Catholic Charities to get $87,500 to aid immigrants

Catholic Charities of Cleveland Refugee Resettlement Services was selected by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to provide citizenship assistance to Legal Permanent Residents.
 
Migration and Refugee Services will receive $87,500 as part of the USCIS Citizenship and Integration grant program to introduce civics focused English-as-a-Second Language classes, civic education and citizenship programs, and provide assistance with naturalization applications. The organization, with assistance from the Washington DC-based Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is to provide immigration legal services to eligible populations. The program will begin offering the services Oct. 1.
 
In recent years, Cleveland has emerged as a gateway city for refugees and immigrants. Since 2004 Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services has assisted more than 1,400 refugees with transition to living in the United States.