Diocese of Santa Rosa www.santarosacatholic.org
Catholic Charities of California www.catholiccharitiesca.org
Catholic Charities USA www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Catholic Relief Services www.crs.org
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops www.usccb.org
LINKS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
CCUSA Executive Director Fr. Larry Snyder - essay on immigration (Feb. 2013)
US Conference of California Bishops - Migration & Refugee Services: www.usccb.org/mrs/
Catholic Church Position on Immigration Reform (USCCB)
Why Don't Unauthorized Immigrants Come Here Legally? (USCCB)
Easy Voter Guide Project www.easyvoter.org
California Housing Law Project www.housingadvocates.org
CLINIC www.cliniclegal.org
Define American: http://www.defineamerican.com/stories - people can listen to or submit stories explaining what it means to them to be an American
US DOJ, Executive Office for Immigration Review: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/statspub/raroster.htm - explains BIA Recognition & Accreditation
US DOJ, Executive Office for Immigration Review
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/statspub/raroster_files/raroster_orgs_reps.htm#C – BIA-recognized agencies & BIA Accredited individuals.
US DOS, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Online Detainer Locater System: https://locator.ice.gov/odls/homePage.dos people can search for a friend/relative who is detained in immigration custody (includes link to Spanish)
US DOS, travel: http://www.travel.state.gov/ - information about travel, passports, & visas
US DOS, Citizenship & Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis - contains all federal immigration forms & useful information. Catholic Charities refers to this to daily. People can check the status of their immigration cases, renew green cards online, etc.
US DOS, visa bulletin: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5640.html - People who have submitted an application for a visa can check this bulletin which is updated monthly to see if a visa is available to them
Immigration Law Help: http://www.immigrationlawhelp.org – Find low income immigration assistance
http://www.niceone.org/lab/refugees/ An interactive map showing statistics of people who have fled from one country to another
Justice for Immigrants Campaign - www.justiceforimmigrants.org
LINKS RELATED TO FUNDERS
Community Foundation Sonoma County www.sonomacf.org
Catholic Community Foundation www.catholiccommunityfoundation.org
Community Foundation of the Napa Valley www.cfnv.org
Napa Valley Vintners Assn./Auction Napa Valley www.nvv.com
www.napavintners.com/auctions/wineauction.asp
United Way of the Wine Country
www.unitedwaywinecountry.org/
LINKS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
Napa County public access database of community services www.napahelp.info
Sonoma County Homeless Resource Guide PDF
Task Force on the Homeless (Sonoma) www.sonomacountyhomeless.org
Redwood Empire Food Bank www.refb.org
Red Cross, Sonoma Chapter
Salvation Army www1.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf
Council on Aging/Meals on Wheels www.councilonaging.com
La Luz Community Center
Drug Abuse Alternatives Center (DAAC) - Sonoma County
LINKS RELATED TO POVERTY
California Poverty Data for the Diocese of Santa Rosa region (PDF)
Self-Sufficiency Standard for California & Self-Sufficiency Calculator (link)
Cost of Food at Home (USDA)
Healthy Eating - Food Pyramid
Hunger in America
2012 Poverty Guidelines
Food Insecurity Reports - Napa Lake Sonoma
California Food Policy Advocates