~ by Ella Nimmo, Director of Community Programs & Development at Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC About Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC (CIS-NYC) provides essential services to immigrants in New York City in the spirit of Mother Cabrini, Patron Saint of Immigrants. Our mission is to empower immigrants through education, access…
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Advancing the Human Rights and Dignity of People in Migration, Center on Immigration at Cabrini University
~ by Abel Rodríguez Inaugural Director, Center on Immigration and Assistant Professor of Religion, Law, and Social Justice Cabrini University At the Heart of Our Work The Center on Immigration at Cabrini University seeks to honor the legacy of Saint Francesca Cabrini by advancing the human rights and human dignity of people in migration. We do this work through…
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Love & Resilience – Cabrini Immigrant Services, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY has remained in close contact with its clients throughout this challenging time of pandemic. Many of them lost their jobs, and others were forced to stop working to care for their out of school children. Through generous grants and donors, and through community resources, Cabrini Immigrant Services has…
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Love and Resilience: Stories from Mother Cabrini Shrine
The heart of our mission is prayer and hospitality. Our daily routine of morning Mass, retreats, praying and lighting candles at the grotto, drinking water from the spring, walking the steps and interacting with our visitors came to a screeching halt with the Coronavirus restrictions. Mother Cabrini Shrine is open 365 days a year and…
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Love and Resilience – Updates from Cabrini Immigrant Services NYC
CIS-NYC‘s staff and volunteers have mobilized quickly to shift our legal and social services to take place virtually, and to meet the growing needs of our community members, many of whom are finding themselves jobless, sick, or unable to pay their bills. Many in New York City are struggling to pay for groceries. CIS-NYC’s Food…
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