HOW YOU CAN HELP
- Write/Call our Bishop Andrew Dietsche and ask what the Diocese is doing to address the issue, particularly for those help in our region: bpdietsche@dioceseny.org.
Write/Call the Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, and ask what the Episcopal Church is doing on a national scale to address the migrant issue, and how we can get involved. Check out the Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations page for advocacy resources. - Donate to Episcopal Relief and Development.
- Write/Call your elected officials. Use this link to find contact information. Download local contacts here.
- Contact the ACLU
MORE WEB RESOURCES
What you need to know about the crisis at the border
A host of resources from the Diocese of West Texas
https://helpdetainedchildren.org/
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-protest-human-rights-abuses-at-u-s-detention-ce-1835731469
https://www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org
http://www.newsanctuarynyc.org/
http://www.catholiccharitiesrgv.org/Donations.aspx
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/posts/publicaffairs/video-presiding-bishops-message-world-refugee-day-0
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