{"id":2083,"date":"2021-01-02T18:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T23:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5234.temp.domains\/~syriand2\/ny4syrians\/?page_id=2083"},"modified":"2021-01-05T20:39:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T01:39:14","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ny4syrians.org\/how-to-help\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Advocates for Our Families<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Our families face many challenges in adapting to life in the United States. Leaving all that is familiar and establishing a new life here is a demanding, often confusing, and sometimes emotionally challenging undertaking. Our volunteers\n step in to assist families directly or advocate for them in a variety of ways. Providing help can be as simple as conducting an on-line search for housing, making a phone call to a medical provider to ask about insurance coverages,\n or preparing a resume for a new job opportunity. Other examples of support include:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Apartment and job searches<\/p>\n

Obtaining assistance from Social Services<\/p>\n

School registrations<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Navigating the health care system<\/p>\n

Interpretation and translation assistance<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting a business<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Interested? email us at <\/span>contactus@ny4syrians.org<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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