Jan 14, 2021
January is Poverty Awareness Month, and in the past year, many of us heard of, or perhaps experienced, greater levels of poverty than ever before. Neighbors who have always struggled to pay their bills or rent have fallen further behind. Others, who lived on the...
Oct 5, 2020
Faces of Charities: Eve Montavon and her son Peter, 17, spent many spring and summer days distributing diapers and supplies to mothers who needed them for their children, but were unable to get out due to COVID-19. Serving those most in need is deeply engrained in Eve...
Sep 25, 2020
Hogar attorney Jeanette Ynfante A little over a year ago, I was working in Chicago, representing a detained client in a hearing at the Immigration Court. The judge was not accepting my position on the case. As she was about to deny my client the relief he was seeking,...
Aug 14, 2020
This year Zoila Godoy finally received the news that she had been waiting over three years for when an Immigration Judge approved her application for asylum, permitting her and her son to stay in the United States. Zoila’s long path to safety was treacherous. After...
Jul 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped our nation has not stopped our team at Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Services – Legal from providing essential legal services to migrants who come to us for assistance. Nor has the United States Citizenship and...
Apr 9, 2020
Folks in Manassas out to quickly pick up a few groceries during the current COVID-19 pandemic might have wondered what was up this week if they happened by our storefront Migration and Refugee Services program and saw the stuffed multi-colored bags lined up in front...
