Before we met Ansly Damus, my wife Melody and I were not involved in immigration issues except as concerned voters. Like many people, our concerns grew as we watched the last administration spiral down to more and more cruelty.
Meet Pat, a founding donor and ongoing supporter of Americans Making Immigrants Safe (AMIS). She attributes her commitment to immigrant support and advocacy to her family history, with Irish Catholic roots and two parents who immigrated to America, facing danger and discrimination in the 1920s. We are so grateful to Pat and donors like her …
Dear Friends of AMIS, As the year 2021 comes to a close, we lift our glass to you — our donors, our friends — and toast to a kindness that knows no borders. AMIS provides financial support for immigrant friends in Ohio who are facing critical financial difficulties and who fall outside traditional support services. …
We are so excited to announce that Baby Aisha Lara is here! On her due date, November 18, Habibou was surrounded by support, including a French speaking physician and a Birthing Beautiful Communities doula as the couple welcomed a healthy baby girl into their family and our community. As is their custom, the family organized …
In October 2016 Ansly Damus entered the USA from Mexico and was promptly jailed simply because he wanted asylum. He wanted asylum because one and a half years earlier he had been threatened with death in his home country, Haiti, by a political gang. He left home, his wife and two children, one of whom …
We are so moved by the generosity of the AMIS community. Last night’s event was a wonderful opportunity to connect with the people and families you have been supporting through your donations to AMIS. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us! We are thrilled to have raised almost $40,000, with some donations still …
DONATE TODAY Many of us are very fortunate to have received a third stimulus check during the COVID-19 pandemic. Did you know that only immigrants with Social Security numbers (SSN) living and working in the United States can receive this stimulus check. This includes resident aliens, green card holders, DACA-recipients, and workers with H-1B and …
Photo credit // Molly Adams, Creative Commons Carmen was brought to the USA with the assistance of a coyote when she was almost two years old. Her father had already been living in the US for a few years when her parents decided it was time that she and her mother joined him in Ohio. …
Launched on Inauguration Day 2021, our $46 and Change” fundraising campaign has been a great success! We are so close to our initial goal and all $46 and Change donations received during the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration will be used to support DACA application fees for young Americans like *Mark Costillo (name …
Funds raised in the $46 and Change Campaign will be used to pay for the filing fees for DACA recipients which were recently increased dramatically by the Trump Administration to inhibit applications. The fee is $495/person. Suggested Donation Amounts are $46.00, $92.00, $138.00 or $495.00, which pays the full amount of a DACA renewal application. …
$46 and Change! Celebrating a new administration Read More »