1.
Unaccompanied Refugee and Migrant Children are among
the most vulnerable people on earth. Refugee children who have lost their
families through war, violence, or other causes are often forgotten when they
arrive in refugee camps, alone, scared and, at times, abused and exploited.
Another vulnerable population is the children traveling alone to the U.S. without
legal status. Upon entering the country without documentation, they often are
apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and placed in the custody of
the
Office of Refugee Resettlement. They face alone the uncertainties of being
held in the custody of the U.S. government and awaiting their case
determination or reunification with family. MRS’ Children’s Services provides
critical assistance by providing family reunification services to migrant
children here alone without family support. In 2012, Children’s Services
provided such services to 560 children through over 180 local, community-based
providers. The top four countries of origin of children served in 2012 were El
Salvador, Mexico,
Guatemala and
Honduras. In 2012 a total of 180 children arrived into the USCCB’s
unaccompanied children and unaccompanied refugee minors foster care program. Among
them: refugee children, human trafficking victims, asylees and others from 27
countries.
2.
For Poverty Awareness Month, Carolyn Woo, CEO of
Catholic Relief Services, blogged in English and Spanish about the intricacies
of serving the poor in a foreign land. English -
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2013/01/sometimes-poverty-smiles.html
and Spanish -
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-veces-la-pobreza-sonrie.html
3.
Ten percent of Congress graduated from a Jesuit institution. Tweets Jesuit author
Father James Martin at @JamesMartinSJ: “10% of Congress are Jesuit
alums. On the one hand, Jesuits are proud of our alumni! On the other hand,
don't blame us!”
4.
Monitoring tweets:
Pope Benedict XVI sent a challenging message today through his Twitter account, saying, “
Following Christ’s example, we have to learn to give ourselves completely.
Anything else is not enough.”
5.
God loves you.
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