Time & Location
Jan 05, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST
Unity in Edinboro, 130 Meadville St, Edinboro, PA 16412, USA
About the event
This year, the recipient of our winter drive is the USCRI of Erie. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), founded in 1911, is an international, nongovernmental, nonprofit organization committed to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants. USCRI, in collaboration with its affiliates, offers legal services and social and health services to refugees, unaccompanied migrating children, trafficking survivors, and other immigrants across all 50 states: El Salvador, Honduras, Kenya, and Mexico. USCRI advocates for the rights of refugees and immigrants nationally and globally, influencing policies, practices, and laws.
Numerous families arrive in the United States with minimal possessions, escaping challenging and distressing circumstances. Many have spent months or even years in camps while waiting for their paperwork to be processed and approved. A significant number have never experienced snow or cold weather.
This is the purpose of the drive. We are gathering new and gently used winter…