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Thank you TIMES FOUR!
ALL THE FRIDAY FEELS. TIMES FOUR. Because — in the middle of war-torn Syria, in a town so devastated its people are cut off from vital services, hospital and medical care — a brave mama was just able to give birth safely and naturally TO QUADRUPLETS because of a Hospitanier (a fully equipped mobile medical…
CONTINUE READINGAn Update on Ariel
Remember watching 6-year old Ariel reunite with his family at the airport after being separated for 10 excruciating months? He had been torn apart from his family for so long that, right before they landed, Ariel told Sister he couldn’t “remember what they were like.” She showed him a photo of his mom and dad…
CONTINUE READINGMartha’s Place Update
Remember Ms. Amelia and Martha’s Place? When Ms. Amelia and her husband started connecting with Baltimore neighbors two decades ago, the people said they desperately needed transitional housing for women who were newly sober. Babies needed their moms to have safe spaces where they could stay clean and healthy. Ms. Amelia, who lost her own…
CONTINUE READINGThey are all reuniting with their babies!!!
FINALLY – THEY’RE ALL REUNITING WITH THEIR BABIES!!!! On 3/2, through Together Rising, you stood vigil on the border with 29 families who came to reclaim their children. These parents had their children ripped from their arms by the administration, and were then illegally deported without their children. After we crossed, 17 of these asylum-seeking…
CONTINUE READINGPine Ridge Reservation flooding
Five months ago, we first shared with you about the Oglala Lakota peoples of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, as they struggled to survive the freezing winter without heat or firewood. You gave $400,000 so they could stay fed and warm throughout the winter and to invest in the tribe’s self-sufficiency for winters…
CONTINUE READINGHelping others breathe a little easier
Here at Together Rising, we know there’s no such thing as other people’s children. And we know one of our main jobs on this earth is to help our sisters and our children breathe a little easier. Meet our girl, Quinn. She is a 15 year old warrior — sweet and fierce with an indomitable…
CONTINUE READINGNebraska Floods
Just over a week ago, a terrifying “bomb cyclone” hit much of the central United States, causing hurricane-force winds and huge snow and rain. Nebraska was hit particularly hard, and the timing could not have been worse — as it is planting and calving season. Cattle are Nebraska’s largest agricultural industry. The true impact of…
CONTINUE READINGUpdate from One Spirit
On Thanksgiving, Together Rising shared that, through your generosity, we were able to donate $400,000 to our friends at One Spirit, a non-profit primarily led by indigenous people, and committed to the Oglala Lakota peoples struggling to stay warm on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. We want to update you on how your…
CONTINUE READINGReunion of 6-Year-Old with Family After 9 Months
After the administration tore thousands of children away their parents, it then deported hundreds of parents without their children. Due to the administration’s failure to maintain records, 90 of these deported parents were impossible to find. They had no cell phones, lived in rural villages and many only spoke rare indigenous languages. Finding these 90…
CONTINUE READINGTogether Rising #ReunifyFamilies Update – Jose Interview
Sister and Liz stood at the Border and watched Jose give this interview yesterday. Please watch. Jose is speaking to you. In May, Jose and his wife made the impossible decision to have Jose and their 9 year old son flee violence in Guatemala and seek asylum in the US. They tried. After they were…
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