Mariana Sanchez and Jannette Diep, of grantee organizations Bonding Against Adversity and BPSOS, know what it means to take the journey to U.S. citizenship. It’s why the two have made it their life’s work to help others do the same.
The Citizenship Now! mobile unit from grantee Bonding Against Adversity (BAA) is part of a broader effort that aims to reach 70,000 lawful permanent residents who could benefit from citizenship preparation and filing services.
Researchers hope to understand the barriers faced by eligible-to-naturalize residents and co-design and implement interventions with community partners with the goal of increasing the region’s naturalization rates.
3,360 people were sworn in as U.S. citizens during Houston’s largest-ever naturalization ceremony, led by a coalition of county and community organizations.
The Migration Policy Institute recently published “Immigration and Integration in the Ever More Diverse Houston Area,” a robust report about immigrant communities in the nine-county Greater Houston area. Here, our civic engagement program team members Meghna Goswami and Gislaine Williams explain the report’s importance to their work and why it matters for the community at large.