Justice for Our Neighbors – Outreach to Immigrant Families

On Tuesday evening, July 25th, our club will partner with the program, Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON). Our club member, Margaret Nelson has volunteered with this program for several years. You may remember that we participated in this program in November. Our participation is part of our community service outreach.

Our role will be to provide food for a dinner for about 40 people – clients (sometimes with their families), interviewers and attorneys. We also set up and clean up. We need two to four people to do the set up (about 4:30 pm) and clean up (about 7:30 pm) at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, 2424 42nd St. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The church is at Wenig Road and 42th Street. Three or four other club members can provide food but do not need to be there during the work sessions. To volunteer for this event contact: Margaret Nelson, ronmargnelson@gmail.com, or 319 393-1209 by July 12.

Volunteers with Justice for our Neighbors provide assistance to immigrants who are applying for citizenship. During the evening, interviewers help clients fill out the basic paperwork so attorneys can efficiently work with them. The attorney(s) see 10 or 11 clients during the evening. For more info on JFON, go to: www.iaumc.org/jfon.