Engagement Menu
Hi Immigrant Food Friends,
Each week, we send you 5 ways to engage with immigrants. Whether through donations, volunteering, or educating yourself, you can make a difference! Share this email with friends, family and colleagues, and if you are not subscribed, make sure to visit our website immigrantfood.com and join our community!
In this week‘s Engagement Menu, you’ll find volunteering, donating, and events that support the immigrant community.
#UnitedAtTheTable
– The Immigrant Food Team
To learn about our 5 NGO impact partners, see here: https://immigrantfood.com/engage/impact-partners/
1. Volunteer: Goods for Good
Goods for Good | Ongoing
Goods For Good strengthens the Washington, DC community through volunteer-driven acts of kindness, partnering with nonprofits to support vulnerable populations. Volunteers can participate in one-time or ongoing service projects, lead initiatives, or contribute skills like marketing, fundraising, and community organizing.
2. Donate: Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC)
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) | Ongoing
TASSC is a survivor-led organization that provides asylum seekers—primarily from Ethiopia and Cameroon—with legal assistance, medical care, trauma-informed counseling, and career support.
3. Read: Surviving the Law
Surviving the Law | Ongoing
In Surviving The Law, Salvadoran immigrant Jose R. Campos shares his journey from seeking legal status to becoming a lawyer, exposing the challenges of the U.S. immigration system and the resilience required to pursue the American Dream.
4. Listen: Maeve in America -- Immigration IRL
Maeve in America — Immigration IRL| Ongoing
Immigration IRL is a podcast by comedian Maeve Higgins that shares heartfelt and thought-provoking stories about immigration, told by those who have experienced it firsthand. Through humor and personal narratives, the show challenges stereotypes and reframes the conversation around immigration.
5. Attend: Surviving The Law Book Premiere
Surviving The Law Book Premiere| Saturday, March 29, 6 – 9PM | UDC Student Center Ballroom, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Join author Jose R. Campos for the release of Surviving The Law, a memoir on the immigrant experience and justice. The event includes a keynote, live Q&A, book signing, and a reception with food and drinks. Admission is free; advance registration is encouraged.