FaithAction International House http://faihouse.org A Center for Cross-Cultural Learning, Service & Advocacy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:35:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 World Religion Day Service! http://faihouse.org/2011/12/world-religion-day-service/ http://faihouse.org/2011/12/world-religion-day-service/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:52:56 +0000 rachel http://faihouse.org/?p=1646  

 

•At the World Religion Day service hosted by Beth David Synagogue, over 200 community members from 8 different faiths celebrated the tremendous religious diversity in our region!

•We met new neighbors and learned about other faith traditions!

•We participated in an interfaith service project after the service to help children in need!



 

]]> http://faihouse.org/2011/12/world-religion-day-service/feed/ 0 New Holiday Honor Cards! http://faihouse.org/2011/12/new-holiday-honor-cards/ http://faihouse.org/2011/12/new-holiday-honor-cards/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:37:15 +0000 rachel http://faihouse.org/?p=1626 [...]]]> Now available for purchase- our new Holiday Honor Cards! These beautiful cards feature colorful pictures from this years 9th Annual Multi-Cultural Thanksgiving Dinner. They will be available for purchase at FaithAction International House, and the Sacred Garden Bookstore. At $10 each, these make a wonderful alternative holiday gift for a friend or family member who prefers a donation made in their name!

]]> http://faihouse.org/2011/12/new-holiday-honor-cards/feed/ 0 FAIH “Open House” http://faihouse.org/2011/11/faih-open-house/ http://faihouse.org/2011/11/faih-open-house/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:57:13 +0000 rachel http://faihouse.org/?p=1589 Sixty guests joined us on December 8th at FaithAction International House. They  met the staff and interns, learned more about the work we do and heard how community members can become involved! They enjoyed coffee donated by Coffeeology and “cookies of the world” baked by our staff!

]]> http://faihouse.org/2011/11/faih-open-house/feed/ 0 9th Annual Multi-Cultural Thanksgiving Dinner! http://faihouse.org/2011/10/9th-annual-multi-cultural-thanksgiving-dinner/ http://faihouse.org/2011/10/9th-annual-multi-cultural-thanksgiving-dinner/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:48:09 +0000 rachel http://faihouse.org/?p=1522 [...]]]>

On Monday, November 14th the community celebrated the 9th Annual Multi-Cultural Thanksgiving Dinner, and it was a huge success! Over 250 people, representing over a dozen different cultural and faith communities in the Piedmont region, came together to share in food and entertainment, and to build friendships with new neighbors! Below are some pictures from the event:

If you have any questions or comments about the event or have your own pictures that you would like to share, please contact us (336) 379-0037

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Ms. Castillo is a Venezuelan attorney and holds a Masters in US Legal Studies and a Certificate in Human Rights from the University of Connecticut School of Law.  She most recently worked at the International Institute of Connecticut in Hartford as an Immigration Specialist.  In this capacity she worked to process naturalization, and adjustment of status cases, fiancé, marriage and family-based visas, renewal of green cards, and many other types of immigration cases.
Ms. Castillo brings a great deal of experience to our legal assistance at FaithAction, along with tremendous passion for immigrant rights and integration.  Please welcome Marina to our region as she works to assist our new neighbors and bring our community closer together.

 

A Message from our Immigrant Assistance Center Director:

“As the new Immigrant Assistance Center Director I am very excited about all the challenges and opportunities this position brings to my life.  Being a recent immigrant myself, I deeply understand the needs of immigrant communities, and will bring all of my experience and heart to assist our new neighbors in any way possible.  I look forward to contributing and adding to the magnificent work FaithAction International House has been doing all these years.”

-Marina Castillo-Gomez


 

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