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 »
2020 is the first Holiday Season in America for several of the immigrants AMIS supports, including *Noelani. This holiday season will be different for us Americans, but wildly different for the immigrants who have left their homelands in search of safety and a different life. Much like AMIS, Giving Tuesday began as a grassroots effort …
#GivingTuesday | A safe home and community for Noelani Read More »
In these dark times, we need a little enthusiastic but not entirely ‘in key’ ethnic music to give us hope. That and more was offered at AMIS’s Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser “Cultural Connections.” We saw firsthand most of the immigrants AMIS has helped with resources in its first year of existence – a year we …
In February 2018, Elizabeth Ford, an immigration attorney, shared the story of Haitian asylum seeker Ansly Damus with Anne Hill, a local immigration activist. From there, a quick phone call to friends launched a series of events that would eventually help Ansly and many others find safety, community on the road to permanent legal status …
AMIS, Inc. Began with a Simple Act of Friendship Read More »
The Board Members of AMIS, Inc. unanimously voted to add our name and “signature” to organizations throughout the U.S. in a plea to leaders of both political parties. Please see the details below. Note: This letter is intended for national, state and local organizations to sign on. Deadline for sign ons: extended to Monday, April 20 …