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The holidays are here, which means you’re probably asking yourself what to give your friends and family….or maybe you want to give to those who are less fortunate.  This holiday season we are happy to send a holiday card to your loved one if you want to make a donation in their honor.  When you

One week after the long, often nasty and divisive, presidential campaign came to a close, Just Neighbors staff, volunteers and clients are still in a bit of shock. The campaign rhetoric against immigrants has manifested itself in confusion and uncertainty among immigrants, regardless of status, Now that the election is over, we are preparing for a new

Last October we used Facebook to solicit donations toward the filing fees for our little client “Ali.”  Ali’s father had entered the U.S. in 2004 and sought asylum from Burma on religious and political grounds. On his application he included his wife, who was still abroad. After nearly five years, our client’s asylum case was

Briana is a rising third year student at American University Washington College of Law. When she began her search for a summer internship, she knew she wanted to work at a place that practiced immigration law, and she was hoping for a non-profit. “I was looking for an office that actively helped clients with immigration

Just Neighbors raised $6720 in 24 hours during the June 4 Do More 24 online giving campaign sponsored by the United Way. With the support of our generous donors, we surpassed our goal of $5000. A special thanks goes to Board member Julia Bizer and her co-chair Bryce Chadwick, who were responsible for getting the

The board elected new officers at its annual meeting earlier this month.   We are pleased to announce the following: Chair – Elisabeth Rhyne, Vice – Chair – Joe Keyes, Treasurer – Lisa Trangsrud, Secretary – Julia Bizer We are pleased that former chair Debra Lange and vice-chair Jim Dake will continue to serve on the

We are thrilled to announce that Cristina Sproul became a full-time staff attorney earlier this year.  Cristina runs our New Hope Project, which focuses on the youth and young adults who are eligible for temporary benefits.  The program is “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” and we call it “DACA.”  The New Hope Project was started