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Ukrainian Community Response Opportunities

Updated 8/7/22 CURRENT SITUATION:                    In April 2022, the Biden administration announced that 100,000 Ukrainians would be allowed entry to the US under a program called Uniting for Ukraine. Different than refugee admission or the recent Afghan evacuee...

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Getting Around Town, A Partnership Story

From guest contributor, Nadine Chalmers, Senior Transportation Planner The NFTA is thrilled to partner with JFS, and we are excited to be able to have an active role in supporting these new members to our community. Getting around town is so important, from getting...

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Unite to Support Our East Side Communities

Updated: May 27, 2022 Thank you for your interest in supporting the East Side Community following the tragedy that occurred on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The event concluded with ten deaths and three non-lethal injuries. While the event itself took just minutes, the...

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Uniting for Ukraine Sponsorship Program

On Monday, April 25, 2022, the U.S. federal government launched Uniting for Ukraine sponsorship initiative to allow U.S. residents to sponsor Ukrainian evacuees. The initiative grants Temporary Protective Status (TPS) to Ukrainians and will enable up to 100,000...

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Ukraine: JFS CEO Letter to Supporters & Friends

To all our supporters and friends, Like you, we have been watching with great concern the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Because of so many inquiries, I wanted to take a moment to answer a few common questions. Will Ukrainian Refugees Come to Buffalo? We know that...

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