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AmeriCorps Week Celebration
Siri, Elizabeth, Soni (the AmeriCorps supervisor) and Michael enjoy a photoshoot outside of the CWS Durham office. This week nonprofits across the country are celebrating AmeriCorps Week – a week to...
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Where are the refugees?
Fatuma Amisi, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks during a press conference organized by CWS. Photo credit: Casey Toth March 31st marked the halfway point of the federal fiscal...
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Access and Citizenship
CWS Durham’s role in the N-648 clinics is partially funded by Duke University Health System’s Charitable Grants Fund. On the wall of CWS Durham’s immigration legal services office, you’ll find three...
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“The power you have is so great”
“I can’t even find the words to explain how this program changed my life,” Susana said. “You can’t imagine what it means to us in El Salvador that this office reached out to us from the U.S. and...
View ArticleReclaiming career, family, and life
Jeikel was a dentist in Cuba, but life was hard. All medical professionals, himself included, were government employees, and no matter how much or little one worked, everyone received the same salary....
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The Central American Minor Program: Children Reuniting with Parents in Durham
“It’s the right thing to do,” Kelly Chauvin, Immigration Services Coordinator at CWS repeated time and again regarding her work with the Central American Minors program (CAM). Simply being the right...
View Article“The Fund Helped Me Avoid Being Evicted”
English “The fund helped me avoid being evicted,” she said with a sigh of relief. This single mother of three from Veracruz, Mexico and 15-year resident in the U.S. described to CWS Migrant Services...
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The Story of a Couple Who Defied All Odds to Create a Beautiful Family Together
Their journey began in 2017 when Mynor and two of his siblings resettled in North Carolina, taking advantage of the Central American Minor (CAM) family reunification program to join their stepmother...
View ArticleOne Million Blessings
It was a beautiful day in February when this family finally got to hug each other again after nearly six years apart. For years, Marco waited for the day when his wife and three daughters in El...
View ArticleReigniting Hope
In a conversation with Madison Burke, Migrant Services Coordinator at CWS, Paula* shares her gratitude for the sustainers of the Immigrant Solidarity Fund (ISF) for the support that they’ve offered she...
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