DoomsdaysCW<p>I'll be making a donation in memory of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JudithSouthworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudithSouthworth</span></a> -- my former boss, and a tireless advocate for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineRefugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineRefugees</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CatholicCharities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatholicCharities</span></a> coordinator.</p><p>Donate</p><p>There are many ways you can support our work with refugees:</p><p>Financial Contribution</p><p> - Donate online (Please be sure to designate your donation to Refugee and Immigration Services)<br> - Checks may be mailed to Catholic Charities Maine Central Office at PO Box 10660, Portland, ME 04104-6060, with Refugee and Immigration Services (RIS) noted in the Check’s memo line.</p><p>Gift Cards</p><p>New Mainers are delighted to receive gift cards so they can choose exactly what they need. Grocery stores, Walmart, Target, Reny's, Mardens, and Marshalls/TJMaxx carry much of what is needed.</p><p>If you or someone you know would like to rent to a refugee, we will help make it work! We’ll help families understand their lease and what you expect of them. We’ll help you communicate and get to know each other. We’re always looking to expand our network of immigrant-friendly landlords &amp; housing partners. We need creative and affordable temporary &amp; permanent housing solutions for refugees. Please help us provide their first home in the US. </p><p><a href="https://www.ccmaine.org/refugee-immigration-services/support/donate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ccmaine.org/refugee-immigratio</span><span class="invisible">n-services/support/donate</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CatholicCharitiesMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatholicCharitiesMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fundraising</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RefugeeAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RefugeeAid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewMainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMainers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fundraiser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fundraiser</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USRefugeeAdmissionsProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USRefugeeAdmissionsProgram</span></a></p>