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Immigration: NSC Board Member Michele Hangley Discusses NSC Services, Refugees And ICE

September 12, 2018 Dylan Long

Michele Hangley is a lawyer and a litigation shareholder at the law firm Hangley Aronchick. She is also a board member at the Nationalities Service Center, a local organization which provides various services to immigrants and refugees

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Point Breeze: Garden Anchors Food Access And Connects Community

November 4, 2016 Brianna Spause

New American families are staking claim in South Philadelphia from the ground up. The Growing Together Garden on 25th and Reed Streets has been offering refugees and community members the opportunity to grow fresh produce

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Immigration: Five Organizations Helping Immigrants

October 1, 2014

Community organizations have evolved into some of the most powerful advocates for immigrants. Some groups focus solely on activism, while others perform multiple services to ease the fear of refugees who are in dire need of assistance. Here are

Immigration

Immigration: Lawyer Works to Help Families Like His

September 26, 2014

While the United States had been described as a melting pot of cultural diversity, immigration reform has been a controversial topic due to concerns such as the weak economy and national security. For six years, Steven Larin

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