Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

The Virtual Classroom: A Participant's Perspective

I am a Sister of Charity of New Jersey and currently work at Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina.    I came to North Carolina five years ago to work with Hispanic parishioners at Shallote's St. Brendan’s Church and, after having participated in my first CLINIC webinar one year ago, I am a webinar junkie. 

Our parish offers classes in citizenship and when the pastor asked me to assist students in the application process--I did some research.  I soon learned about the legal nature of immigration forms and the potential serious consequences for the applicant because of faulty advice or poor direction.  With this knowledge, I decided to familiarize myself with immigration law so that I could more competently assist our students.   I learned about BIA accreditation and, thankfully, I was introduced to CLINIC.  

When the first e-learning course was offered in June, 2011, I was eager for the opportunity to delve deeper into a topic, the first being family-based immigration.  The course proved to be beyond my expectations. 

CLINIC Launching Catholic Media Initiative for Citizenship in Los Angeles on April 28

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202 635 5825
wrhein@cliniclegal.org

CLINIC LAUNCHING CATHOLIC MEDIA INITIATIVE FOR CITIZENSHIP IN LOS ANGELES ON APRIL 28

"La Ciudadanía: Cambia Tu Vida"-Multi-media Initiative Unites Catholic-, Community-, and Media Organizations to Inspire 1.2 Million Eligible Angelenos to Naturalize

Los Angeles, CA -- April 26, 2012 - [En Español] -The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is launching a first-of-its-kind series of public service announcements to encourage the 1.2 million eligible Hispanics in the Los Angeles metro area to thoughtfully consider: what does citizenship mean to you?

The extensive package of television, radio, and print PSAs, along with a dedicated naturalization help-line (855-6-CAMBIA) and an interactive website (www.cambiatuvida.us) will launch on Saturday, April 28 at 9:00am at a naturalization workshop at Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa in Los Angeles.