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Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we welcome new faculty, staff and students on campus, I wanted to make everyone aware of information from New York’s Office for New Americans (ONA) and their community partners on ONA’s website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ONA New Americans Hotline (1-800-566-7636) is operational Monday \u2013 Friday from 8 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m. and Saturday \u2013 Sunday from 9 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. Eastern Time (except on federal holidays). All calls are anonymous, and information and referrals are available in over 200 different languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Callers to the hotline can get answers to immigration and naturalization questions, receive referrals to free legal help and immigrant services and programs, and report fraud or scams against immigrant communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please share with your staff and, to the extent your agency works with the public, to your networks and the general public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In solidarity,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kat<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Kathleen Kielar
Chapter President
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