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Established in 2015, the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network, Inc. (CVRAN) is a Board-governed, registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Montpelier and dedicated to making our communities welcoming safe places for New Vermonters from countries around the world to visit, work, and live in.
Some of these New Vermonters are refugees who were in refugee camps for many years, and suffered from persecution, violence, instability, deprivation, and homelessness before being allowed to enter the United States. Others are asylum seekers who are unable to return to their home countries for the same reasons but fled as individuals or families and are in the process of applying to the federal government for asylum. And still others are migrant farm workers who have left their permanent homes to work on dairy farms, usually for years at a time.
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September 17, 2020 - How Canadian Court Ruling Could Impact Migration Patterns in Northern New England
September 8, 2020 - 27 Vermont Refugees Tell Their Stories in New Book
September 5, 2020
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If you donate $100 or more to CVRAN-ASAN, your name will be entered into the December 1 drawing for this stunning stained glass piece by Margaret Blanchard. Entitled "Voyages," it measures 12" x 13". Just go to cvran.org, or send a check to P.O. Box 910, Montpelier VT 05601.
"Clandestino," by Manu Chao. One of the best songs ever about the experience of the undocumented. The translations on line are not very good, so if anyone wants to submit their own in the comments it will be gratefully received.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ8ROzoXF4A
When working on behalf of immigrants to Vermont, it helps to have facts at your fingertips. The American Immigration Council tells us that: Over a thousand U.S. citizens in Vermont live with at least one family member who is undocumented.
The fewer than 5,000 undocumented immigrants in Vermont comprised 4 percent of the immigrant population in 2016.
3,258 people in Vermont, including 1,307 U.S. citizens, lived with at least one undocumented family member between 2010 and 2014.
During the same period, about 1 percent of children in the state were U.S. citizens living with at least one undocumented family member (882 children in total).
20 active DACA recipients lived in Vermont as of March 2020, while DACA has been granted to about 12 people in total since 2012.
19,803 immigrant workers comprised 6 percent of the labor force in 2018.
vtdigger.org/2020/09/22/elayne-clift-a-vermont-community-helps-asylum-seekers/?fbclid=IwAR0cjh3Dm...
Elayne Clift: A Vermont community helps asylum seekers - VTDigger
vtdigger.org
CASP finds local homes for individuals and families, supports their daily needs, and offers legal guidance as their guests navigate the asylum claim process.