Refugee Support: Learn About Refugees Fleeing Violence in Central America & How You Can Help Them

Micasa Information Session
June 12, 6:30 pm
Havurah Shalom

Erika, an unaccompanied child seeking asylum, fled violence in Central America. Until last month, when she turned 18, Erika was supported by Morrison Center's Micasa program, which works with Central American refugees. Now that she has aged out of Micasa’s program, she will no longer receive support them. Erika’s current foster family will support her until the beginning of August. After that, she will need a home until her asylum case is resolved. If no one offers her a home, Erika could be sent to the Tacoma Detention Center. We hope that our community can find resources to support Micasa graduates such as Erika and keep them out of the detention center, which is essentially a privately run prison.

In partnership with the Morrison Center and the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice, we have identified volunteer opportunities working with unaccompanied children. You can find a complete description here.

Our goal is to identify families who may be interested in housing Micasa children, so that we can create a list of potential foster families who can help children and teens like Erika. 

If housing an unaccompanied child is something that you might consider doing, please come to our information session where you will get more information about these opportunities. We will have representatives from Morrison Center attending who will describe the programs, the needs and answers your questions. We need RSVPs for this meeting. If you are not able to attend but are interested in learning more, email Bob Brown.