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SPONSOR CUBAN REFUGEES
Fulfill Their Faith in Freedom
SEPTEMBER 1966
RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE
A PERIODIC REPORT FROM THE CUBAN REFUGEE CENTER — FREEDOM TOWER, MIAMI 32, FLORIDA
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE — WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
U.S. CUBAN REFUGEE PROGRAM JOHN FREDERICK THOMAS, Director, Washington, D. C.
HOWARD H. PALMATIER, Assistant Program Director
MARSHALL WISE, Director of Center HARRY B. LYFORD, Editor
ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMPROVE ENGLISH
(IS. CUBAN REFUGEE
CENTERMiAMI
DEPARTMENT OF HE.W
Encouragement to communicate in English starts soon after
refugees register with the Cuban Refugee Program in Miami.
Here a newly-arrived Cuban family --Mr. and Mrs. Rolando
Vila, and daughters -- receive a useful gift. It is a package containing two paperback books, one a Spanish-English
dictionary, the other "English Through Pictures," well illustrated to help newcomers to a quick understanding of English words. This package is provided by the Payne Fund,
supported by Ohio Representative Frances Payne Bolton. It
is distributed through the Voluntary Resettlement Agencies.
Here Mrs. Sylvia Goudie, a refugee on the staff of International Rescue Committee, presents the books to the family,
which is registered with the National Catholic Welfare
Conference.
A CHURCH-COMMUNITY POINT OF VIEW
From a statement by Rev. E. Walter Chater,
rector of All Saints Episcopal Church,
Harrison, N.Y., in the record of hearings
in New York City of the Sub-committee on
Refugees, of the Senate Judiciary Committee:
"I have helped place several hundred refugees...
including Cubans...It is my conviction that refugees,
given a chance and without overdependence on church
or state welfare programs, can adjust admirably and
can meet a continuing demand for workers on the part
of industry...Refugees I have sponsored include
teachers, factory hands, advanced college scientists,
artists, and just plain domestic or hospital help...
The main problem in resettlement has been housing.
We need manpower in many areas. We seem unwilling
or unable to provide decent quarters for those who
necessarily start at the minimum wage...Every refugee is an individual. Some are able to meet their
individual problems better than others. All have
the potential, as the majority have the desire to
be useful citizens of this great country."
CUBAN COMMITTEE HELPS NEWCOMERS
Further evidence of Cubans-Helping-Cubans activity
comes from Rockville Centre, N.Y,, a Long Island community where the "Cuban's Rescue Committee" has an office at 40 Rockaway Avenue to supplement services to
refugees that are provided by the Resettlement Agencies and individual sponsors. Oscar Esparza, president of the Committee, writes that for a year this
group has been helping find living quarters and employment for newcomers. He reports that a Committee
revolving fund makes possible the loaning up to $100
to tide over refugees until they get first pay checks.
They have the privilege of paying back at the rate of
$5 a month.
"We have many Americans helping us with services and we keep in close touch with various local agencies
that can assist refugees in their adjustment," writes Mr. Esparza. "The language problem is met by bilingual
volunteers and by English courses that are available through schools and other organizations." Other officers
of the Committee are: Francisco Guerrero, secretary, and Jorge Fernandez, treasurer. Each is busy in his own
job but, along with other members, finds time to be of service to his fellow Cubans through Committee action.
1 CUBANS WORTHY OF OUR ASSISTANCE' -- COMMISSIONER WINSTON
CUBAN REFUGEE PROGRAM FILMS continue
available for free loan to churches and other
community groups. Address requests to Cuban
Refugee Program, U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C 20202
In a statement before Subcommittee 1, House Judiciary Committee,
on August 17, Welfare Commissioner Ellen Winston said:
"In general, we have found the Cuban refugees to be cooperative and worthy in every respect of our assistance. Their excellent adjustment to the communities in which they have resettled has more than justified our
efforts to help them. Their good work record has prompted many employers to seek them out for job opportunities. In fact, only a few of these resettled refugees have found it necessary to seek public assistance, and
then illness is the major cause for the temporary set-back. Occasionally the healthy find it necessary early
in resettlement to seek temporary help, but by and large the Cuban refugee, through good work habits, and motivated toward self-support, has adjusted in the United States as far as his immigration status permits."
ARE YOU IN TOUCH WITH CUBAN REFUGEES IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE
CONTACT OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE AS CONVENIENT AS THIS, AND HELPFUL TO BOTH NEWCOMERS AND TO YOU
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| Full Text | SPONSOR CUBAN REFUGEES Fulfill Their Faith in Freedom SEPTEMBER 1966 RESETTLEMENT RE-CAP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE A PERIODIC REPORT FROM THE CUBAN REFUGEE CENTER — FREEDOM TOWER, MIAMI 32, FLORIDA U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE — WELFARE ADMINISTRATION U.S. CUBAN REFUGEE PROGRAM JOHN FREDERICK THOMAS, Director, Washington, D. C. HOWARD H. PALMATIER, Assistant Program Director MARSHALL WISE, Director of Center HARRY B. LYFORD, Editor ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMPROVE ENGLISH (IS. CUBAN REFUGEE CENTERMiAMI DEPARTMENT OF HE.W Encouragement to communicate in English starts soon after refugees register with the Cuban Refugee Program in Miami. Here a newly-arrived Cuban family --Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Vila, and daughters -- receive a useful gift. It is a package containing two paperback books, one a Spanish-English dictionary, the other "English Through Pictures," well illustrated to help newcomers to a quick understanding of English words. This package is provided by the Payne Fund, supported by Ohio Representative Frances Payne Bolton. It is distributed through the Voluntary Resettlement Agencies. Here Mrs. Sylvia Goudie, a refugee on the staff of International Rescue Committee, presents the books to the family, which is registered with the National Catholic Welfare Conference. A CHURCH-COMMUNITY POINT OF VIEW From a statement by Rev. E. Walter Chater, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, Harrison, N.Y., in the record of hearings in New York City of the Sub-committee on Refugees, of the Senate Judiciary Committee: "I have helped place several hundred refugees... including Cubans...It is my conviction that refugees, given a chance and without overdependence on church or state welfare programs, can adjust admirably and can meet a continuing demand for workers on the part of industry...Refugees I have sponsored include teachers, factory hands, advanced college scientists, artists, and just plain domestic or hospital help... The main problem in resettlement has been housing. We need manpower in many areas. We seem unwilling or unable to provide decent quarters for those who necessarily start at the minimum wage...Every refugee is an individual. Some are able to meet their individual problems better than others. All have the potential, as the majority have the desire to be useful citizens of this great country." CUBAN COMMITTEE HELPS NEWCOMERS Further evidence of Cubans-Helping-Cubans activity comes from Rockville Centre, N.Y,, a Long Island community where the "Cuban's Rescue Committee" has an office at 40 Rockaway Avenue to supplement services to refugees that are provided by the Resettlement Agencies and individual sponsors. Oscar Esparza, president of the Committee, writes that for a year this group has been helping find living quarters and employment for newcomers. He reports that a Committee revolving fund makes possible the loaning up to $100 to tide over refugees until they get first pay checks. They have the privilege of paying back at the rate of $5 a month. "We have many Americans helping us with services and we keep in close touch with various local agencies that can assist refugees in their adjustment," writes Mr. Esparza. "The language problem is met by bilingual volunteers and by English courses that are available through schools and other organizations." Other officers of the Committee are: Francisco Guerrero, secretary, and Jorge Fernandez, treasurer. Each is busy in his own job but, along with other members, finds time to be of service to his fellow Cubans through Committee action. 1 CUBANS WORTHY OF OUR ASSISTANCE' -- COMMISSIONER WINSTON CUBAN REFUGEE PROGRAM FILMS continue available for free loan to churches and other community groups. Address requests to Cuban Refugee Program, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C 20202 In a statement before Subcommittee 1, House Judiciary Committee, on August 17, Welfare Commissioner Ellen Winston said: "In general, we have found the Cuban refugees to be cooperative and worthy in every respect of our assistance. Their excellent adjustment to the communities in which they have resettled has more than justified our efforts to help them. Their good work record has prompted many employers to seek them out for job opportunities. In fact, only a few of these resettled refugees have found it necessary to seek public assistance, and then illness is the major cause for the temporary set-back. Occasionally the healthy find it necessary early in resettlement to seek temporary help, but by and large the Cuban refugee, through good work habits, and motivated toward self-support, has adjusted in the United States as far as his immigration status permits." ARE YOU IN TOUCH WITH CUBAN REFUGEES IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONTACT OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE AS CONVENIENT AS THIS, AND HELPFUL TO BOTH NEWCOMERS AND TO YOU |
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