ARISE

8th round of Refugee Advocate training concluded at Worcester State University ! With this ARISE is 100 Refugee Advocate strong! Incredibly greatful to our Chief guest Marybeth Campbell for words of encouragement to our newly minted Advocates from 5 different colleges. Thanks to Alex Mooradian & Phillips for their expertise and support! Purna Neupane Mukesh Chandra Baral Madeleine DelVicario Sangya Dhungana Pabitra Neupane Rabindra Neupane Worcester Community Action Council

Important info for Immigrants and refugees! Know Your rights-- what to do in case you have to deal with ICE.

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We're thrilled to launch our redesigned website with fresh, user-friendly, and modern look that we believe will enhance your engagement with us supporting the call to action! See how ARISE is providing a megaphone for refugees and immigrants rebuilding their lives in and be a part of it. Explore the new site and support our mission today! ➡️ https://ariseus.org/ Thank you everyone for your continuous Trust and support! Have a great Thanksgiving weekend!

ariseus.org Refugee and Asylee are loosing access to food assistance under H.R. 1: “House of Representatives Bill 1,” the first major legislative package passed by the House in 2025. H.R. 1 makes the largest changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in its 60-year history. ARISE is ste...

Thanks to the so called "BIG Beautiful Bill," Refugee and others eligible for SNAP are going to be ineligible for no reason other than pure cruelty. Please see who are NOT eligible--picture attached! The timeline of this cut is not yet clear but the RISI Smith College and ARISE are working on an innovative approach to make sure that the refugee and immigrants families we work with do not go hungry. Want to help! You can donate ://ariseus.org/ but also share your favorite recipee so you can feed these families indirectly!
Purna Neupane Lila K Chamlagai Pabitra Neupane Madeleine DelVicario