National disaster training CATHOLIC CHARITIES coming to Little Rock . 10 ‘Choose Life’ license plates support diocese’s adoption agency . . . . . 11

SUPPLEMENT TO CATHOLIC •Connec CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ARKANSAS • 2415 N. TYLER ST. • LITTLEt ROCK,ions ARKANSAS 72207 • JUNE 20, 2015 AT A GLANCE Catholic Charities of Arkansas serves DACA dream leads to Notre Dame ■ Adoption Services: Birth Door opened when parent services, adoptive family services and search Castellano got legal and reunion status, work permit ■ Immigration in North- west Arkansas: Family-based legal assistance, domestic hen he was 3, Agustin violence and crime victims Sanjuan Castellano was services, refugee resettle- brought to the United ment, employer trainings, States. He doesn’t re- Wmember anything about his birth education and advocacy, legal assistance with applica- country, Argentina. tions for DACA “All of my memories are from the ,” he said. ■ Immigration in Little He grew up never knowing he Rock: Family-based legal was diff erent from his classmates assistance, domestic violence in one vital way: Castellano had and crime victims services, overstayed his visa, unknowingly supporting survivors, legal becoming one of the thousands assistance for foreign nation- of undocumented students in Ar- al priests, legal assistance kansas languishing with uncertain with applications for DACA, futures. education and advocacy Castellano fi rst learned he was ■ Parish social ministries: undocumented when he was 13. Parish-based ministry devel- He remembers students talking opment, disaster recovery about going to high school and parish-based teams, emer- learning to drive and he went home gency assistance and spoke to his parents. Th ey told ■ Social Action: Prison him he wouldn’t be able to get a ministry, Catholic Campaign driver’s license because he didn’t for Human Development, have immigration status in the legislative advocacy, alcohol U.S. Although his parents wanted Agustin Sanjuan Castellano receives his diploma from principal Ilker Fidan May 22 at Lisa Academy, a STEM charter and drug, Catholic Charities him to have the better education school in Little Rock. He will enter the University of Notre Dame this fall. Summer Institute and opportunity the U.S. off ered, Castellano found many doors were remembers his parents calling old when they apply but not older opportunity for me,” he said. “A ■ Westside Free Medical shut to him. him to watch President Barack than 30 as of the date of the an- new world had suddenly opened Clinic: Medical and derma- Castellano wanted to go to col- Obama’s announcement on tele- nouncement; be in school, have up all of a sudden and there were tology clinics for noninsured lege, but he knew he wouldn’t vision about immigrants who were graduated from high school or ob- so many possibilities for me. Peo- adults, outreach and com- qualify for in-state tuition or gov- brought to the U.S. as children. tained a GED; came to the United ple don’t understand how diffi cult munity education ernment grants. He knew he could Obama described an administra- States prior to age 16; have been it is when you can’t just get a job ■ Development: Grants only go to college if he earned aca- tive program call Deferred Action continuously residing in the U.S. and a driver’s license like every- management, Bishop demic scholarships. He was inter- for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, since at least June 15, 2007; and one else. Th is was an opportunity McDonald-Catholic Charities ested in math and science and in which was intended to allow some must pass a criminal background for me to be on a level playing Golf Classic, Catholic Relief 2008 he entered the sixth grade at young people to remain in the U.S. check. fi eld.” Services Rice Bowl and St. Lisa Academy, a charter school in provided that they meet certain Th e announcement gave Cas- As soon as Castellano turned 15, Nicholas Partners Little Rock. criteria. In order to qualify, ap- tellano hope. On June 15, 2012, Castellano plicants must be at least 15 years “I felt like this was a fresh new See Dream page 2 FOR MORE INFORMATION Catholic Charities of Arkansas 2415 N. Tyler St. Why we need RFRA and the Fortnight for Freedom Little Rock, AR 72207 (501) 664-0340 n the Arkansas debate over the then check a popular Arkansas specifi cally have been under seri- Morse, of telegraph fame, gained www.dolr.org Religious Freedom Restoration blog. Blog comments, given unre- ous political attack for some time. greater notoriety in his day not for Act (RFRA), one of strained voice by their At the time of the Declaration of being an inventor, but for being a CATHOLIC CHARITIES’ the main arguments pseudonyms, seethe Independence, to be a Catholic in much sought after speaker who MISSION STATEMENT Iused by opponents with religious bigotry. America meant to live in a colony fi lled halls lecturing on the evils of The mission of Catholic Chari- was that it was unnec- For a current view that did not allow the free practice the . ties of Arkansas of the Diocese essary. RFRA oppo- of religious bigotry of the Catholic faith. Even after the Even the Ku Klux Klan spent of Little Rock is rooted in the nents blithely asserted in its crassest form, U.S. Constitution was signed, sev- a disproportionate amount of its challenge of the Gospel: To there was no religious Google “Sisters of Per- eral of the states still maintained history practicing hatred against serve persons who are poor discrimination — cer- petual Indulgence.” anti-Catholic laws. New York, for Catholicism. or marginalized; to advocate tainly not in Arkansas. For this internation- instance, did not allow Catholics Today, secular political forces on behalf of the most vulner- Religious discrimi- ally chartered group, to vote or hold public offi ce until attack key tenets of the Church. able; and to actively promote nation is rampant in no sacred aspect of well into the 1820s. Th e so-called Oregon, California and New York, charity, justice, and the sanc- America and in Arkan- Catholicism is beyond “Know-Nothing” Party, active un- since the early days of this century, tity of life in the Church and sas. Just say the word pornographic assault. til just before the Civil War, was a have imposed on the Church, as an the community. “Catholic” or “priest” From the Director Religion in gen- nativist political party dedicated out loud in public, Patrick Gallaher eral, and Catholicism to anti-Catholicism. Samuel F.B. See Freedom page 2 2 ARKANSAS CATHOLIC CATHOLIC CHARITIES[ TOPPER OF] ARKANSAS June 20, 2015 BRIEFS Disaster training coming diocesan and parish ministry-based behalf of a parishioner staff and volunteers for disaster ■ The amount and purpose of the Catholic Charities USA will host strategies specific to the unique request its national Applied Institute for needs of the diocese and parish. ■ The circumstances that created Disaster Excellence at the Arkan- The tentative schedule for the the need sas 4H Conference Center in west institute may be found at http:// ■ Whether one-time financial Little Rock Nov 2-6. bit.ly/ccusatraining. assistance will resolve the issue AIDE is an annual training pro- Lodging, meals and training ■ Who has the most pressing gram that equips the Catholic materials for those registering need Charities network, diocesan and before July 31 is $479. After July ■ How well the need can be parish staff and partner agencies 31, the cost rises to $525. For those documented such as the Society of St. Vincent within commuting distance to the ■ Available funds, especially in rela- de Paul and the Knights of Colum- 4H Conference Center, a special tion to days remaining in month bus, for their roles in disaster pre- rate of $250 has been arranged. ■ Source of referral to Catholic paredness and response. Funding to assist parish and Charities “This is a once-in-a-lifetime diocesan representatives defray It is important to note that opportunity for parishes in our the costs is available. For informa- EA does not involve case man- diocese to take advantage of cut- tion on funding, contact Gallaher agement. Contact with people ting edge instruction,” said Pat- at [email protected]. requesting assistance is handled rick Gallaher, executive director of CNS / Jake Lyell, CRS almost exclusively by phone, fax, Catholic Charities of Arkansas. Relief for Nepal quake Earthquake survivors are seen amid aid supplies from Catholic Relief Ser- and e-mail. However, having vol- AIDE is a hands-on conference vices near a village in Gorkha, Nepal, May 3. CRS has committed $10 million The Diocese of Little Rock’s col- unteers, interns and seminarians providing instruction on prepared- to Nepal’s relief and recovery from two powerful earthquakes. all working with EA means that ness, response, recovery and miti- lection for Nepal currently stands at $71,532.73. The money will be more time can be spent with each gation training. The goal of the Rice Bowl helps here people have called EA for help. person reaching out to us. conference is to make parishes directed to Catholic Relief Services Eighty-two people, about 12 per- more resilient in the face of catas- to assist victims after two power- CRS Rice Bowl fights hunger cent, received financial assistance. Envelope for poor fund trophes. Because of its central ful earthquakes struck there April around the world, but it also helps Because CRS Rice Bowl is the location in Little Rock, parishes 25 and May 12. When the second people in need here in this dio- main source of funding for EA, This issue of Arkansas Catho- from Arkansas and the border- earthquake hit, CRS teams were cese. Twenty-five percent of the parish and school participation is lic includes a donation envelope ing states will have the chance out in the field in the Gorkha dis- total collection taken up in Arkan- just as important locally as it is printed in blue ink that can be to take advantage of the best trict, reaching people in commu- sas stays in the diocese. Catholic globally. used to support Catholic Charities disaster training offered. This will nities damaged in the first quake Charities uses that money as the The Emergency Assistance pro- of Arkansas. allow for all of the participants to with relief supplies. main funding source for its Emer- gram is staffed by volunteers from When people approach Catho- engage as colleagues on critical The latest earthquake, centered gency Assistance program. different parishes in the Little Rock lic Charities for help, they often disaster issues and Three training about 50 miles east of Nepal’s EA helps people through tem- area. Seminarians work with CCA have a very specific need. Such tracks will be available, tailored capital Kathmandu, was magni- porary hardships and provides to gain experience in this area, needs include basic medical care, to levels of experience and roles. tude 7.3. The April 25 quake reg- information, referrals and, on as do social work interns. CCA pregnancy counseling or adop- Disaster 101 is the basic track istered 7.8. It killed at least 8,000 a case-by-case basis, financial collaborates with groups, such as tion information, immigration and emphasizes the foundations people. assistance to people statewide. the Ladies of Charity, St. Stephen services or assistance with drug in disaster preparedness, response CRS, which has committed $10 Requests are usually for utility Benevolence Society, altar societ- and alcohol abuse. In other cases, and recovery. This level of training million to Nepal’s relief and recov- assistance, rent, shelter or medi- ies, other diocesan departments people need help with food, utili- is appropriate for staff and volun- ery, has tried to reach people in cal bills. and parishes. ties, prescriptions and other types teers with limited formal training outlying areas. CRS and Caritas “Our intervention halts a Before making the decision to of modest financial assistance and in disaster strategies. Nepal teams had worked espe- potential domino effect that could move past referrals in a specific Catholic Charities can help them. Disaster 201 is for those who cially hard to reach the village of turn those temporary hardships case to providing actual financial Donations received through have a good basis in disaster issues Satdobato in the Gorkha district, into chronic life circumstances,” assistance, several factors are con- the envelope appeal are put into either through prior training or about 50 miles west of Kathman- Rebecca Cargile of Catholic Chari- sidered: the Catholic Charities Poor Fund, experience. Disaster 301 equips the du, near the epicenter of the April ties of Arkansas said. ■ If the call is from a pastor on the primary resource for helping 25 quake. Since July 2014, more than 700 people meet basic needs.

DACA in August 2014. Th e re- offi ce. Within two weeks of receiv- Bear Witness from June 21 to July 4. Dream newal process was simpler and ing the inquiry, USCIS mailed the Freedom Th is a time when our liturgical cal- his application was approved in work permit to Castellano. When endar celebrates a series of great Continued from page 1 November. He waited for his work Garcia notifi ed Castellano’s par- Continued from page 1 martyrs who remained faithful in permit to arrive, but it never did. ents that the card had been re- the face of persecution by political he contacted Catholic Immigra- He contacted USCIS through its sent, his mother cried. employer, the mandate to supply power — St. Th omas More and St. tion Services in Little Rock. Immi- customer service line but was told “Th ank God,” she said, “I was artifi cial contraceptive coverage in John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, gration specialist Dolores Requena that the Post Offi ce had the card. so worried that something was health insurance policies provided Sts. Peter and Paul and the First was assigned to his case. He contacted the Post Offi ce using wrong with his case. God bless to employees. Illinois, Massachu- Martyrs of the Church of Rome. Castellano applied for the fi rst the tracking number provided, but you for the help you gave us.” setts and the District of Columbia, Th e theme of this year’s Fortnight time in October 2012. they told him the card had been With his new work permit, have driven Catholic Charities is “freedom to bear witness” to the “I was excited but also ner- returned to USCIS. Th en to make Castellano is preparing to move out of the fi eld of adoptions and truth of the Gospel. vous,” he said. “I didn’t know what matters worse, USCIS claimed it forward to achieve the dream he foster care with licensing require- Francis has urged us to to expect, and I knew that I had never received the returned work once thought out of reach: col- ments that compel violation of the exercise our religious freedom by to go to be fi ngerprinted lege. Graduating from Church’s teaching that a family making the diffi cult life commit- by immigration and I was Lisa Academy in May consists of a husband and a wife. ments that underlie the core value scared that they might “I went out right away and applied for with a 3.96 grade point Th e federal government has al- of our faith. deny my case even though average, Castellano was tered its policies, requiring grant On May 4, 2013, the pope said, I qualifi ed.” a job and started working.” accepted to the Univer- recipient organizations helping “What does freedom mean? It On Dec. 26, 2012 U.S. sity of Notre Dame in In- traffi cking victims and refugees is certainly not doing whatever Citizenship and Immi- diana. He received a full to provide abortion and artifi cial you want, allowing yourself to be gration Services notifi ed four-year scholarship. contraceptive education and refer- dominated by the passions, to pass Castellano he had been approved permit and he would have to sub- He plans to study mechanical en- ral services to clients, in violation from one experience to another for DACA and for a two-year work mit another application and pay gineering and return to Arkansas of the Church’s teachings on the without discernment, to follow the permit. the $465 fee again, all for an error once he graduates. sanctity of life. Th ese same anti-re- fashions of the day; freedom does “I was so relieved. I was happy,” that was not his fault. “First I plan to come back to ligious political interests are work- not mean, so to speak, throwing he said. “I went out right away Maricella Garcia, an attorney work and get experience,” he said. ing in Arkansas to limit the public everything you don’t like out the and applied for a job and started and director of Catholic Immi- “Th en later on hopefully, I’ll be exercise of religious conscience. window.” working.” gration Services Little Rock, then able to travel to other needy coun- Th e U.S. Conference of Catholic For more information on the Castellano was less nervous intervened on Castellano’s behalf tries where I can help out. Th at’s Bishops calls all Catholics to Th e 2015 Fortnight for Freedom, visit when it came time to renew his through the USCIS Ombudsman’s the plan ... for now.” Fortnight for Freedom: Freedom to http://bit.ly/fortnight2015. June 20, 2015 CATHOLIC CHARITIES[ TOPPER OF ] ARKANSAS ARKANSAS CATHOLIC 3 Future of Private Option health care is uncertain Lawsuit, legislation operation, 155,567 people signed of Catholic Social Teaching. While up. In fi gures released on June 1, we are a nation with the best medi- could end state’s 2015, 234,791 Arkansans have en- cal technology in the world, our rolled in the Private Option. Th is health costs and fatality rates are Medicaid expansion has had a profound impact, creat- higher than many other developed ing jobs and improving health care nations. Our faith requires that we BY KAREN DIPIPPA operations. Costs of the program continue expanding health care ac- AND PATRICK GALLAHER are running under projections and cess and reform out of respect for beating the budget caps set. the dignity of the human person. ince the advent of Arkansas’ For those earning more than 138 At the Catholic Charities of implementation of the Af- percent of the federal poverty level Arkansas Westside Free Medical fordable Care Act two years but without employer-provided Clinic, the patient base has experi- ago, a signifi cant momen- health insurance, the Arkansas enced a demographic shift. As pa- Stum has been created by the en- Healthcare Marketplace through tients obtained Private Option cov- rollment of those eligible for both HealthCare.gov has given the op- erage, they left the WSFMC. Th ose the Private Option, under Medic- portunity to purchase coverage. patients are being replaced by new aid expansion and the Healthcare By the end of the open enrollment patients — people not eligible for Marketplace. period on Feb. 22, 2015, 65,684 Ar- the Private Option, principally im- Nevertheless, the 90th General kansas residents had signed up for migrants present in this country Assembly created questions con- health insurance. Th us, with the without authority from the federal cerning the future of health care Private Option and the Marketplace government. Even with coverage, in Arkansas — questions to be re- combined, more than 300,000 Ar- many health needs go unmet: ac- solved by the newly created Legisla- kansans now have insurance. Carin Araujo / freeimages.com cess to dental health, pharmaceu- tive Task Force by the end of 2016. Two issues threaten these ac- tical coverage and access to medi- Th e Private Option has had a complishments. First, the U.S. in Burwell is likely to cause many ing some form of Medicaid expan- cal specialists. great impact on health care in the Supreme Court will soon rule on of those enrolled to stop partici- sion. But legislators are split on the Th e bottom line: changes state. Th e Private Option is the King v. Burwell. If the plaintiff s pating in their plans because they issue: some preferring our pres- through mandated insurance un- Arkansas version of Medicaid ex- win, those covered through the will become too expensive without ent arrangement, some wanting a der the Aff ordable Care Act have pansion and provides funding for Healthcare Marketplace will no government subsidy. modifi ed plan, and some wanting not resolved all of the challenges. insurance for those with annual longer receive federal subsidies Th e second issue is the Private to end expansion in any form. Further, litigation and legislation earnings less than 138 percent of to help pay the cost of their insur- Option. Our legislature passed a law Aside from the cost burden to prevent a clear view of the future. the Federal Poverty Level. Immedi- ance. To correct this challenge, the ending the Private Option on Dec. the state economy if the expan- We must continue to participate ately before enrollment opened in state legislature must construct a 31, 2016. Th e Legislative Task Force sion is ended, the greater argument in our political process to urge our 2014, state offi cials estimated that state-run insurance exchange (the has been charged with coming up to maintain expansion is that it is elected representatives to make as many as 225,000 were eligible. current Marketplace is a federal- with a replacement. Th e governor the right and moral position. Ac- health care accessible to the entire During the fi rst six months of its state hybrid). An adverse decision has expressed interest in continu- cess to basic health care is a tenet population of our state.

‘Choose Life’ boosts birth mother care CCHD works in Arkansas ne of the biggest sources Anti-poverty work in the help women find life-affirming of community support to Diocese of Little Rock is accom- solutions to their challenges Catholic Adoption Ser- plished through the Catholic during pregnancy. Another vices are through the sale Campaign for Human Devel- anti-poverty grantee receiving Oof the state-issued Choose Life opment. funds last year was Reachout specialty license plates. Twenty-five percent of the to Little Rock Homeless. Lastly, Funds generated by the sale November collection stays in CCHD funds were employed to of the Choose Life plate provide the diocese, and Catholic Char- support the Catholic Charities grants to agencies that work with ities make grants to applicants Summer Institute, a program pregnant women making a plan in Arkansas. that develops for adoption. All the agencies that Catholic high apply must meet certain require- While the school leaders ments and agree to use the funds local grants are in the diocese as stipulated by the grant. offered for the by teaching and As a grant recipient, Catholic purpose of elimi- giving experi- Adoption Services is required to ing fi nancial need to buy maternity to fund a television advertising nating poverty, ences in Catholic use 60 percent of the funds re- clothes and healthy food and to campaign through Arkansas Right the uses of the social doctrine. ceived to assist birth mothers dur- defray the costs of some housing to Life that promoted adoption funds vary wide- ing their pregnancy and to care for expenses. and encouraged positive attitudes ly. One of last year’s grantees Catholic Charities gives wide the infants awaiting adoption. While Catholic Adoption Ser- about birth parents and adoptees. was the Yellville Food Pantry, latitude to grantees in the use Th ese resources support and vices usually only assists with the Th e advertising advocated the located in rural Marion County of the funds. The Yellville Food improve the lives of our most vul- adoption of newborns, on the rare positive impact adoption has in and one of the only places Pantry needed some repair nerable clients. In a recent case, occasions when a mother places a people’s lives and promotes pro- where people in that commu- work on its equipment. Heart the Choose Life License Plate grant slightly older child, the agency is life choices. nity could go to meet the chal- to Heart used its grant to print money permitted the adoption able to use the funds to buy larger Th e Arkansas Right to Life web- lenges of food insecurity. brochures in Spanish to better agency to help a pregnant woman car seats and clothes for the older site at artl.org has more informa- serve its clients. The grant to facing a number of diffi cult medi- baby. tion on the license plates and other The Arkansas Coalition the Catholic Charities Summer cal issues not fully covered by her “We are truly grateful for the pro-life eff orts in the state. To ob- Against the Death Penalty was Institute helps cover the trans- health insurance. Th e grant funds help we are able to off er to clients tain a Choose Life license plate, another grantee. The organiza- portation costs for the annual allowed her to receive better, more because of the Choose Life License request one when renewing tags tion works directly to preserve event held at St. John Center in specialized medical care. In an- Plate Grant,” director Antje Harris or vehicle licenses at the state’s the sanctity of life in this state, Little Rock. other instance, the money paid for said. Revenue Offi ce. Th e cost is an ad- serving a population that is dental work for a birth mother who Th e 40 percent remainder of the ditional $35 for the license and $25 almost exclusively poor. Organizations may apply for was in pain from multiple broken grant is used for advertising and of that fee can be counted as a tax- the grants up to $2,000, begin- teeth and dental decay. She was training. Th is allows the placing of deductible donation. At the other end of life’s ning in January. The application then able to have a healthier preg- advertising to support adoption in For further information or ques- spectrum, Heart to Heart in Fort deadline is May 31. Applications nancy free of dental discomfort and a number of forums, including Ar- tions about the license plate, con- Smith and Birthright in Little can be filled out at dolr.org/ infection. In the past, the grant has kansas Catholic. Th e agency also tact Arkansas Right to Life at (501) Rock are grantee agencies that catholic-charities/cchd/grant. helped birth mothers experienc- worked with other grant recipients 663-4237 or [email protected]. 4 ARKANSAS CATHOLIC CATHOLIC CHARITIES[ MEDIA OF] ARKANSAS June 20, 2015 Immigration Services works with Fayetteville nonprofit atholic Charities Immi- years of the DACA program for im- CCIS plan to open Deferred Action gration Service received a migrant youth, CCIS represented Resource Centers as regional hubs $50,000 grant from Arkan- 25 percent of students applying for its operations across Arkansas. sas Community Founda- from northwest Arkansas. Catholic AUCC organizers and volunteer Ction to participate in a collabora- Charities Immigration Services of “deferred action navigators,” work- tive eff ort to inform and represent Little Rock has a similar high rate ing out of the resource centers, will immigrants around Arkansas. of representation and approval of replicate activities in at least 17 Th e Arkansas DACA/DAPA Col- DACA applicants. communities across the state. laborative brings together two or- Th e organizations will also as- CCIS is training AUCC staff and ganizations, Catholic Charities Im- sist immigrants with the potential deferred action navigators using migration Services and Arkansas new expanded federal program trainers accredited through the United Community Coalition, to called Deferred Action for Parental U.S. Department of Justice Board assist undocumented immigrant Accountability (DAPA). of Immigration Appeals. participation in the DACA-DAPA AUCC and CCIS received seed Together the collaborative will deportation deferral programs. Th e funding to pilot work together that engage the immigrant community organizations will provide timely expands the immigrant legal ser- through a tiered approach: information to undocumented vice infrastructure in Arkansas by 1. Deferred action information immigrants across the state, assist leveraging the expertise and track presentations (community forums many of them to submit applica- record of each organization, re- and small groups) tions and refer many others to le- spectively, in family case manage- 2. Evidence/documentation gath- gal services. ment, organizing and the imple- ering sessions Arkansas United Community Catholic Charities Immigration Services opened the Immigrant Resource Center mentation of rural clinics. 3. Deferred action prescreening Coalition is an immigrant rights in Springdale in April to assist undocumented immigrants in northwest Arkansas. Th rough this collaboration, workshops (determining eligibility nonprofi t based in Fayetteville AUCC and CCIS will be better able for CCIS or discounted attorney as- dedicated to empowering im- in every corner of the state. ditional legal assistance. to meet the short-term demand sistance) migrants and their communities Catholic Charities Immigration When a new federal program for deferred action services in Ar- 4. Deferred action group legal through community organizing, Services of Northwest Arkansas called Deferred Action for Child- kansas, especially by immigrant workshops leadership development, coali- provides low-cost immigration hood Arrivals (DACA) was created families: 1) who meet the eligibility 5. AUCC forwards all applications tion building and the promotion counseling and support to families in 2012 to assist young immigrants criteria and do not have additional with evidence to CCIS for review. of civic engagement. Founded and individuals who are eligible who were brought here as children, legal complications, 2) live under CCIS elects either to represent the in 2010, AUCC boasts a network for immigration benefi ts and can- Catholic Charities Immigration the poverty line and 3) cannot af- client or refer the case to attor- of 105 immigrant organizers and not aff ord private assistance. CCIS Services off ered professional legal ford to hire a private attorney. neys. more than 400 active volunteers conducts immigration workshops, services to the under-served immi- In April Catholic Charities Im- Planned locations for deferred in 17 communities across Arkan- provides application assistance, grant population to help families migration Services opened a new action resource centers include sas. To date, AUCC has conducted counsels clients about immigra- stay together and improve both 2,000-square-foot Immigrant Re- Springdale, Fort Smith, Little Rock, more than 30 deferred action and tion-related needs and makes re- their educational and fi nancial source Center in Springdale. With Jonesboro, De Queen and McGe- citizenship group legal workshops ferrals to vetted attorneys for ad- conditions. During the fi rst two suffi cient resources, AUCC and hee.

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