With DACA set to end in six months, threatening 29,000 hard-working young Georgians with deportation to countries they barely know, the executive director of the Latin American Association urges Congress to protect them by passing the Dream Act of 2017.
A recent member CEO Forum featured briefings from policy experts on how changes to federal and state policy might affect your work, and the sector.
Seventy-four percent of Georgia voters support ensuring the fair and equal treatment of people under the law. So how is it that Georgia is one of only three states that does not prohibit private employer discrimination on the basis of factors including race or religion, and one of only five that allows racial and religious discrimination in businesses open to the public?
Since 1995, Friends of Refugees has served the Clarkston community with a mission to empower refugees through opportunities that provide for their well-being, education and employment. Our goal is to promote self-sufficiency and help new Americans seize opportunities, while fostering the friendships that will help them flourish in Georgia.
Angel* lives with her daughter and two young grandchildren in Harrisburg, a historic mill village just west of downtown Augusta. Like many mill villages across the country, Harrisburg slipped into decline in the late 20th century. In that decline, businesses and houses were boarded up, weeds covered lawns that were once well-kept, and formerly bustling streets grew silent.
