MIRA Partnering With State To Offer TPS Clinics For Emergency Assistance Shelter Residents September 5, 2024 Following a successful first year with the Immigrant Assistance Services Program (IAS), MIRA is pleased to share that our partnership … More
Update on the Massachusetts Shelter Crisis: Families Left Without Shelter Sleep Outside Wollaston MBTA Station August 29, 2024 The recent changes to the Massachusetts Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter system have directly led to a worsening crisis, exemplified by … More
Federal Update: Parole In Place August 21, 2024 On Monday, the Biden Administration began accepting applications for the new Parole in Place program that would reduce barriers to … More
MIRA Coalition to Receive Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds to Improve Immigrant and Refugee Access to Healthcare August 9, 2024 Boston, MA – As a part of their effort to bolster access to equitable healthcare and confront systemic barriers to … More
State Policy Updates – formal legislative session ends with PPA in limbo, state budget delivers on policy, but restrained on funding August 7, 2024 Formal legislative session ends with PPA in limbo The formal legislative session ended last week without House and Senate negotiators … More
Massachusetts Gained Nearly $650 Million in State and Local Tax Revenue from Immigrants without Status, Study Finds July 30, 2024 Granting work authorization would have increased sum to nearly $850 million Boston, MA – Immigrants without status contributed nearly $650 … More
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Celebrating the work of Save Souls, Inc. July 18, 2024 📸 Some of the Team Members of SaveSouls, Inc. at their 4th Annual ‘Let’s Talk Mental Health Conference’ – June … More
Statement: June 28th Announcement – TPS for Haiti July 17, 2024 “The deeply troubling conditions the people of Haiti are currently experiencing, from intense political violence, to minimal access to healthcare … More
“Never Say Never” – A Refugee Story by Ruth Koha James June 27, 2024 My name is Ruth Koha James, and I am the Membership Coordinator at MIRA Coalition. I have been working at … More
World Refugee Day is June 20 – What This Means To Me by Dana Ibrahim Duffis June 20, 2024 Where are you from? What is your hometown? Take a moment to ask yourself these questions. How easy is it … More