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Asylum for Central American Women
Imagine living in the grip of constant fear.
Gang violence and drug cartels surround you, day in and day out. You are afraid for your life and the lives of your children so you summon all your courage and flee to an unknown land, taking only what you can carry.
This is the plight of hundreds of innocent women and their children from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala whose only crime was being born in the wrong place.
Over 80 women and their children are living here in Massachusetts and urgently need our help.
Let's help resettle these families and welcome them to Massachusetts. Your tax deductible donation funds a bilingual case manager, specialized in trauma, who will help them get the support they need to build happy, healthy and productive lives.
Without your support, these women and children may not be able to pursue their asylum cases and may be sent back to the violence they have fled.
Who Created This Campaign & Why
This campaign was created by Bev Freeman and Will Rico, two members of the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force.
Message from Will: I visited Karnes prison, in Karnes City, TX to meet with women and children who crossed the border seeking asylum. I will never forget their stories or faces. Who could forget meeting a four year old girl who fled horrific violence in Guatemala only to spend 1/4 of her life in prison?
I felt the powerlessness of these women and children and it angered me. I wrote letters and met with an aide to one of our senators, but I can't say it accomplished much.
Then, we realized that there is something we can do for those women and children who, if released, make their way to Massachusetts. We could give them the support they need to create a life and a better chance at winning their asylum cases.
Bev did the due diligence and selected the Irish International Immigrant Center as our partner and we couldn't be happier with the choice.
To put this plan into action, we ask for your financial generosity and generosity of spirit. Please give power to these women and children who have been so brave and strong throughout their ordeals, but who are at terrible risk if we don't support them now.
With love, peace and our deepest appreciation,
Will Rico & Bev Freeman
Gang violence and drug cartels surround you, day in and day out. You are afraid for your life and the lives of your children so you summon all your courage and flee to an unknown land, taking only what you can carry.
This is the plight of hundreds of innocent women and their children from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala whose only crime was being born in the wrong place.
Over 80 women and their children are living here in Massachusetts and urgently need our help.
Let's help resettle these families and welcome them to Massachusetts. Your tax deductible donation funds a bilingual case manager, specialized in trauma, who will help them get the support they need to build happy, healthy and productive lives.
Without your support, these women and children may not be able to pursue their asylum cases and may be sent back to the violence they have fled.
Who Created This Campaign & Why
This campaign was created by Bev Freeman and Will Rico, two members of the Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force.
Message from Will: I visited Karnes prison, in Karnes City, TX to meet with women and children who crossed the border seeking asylum. I will never forget their stories or faces. Who could forget meeting a four year old girl who fled horrific violence in Guatemala only to spend 1/4 of her life in prison?
I felt the powerlessness of these women and children and it angered me. I wrote letters and met with an aide to one of our senators, but I can't say it accomplished much.
Then, we realized that there is something we can do for those women and children who, if released, make their way to Massachusetts. We could give them the support they need to create a life and a better chance at winning their asylum cases.
Bev did the due diligence and selected the Irish International Immigrant Center as our partner and we couldn't be happier with the choice.
To put this plan into action, we ask for your financial generosity and generosity of spirit. Please give power to these women and children who have been so brave and strong throughout their ordeals, but who are at terrible risk if we don't support them now.
With love, peace and our deepest appreciation,
Will Rico & Bev Freeman
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