PRESS CONFERENCE ON SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 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. 
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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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