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Welcome to our July, 2021 email newsletter! Dear Amigos de Casa San José,  How to take action: From Billy Reeves, Casa’s community organizer for civic and social engagement: Please volunteer for our Voter Registration Drives and/or Get out the Vote Drives! Voter Registration drives will be in person in various locations, using an app on a tablet… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José: July 2021

Dear Amigos de Casa San José,Welcome back to our email newsletter! How you can help: By buying tickets to our Fiesta del Sol Basket Raffle! And join us on June 18 from 7-9 pm for thevirtual event itself on Facebook Live - click here! How to take action: Jo Schlesinger holds her sign: "If you are coming from the… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José: June 2021

Dear Amigos de Casa San José,Welcome back to our email newsletter! Time to Shine:  Announcing this year's Fiesta del Sol!! Please register now and show your love for Casa and our community.For more information, call 412-974-2758 or email srkaren@casasanjose.org. How to take action: The Driving PA Forward coalition, of which we are members, has kicked off… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José: April 2021

Dear Amigos de Casa San José, Welcome back to our email newsletter! How to take action: How to take action: Dismantling ICE in PA:  The families in Berks have finally been released, but ICE may still re-use the facility for more detentions.  We join the #ShutDownBerks Coalition in asking the Biden administration to cut ICE's contract with… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José: March 19, 2021

Dear Amigos de Casa San José,Welcome back to our email newsletter! How you can take action: Casa San José is proud to partner with PICC (PA Immigration & Citizenship Coalition) in their Tuition Equity & Inclusion Campaign. Students without permanent immigration status are usually ineligible for university scholarships and financial aid, even when they have gone to… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José: February 12, 2021

Dear Amigos de Casa San José,Welcome back to our email newsletter! How you can help: Here is a wonderful family project for the holidays!  We are delivering emergency supplies to our families that are quarantining with COVID, and especially need hygiene and cleaning products.  Each household gets a bag containing disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, disposable facemasks, laundry… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José – Dec. 22, 2020

Dear Amigos de Casa San José,Welcome back to our email newsletter! How you can help:  Tuesday, Dec. 1 is Give Big Pittsburgh donation day!  Your generosity makes our work possible, and provides essential sustenance, opportunity, justice and respect to struggling immigrant families throughout the Pittsburgh region.  Thank you for always coming through for us!Our goal this year… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José – Nov. 27, 2020

Dear Amigos de Casa San José,Welcome back to our email newsletter! How to take action: Casa is supporting Driving PA Forward , a vitally important campaign to allow undocumented immigrants in PA to obtain driver's licenses. Ample evidence shows that denying them authorization to drive is unrealistic, harms public safety and makes our communities less secure. It is next… Continue reading News for Amigos de Casa San José: August 7, 2020