck & Niagara …
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From Dictionary.com Asylum International Law a refuge granted an alien by a sovereign state on its own territory. a temporary refuge granted political offenders, especially in a foreign embassy. From the website of U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Every year people come to the United States seeking protection because they have suffered persecution or fear that they will suffer persecution due to:RaceReligionNationalityMembership in a particular social groupPolitical opinion If you are eligible for asylum …
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JOB TITLE: Case Manager – Trafficked Youth PROGRAM: Survivor Support Services SUPERVISOR: Coordinator, Human Trafficking Program WORKING HOURS: 40 hours per week QUALIFICATIONS: Education: MS/MA in the social work or human services area.Experience: Experience in providing direct human services is required.Experience serving victims of violence and/or trauma is required.Experience in the area of cultural competency …
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Job Opening – SUMMARY The International Institute of Buffalo is a highly regarded community based nonprofit delivering best practice services that support the safety and success of foreign born residents of WNY. The Institute seeks a dynamic, passionate, capable Development Director who will lead our fundraising efforts and support our advocacy and impact. Institute fundraising …
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