 Media Contact: Reverend Dieufort Fleurissaint (617) 799-7009 dieufortnfs@gmail.com PRESS CONFERENCE ON SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Saturday, May 30, 2020, 11:30 AM EDT – Live Stream on Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI-USA) Facebook page BOSTON, MA – May 23, 2020 – Immigrant Family Services Institute, Inc. (IFSI-USA) and partner organizations are planning a virtual press conference for Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 11:30 AM EDT to discuss how community-based organizations (CBOs) working with the Haitian community in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have been coming together to meet the needs of individuals and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. All are invited to attend either by Zoom or via livestream at the IFSI-USA Facebook page. The press conference will detail initiatives currently being undertaken by nonprofit and community-based organizations to serve the Haitian diaspora community in Massachusetts. Topics that will be covered include access to grade school and university education, healthcare access and public health information, financial and economic assistance, technology access, lodging, food assistance, online tutoring, and legal counsel for undocumented individuals, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and others. Please share this information with all interested parties. Please reach out to Reverent Dieufort Fleurissain with any questions about this event. ###
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 Our Driving Without Fear Virtual Town Hall speaking program will feature special guest Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley! Congresswoman Pressley has a long history of advocating for and advancing the rights of immigrants as a Boston City Councilor and Congresswoman in one of the most diverse districts in Massachusetts.
We hope you can join us for Driving Without Fear: A Virtual Town Hall this Thursday, May 21st at 6PM. We are coming together virtually to elevate why we need the Work and Family Mobility Actin Massachusetts and will be joined by special guests, including Congresswoman Pressley, to share more on how and why we are #DrivingMAForward amidst COVID-19. The event will be hosted by Roxana Rivera, VP of SEIU 32BJ and our campaign co-chair Natalicia Tracy, Executive Director of the Brazilian Worker Center. Haven’t RSVP’d yet? You can do so by clicking here. See you on Thursday, Dalida Rocha and Natalicia Tracy Driving Families Forward Co-chairs  The month of May has bee traditionally celebrated in the Haitian diaspora since 1998 as Haitian Heritage Month, with various themes emphasizing pride in Haitian history, culture and the need to empower the Diaspora community. With the dramatic situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic, several communities had to adjust their Heritage Month celebrations and their messages.
The following organizations, based in 11 different US states, collaborated with Haitian Americans United Inc, based in Boston, to jointly release these posters in 3 languages, promoting a Haitian Heritage month theme that reflects the need to respond to the pandemic: "Protecting Our Heritage by Protecting Ourselves". Haitian national hero Jean-Jacques Dessalines was deemed the unifying voice who could command the moral authority to enjoin all to comply with crucial public health recommendations: wash hands frequently, stay at home until new guidance, wear masks, stay 6 feet apart from others. Please help share these posters widely with your audiences and let's commemorate our Heritage safely. From partners
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