Interim Leader Hiring Process Update from the Board Dear WES community, We hope this message finds you safe and well. Since our last email to the community on April 17, the Board has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming WES leadership transition. Our focus has been on establishing the Interim Leader hiring process, … Continue reading WES Blog — Interim Leader Hiring Process Update from the Board
Dear WES supporters of immigrants, A big shout out to everyone at WES who contributed to the Sanctuary DMV, “Go-Fund-Me” effort to help immigrants in our area who are running out of food and the money to pay for it. The campaign is on-going and time-critical. It needs our support. This is direct aid to those … Continue reading Supporting Sanctuary DMV
Inviting WES Members to Take Some Individual Actions to Honor the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day [Pick one or more!] Great & Easy Things that YOU Can Do to Celebrate Earth Day Our environment could use your local help. For example, as you walk, notice that some people leave food wrappers, empty bottles, even unused drinks. … Continue reading Earth Day 2020
Dear WES Immigration Supporters, Following is an update on what’s going on with the DACA (Dreamers) case in the Supreme Court. The court has NOT made a decision. However, they did accept a motion to accept a supplemental brief by the Dreamer’s legal team. Although the outcome of the case is uncertain, this is good news. We expect the … Continue reading From the WES Immigration Team
Dear WES, We hope that all of you are well and taking good care of your family and friends. We at WES/Global Connections (G.C.) wanted to share with you news from our Sister Community, El Rodeo, El Salvador. (See link below). Our friends are finding how important their new water system is in the time … Continue reading WES Blog — Update from El Rodeo
This past Sunday I felt the full effect of the word bittersweet: the sharp joy and pain of being with you in our virtual platform, knowing that we were beginning the process of saying goodbye. (If you have missed the context, read my letter here.) Now, I have to tell you something. I really hate goodbyes. … Continue reading WES Blog — What Next?
Complied by WES Member Mierka Willis, the following are resources that may be helpful: I need… To apply for unemployment in: DC https://does.dc.gov/service/start-your-unemployment-compensation-process Maryland https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/unemployment.shtml Virginia http://www.vec.virginia.gov/unemployed/Claimant-Handbook/Claimant-Handbook/Applying-for-Benefits Health insurance in: DC https://dchealthlink.com/coronavirus Maryland https://www.marylandhealthconnection.gov/coronavirus-sep/ Virginia https://coverva.org/covid19/ Financial support USA covid mutual aid https://www.usacovidmutualaid.org/find-your-local-group United Way Dial 211 Mental health support Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 or … Continue reading COVID-19 Resources
Dear WES friends, We hope that all of you are well and taking good care of your family and friends. Yesterday, every member of the D.C. City Council spoke of the need to fund time-critical relief for immigrants who are hungry and are slated to receive absolutely nothing from the Federal government during the pandemic. Despite … Continue reading Call to Action from the WES Immigration Team
joy /joi/ – noun – a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Last week, I posted on my facebook page, “Find joy!”. One response was… This is the main reason I read your posts: you and your friends bring me joy (usually in the form of laughter, but whatever works, right? As individuals, we all … Continue reading WES Blog — Find Joy!
Dear friends, As we continue to navigate this challenging time, I’ve been thinking about the things that sustain us. Although none of us have lived through something like this before, we nonetheless have many strategies and skills that help get us through difficult times. Even when it’s hard – even when we’ve never been in a circumstance … Continue reading WES Blog – Focusing on what sustains us
