Help Asylum Seekers this Easter Weekend
Our friends at IMRJ (the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice) and the Leaven Land and Housing Coalition have made us aware of the needs of asylum seeking families this weekend: “In the midst of Holy Week, 20+ asylum seeking families are losing access to hotel sheltering on Easter Sunday, March 31st. These are families who are on every waitlist for emergency family shelter bed in Portland…but with a waitlist 3 months deep in an overtaxed family shelter system, the options for these families run out in 4 days.”
There are a couple of ways to help this weekend:
Transport Families to New Shelter (Sunday, 3/31, noon-afternoon)
If you are available on Sunday (Easter) to transport families from the hotel near the airport to an as yet unknown, likely Portland or Gresham, temporary shelter (or, worst case, camp) location.
Welcome Families on Easter (Sunday, 3/31, afternoon)
Welcome the families with a dignity affirming event, given this is a holiday most if not all of the families observe. We are expecting 30ish children under 12 (and some teens) who are losing shelter.
Email IMRJ (alyssa@imirj.org) to offer support and to learn the details about these opportunities to serve.
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