February 2018 We are seven weeks into 2018, and so far there have been 18 school shootings, including the February 14 shooting in Broward County, Florida, which cost 17 lives. At the same time, across our communities gun violence ends even more young lives and tears...
Ending TPS Designation for El Salvador Contrary to Human Dignity and Life The Trump Administration’s announcement today to terminate Temporary Protected Status for 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the U.S. at least since 2001, is cruel and harmful to families who...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2017 CONTACT: Mary Kuhn, Communication Director mkuhn@cceb.org 510-469-1315 CONTACTO: Maciel Jacques, Manager, Programa de Inmigración mjacques@cceb.org 510-365-2692 Support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
By Janiero Rodriguez I just graduated from McClymonds High School in West Oakland. Like any school, there are “good kids” and those that we consider “bad kids.” When you’re a “bad kid,” that’s most likely how they’re going to see you for life. That...
By Jason Sullivan-Halpern As the volunteer coordinator at Catholic Charities of the East Bay, I have seen our volunteers do some pretty extraordinary things to help the community. You don’t have to look any farther than our Refugee Resettlement and Employment Program...