Our BEC is in New York City, in a Hispanic immigrant community.  Our clients are facing mounting obstacles beyond the norm since January 2017 with their SNAP applications and recertifications.  They are also coming to our staff with jury duty notices to the extent we have not seen before.    The notices are sent to non-citizens as well as citizens and they are asked to send a copy of their green card back with the form if they are unable to serve, with which the BEC staff is able to assist them.   Those who never did so are now eager to get their citizenship,  and are able to attend the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, where they are getting citizenship classes and information/advocacy about how to protect their rights.   We are fortunate to have this resource in our community.

 

Carol Ban, LCSW
Director of Aging in Place Programs

515 Audubon Avenue
New York, New York 10040
212-342-9364

 

 

 

We haven't experienced this at the ADRC yet? 

Jamie - AAA BC dept?

Beth A. Noah, LMSW
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Coordinator
Area Agency on Aging

ADRC #5725
1300 Circle Dr.
Fort Worth, TX  76119
(p)817-569-4036

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jerome Mosman [mailto:jmosman@scstc.org]
Sent: Fri 3/3/2017 2:51 PM
To: 'Christina Bartha'; bec@lists.ncoa.org
Cc: Beth Noah; 'kristen conner'; sal.espino@fortworthtexas.gov
Subject: RE: BEC Calming fears

There is fear among immigrants that their status can be negatively affected
if they are dependent on the state or social services.  Receiving $16 in
Food Stamps does not indicate a dependence on the system.  I will copy Sal
Espino for his comments too.  thanks.  Jerry



From: bec@lists.ncoa.org [mailto:bec@lists.ncoa.org] On Behalf Of Christina
Bartha
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 12:05 PM
To: bec@lists.ncoa.org
Subject: BEC Calming fears



We recently had a Hispanic BEC client who opted not to complete or submit a
SNAP application because he was concerned about sharing personal information
given the new administration and changing immigration policies. Have any
other BECs experienced such apprehension from clients?



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