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Social media suggests that getting food stamps for your US citizen child (when you are not citizens) will cause problems with your immigration process.   NOT TRUE! 

The Public charge has never applied to asylum seekers applicants, but was intended to apply to those seeking status as a family members of someone with a green card or citizen

USDA and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a letter clarifying that applying for or receiving SNAP does not make someone a public charge and will not be considered in a public charge determination. 

Applying for or receiving SNAP will not affect someone’s ability to:
– Remain in the United States
– Get a Green Card/Permanent Legal Resident Status,
– Keep a Green Card/Permanent Legal Resident Status, or
– Become a U.S. Citizen.
– SNAP Logo Guidance

You can also apply for SNAP on behalf of the eligible immigrants or U.S. citizens in your family, even if you do not want to apply for benefits for yourself, without affecting your or their immigration status. For example, if a parent is not eligible for SNAP because of their immigration status, they can still apply for their eligible children. The SNAP office is not allowed to ask for immigration documents for people who are not applying to receive benefits themselves.

If you need food help, and you or members of your household qualify, please apply for SNAP for yourself or your family. Do it for your family’s good!

For more information relating to general immigration information in English or in Spanish, please call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283. 

For general information about SNAP, please call 1-800-221-5689 (English only) or 202-720-2791 (English and Spanish) to be connected to your state’s SNAP hotline.

For more information, visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/joint-letter-public-charge (Spanish and English language versions are attached below). 

NEW: Applying for or Receiving SNAP Does Not Make Someone a Public Charge – Feeding Indiana’s Hungry (feedingindianashungry.org)

There are income limits associated with being eligible for SNAP/  
Find Free Food and Groceries | Feeding America

-So, if you have questions,  reach out and we will put you in touch with local organizations who can help you walk through this. 

Similarly,   having Emergency Medicaid does NOT jeopardize your immigration process

” Applying for or receiving Medicaid or CHIP benefits, or getting savings for health insurance costs in the Marketplace, doesn’t make someone a “public charge”. This means it won’t affect their chances of becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident or U.S. citizen.” 

The one exception is if you are in a long term care facility (nursing home), at government expense.   But not routine medical treatment. 

Health coverage for lawfully present immigrants | HealthCare.gov

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Immigrants Detained In Indiana Jail Sue County And Federal Governments For Illegally Relying On ICE Contract

Four people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Clay County Jail in Indiana filed a federal lawsuit today exposing how the county’s government has illegally used revenue from its ICE contract to award raises to county employees and pay for operations and capital improvements at unrelated county facilities, while leaving immigrants to suffer in the jail’s inhumane conditions. The lawsuit also details how the federal government’s immigration inspections system has turned a blind eye to unsanitary conditions and human suffering inside the jail.

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Project Stepping Stone of Indiana aims to boost Latino college enrollment

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Getting Latinos in Indiana into college — that’s what one group aims to do with the help of a special one-week summer program.

According to the 2021 Indiana College Equity report, only 49 percent of Hispanic high school graduates go to college compared to 61 percent of white students. Project Stepping Stone of Indiana (PSS) wants to change that.

Project Stepping Stone of Indiana is a program of the Escala Foundation that helps Indiana’s Latino students prepare for college and beyond.

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Bloomington Refugee Support Network

Our mission is to serve, with our partnerships, the refugees (in Indianapolis and globally), as well as asylum seekers, Dreamers, and other immigrants in the Monroe County community, and nationally.
Towards that end, we:

  • EDUCATE THE PUBLIC on the needs of refugees and asylum seekers, locally and globally
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOP RESOURCES for use by local and Indiana resettlement agencies, the refugees, asylum seekers, other immigrants, local NGO’s, and the volunteers
  • HELP CLIENTS OBTAIN THE RESOURCES THEY NEED (working with SVDP home visits; vouchers; interpreters, drivers, anthropologists, finding work, finding apartments, receiving needed goods in addition to food (such as furniture, household appliances, personal supplies, clothing, medical and mental health care, acclimation) We have 15 trained coordinators (2 assigned to each family) to assist with obtaining the resources; the Coordinators receive additional drivers, interpreters, etc. when needed; we provide funds for legal help, including related expenses (travel and accommodations to Indy and Chicago for court appearances, and application fees) and for other needs, on a case-by-case basis.
  • ADVOCATE for increased U.S. refugee resettlement, including Bloomington resettlement, for adequate funding for refugee resettlement, and for private sponsorship for resettlement, and for support of asylum seekers, Dreamers, and other immigrants.
  • FUNDRAISE for refugees and resettlement agencies, locally, in Indiana, and globally, and for local asylum seekers, Dreamers, and other immigrants.
  • RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, INTEREST AND COMMITMENT for refugee resettlement and support for asylum seekers, Dreamers, and other immigrants.

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Exámenes de mama gratuito y pruebas de cáncer de uterino, para las personas de bajos ingresos

Estos servicios son para TODOS los residentes, independientemente de su estado de ciudadanía.

El Programa de cáncer de mama y de uterino (BCCP) brinda acceso a exámenes de detección de cáncer de mama y de cuello uterino, pruebas de diagnóstico y tratamiento para mujeres desatendidas y con seguro insuficiente que califican para los servicios.

 El BCCP atiende a entre 3.000 y 4.000 mujeres al año.

A través del BCCP, las mujeres residentes de Indiana pueden calificar para exámenes de detección y diagnósticos gratuitos de cáncer de mama y de cuello uterino.  Estos servicios son para TODOS los residentes del estado de Indiana, independientemente de su estado de ciudadanía! Solo necesitará un comprobante de residencia como una factura de servicios públicos o eléctrico, y estar por debajo del 200% del nivel federal de pobreza (consulte las pautas de ingresos en la tabla a continuación)

 aquí está el sitio web que proporciona más detalles

 HealthNet – Centro de salud de Bloomington
811 W 2nd St, Bloomington, IN 47403
 (812) 333-4001

El programa apoya a mujeres de diferentes edades y Healthnet tiene hispanohablantes en su personal.
 

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Temporada de Garrapatas!

Solo un aviso de estar atento a las garrapatas, especialmente si tiene una manada de ciervos que pasan regularmente por su jardín, como la manada entre Grimes y Davis, a ambos lados de Palmer. Cruzan esa propiedad varias veces al día.

Hace poco más de una semana me picó una garrapata bastante grande en mi propio patio. Lo descubrí al prepararme para la ducharme y me la quité. Aproximadamente una semana después, apareció una erupción alrededor de donde había estado la picadura. Mi médico confirmó que la erupción era característica de la enfermedad de Lyme o potencialmente de otras infecciones transmitidas por garrapatas y me recetó una dosis de Doxiciclina que parece estar funcionando.

En caso de que esto le suceda, le paso una sugerencia que hizo un amigo: que debería haber tomado una foto con mi teléfono antes de aplastar al delincuente! Parece que hay alrededor de 17 tipos diferentes de garrapatas que corresponden a una lista de las diferentes enfermedades que pueden causar. Si tienes una imagen de lo que te mordió, el médico puede compararlo con imágenes y descripciones en la base de datos del CDC y tener una mejor idea de qué antibiótico funcionará mejor.

Cuídense!!

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Filing taxes and COVID Stimulus payments – Declaracion de impuestos y pagos de estímulo covid

Hay algunas preguntas sobre quién es elegible para los pagos de estímulo.

Usted es elegible si es residente PARA FINES TRIBUTARIOS. Esto es muy diferente a ser residente por motivos de inmigración.

Un no ciudadano que es residente se denomina extranjero residente, que utiliza los mismos procedimientos fiscales que un ciudadano residente.

AQUÍ ESTÁ LA REGLA DEL IRS: PUB 519:

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Mensaje de Neil Smith

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BLOOMINGTON
CLUB THE NIÑOS Y NIÑAS DE BLOOMINGTON

Solo quería conectarme para ver si podríamos ser un recurso para que todos lo utilicen. Llevamos a cabo programas de alta calidad con un enfoque en carácter y liderazgo, educación, estilo de vida saludable y acceso a las artes. La mejor parte de nuestro programa es el bajo costo de $ 20 / año y $ 100 por semana para un campamento de día completo cuando la escuela está fuera de sesión. Me encantaría ver cómo podemos conectar a más familias con los clubes. Avíseme si desea realizar una llamada para discutir más.

El registro de nuestro Centro de Verano se abrirá el 1 de marzo y el enlace de registro se puede encontrar en nuestro sitio web en www.bgcbloomington.org


Gracias, espero que podamos conectar.

Neil Smith
Senior Unit Director
Boys & Girls Club Lincoln St. Unit
“Team Work, Makin’ The Dream Work”
Boys & Girls Clubs Bloomington
(812) 332-5311

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