Our First Sunday collection recipient for October is Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (IMMJ).  There is a critical need for legal services for refugees and immigrants in Des Moines and across the state. Support for IMMJ will be used in two primary areas:

• First, to meet the urgent need for immigration legal services by providing for immigrants and refugees who are victims of crime, as well as any low-income immigrants applying for citizenship, permanent residency (green cards), humanitarian relief, family reunification, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), and TPS (Temporary Protected Status).
• Second, to advocate for systemic change through grassroot community organizing and civic engagement by developing leaders who want to learn how the government works and how to protect themselves and their communities against abuse in the workplace. We also work with newly naturalized U.S. citizens to ensure they are registered to vote, understand how to vote, have a plan to vote, and understand how elections work on the local, state, and federal levels.

For more information on IMMJ, visit https://www.iowammj.org.

Write checks either to “Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice” or “DMIEC” with “First Sunday” in the memo line. 

CHECKS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE October 13th COLLECTION BASKET OR MAILED TO : DMIEC, P.O. Box 30065, Des Moines, IA 50310

First Sunday checks must be received by DMIEC by October 20th; if you elect to contribute to the First Sunday recipient after that date, please let DMIEC’s Social Justice Committee Chair Kathy Eastman know the amount to assist in recording our community’s giving. If you have questions about how to donate or would like to donate using the ACH withdrawal feature, please contact Susan Barnes (checks) or Jeanine Freeman (ACH) of the Finance Committee. (Info about ACH is available here.)
Thank you for your support!