(click here to hear from HRI’s Executive Director, Bill Holston!) Every year about this time, we send out a financial appeal to friends like you. There’s a good reason for the timing. It’s almost the Fourth of July. And the mission of HRI closely aligns with the best of what the United States aspires to […]
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Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on Announcement to Expand Asylum Access
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Read MoreTexas Women’s Foundation Awards Grant to HRI
HRI is proud and grateful to have been selected as a grant recipient by Texas Women’s Foundation. Texas Women’s Foundation is one of the world’s largest women’s funds, that is investing to Transform Texas for Women and Girls, empowering them to build stronger, more equitable communities throughout Texas. “TWF’s funding to support trauma-informed counseling services for […]
Read MoreHappy Pride Month!
Happy Pride Month! HRI is proud to represent LGBTQ asylum seekers in their immigration cases. This month, we’re spotlighting the organizations that are specifically working at the intersection of LGBTQIA and immigrants’ rights across the country. Check out their great work! OLTT (Organización de Latinas Trans en Tejas): Founded by Ana Andra Molina, an undocumented […]
Read MoreHRI Connect Announces Next Session for Health Program
All of us – not just medical professionals – need to understand safety basics so that we can respond when our loved ones are hurt or ill. Our presenters from University of Texas at Dallas’s Emergency Medical Response program will cover the First Aid skills that you need to know. This program is the […]
Read MoreMental Health Resources for Migrant/Refugee Populations
It’s the last week of Mental Health Month, and we’re closing out the month by sharing resources. Visit https://bit.ly/hri-MH for links to find the recording of last week’s mental health session + counselors, meditations, yoga, books and more). And don’t forget, you can always find low-cost support by calling the HRI Connect hotline at 469-444-7070 […]
Read MoreHRI Receives Grant Award from Texas Bar Foundation to Provide Critical Legal Services for Asylum Seekers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2022 Contact: Kali Cohn, 469-581-2751, kcohn@hrionline.org DALLAS – Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI), […]
Read MoreAccessing Mental Health Fraught With Problems for Immigrant Communities
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! . . HRI is honored to serve immigrants and refugees rebuilding their lives after trauma. Together with many immigrants and refugees across the United States, they are working to move forward from their painful experiences and find a way to live normal lives again. . . But they face […]
Read MoreBecome an HRI Sponsor!
Would you consider becoming a sponsor of HRI’s important work? We’d love to hear from you! More recently, the immigration case backlog, a world-wide pandemic, and housing insecurity has created a quagmire of perilous situations for already vulnerable migrants. Your Sponsorship of HRI programs and services enables us to provide the highest level of […]
Read MoreHRI Marks Fourth Annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
On May 18, 2022, HRI joins anti-bullying nonprofit Act To Change, as it rallies the nation in commemorating the fourth Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying andHate. HRI is committed to ending bullying and hate in the AAPI community and is proud to join this movement. National AAPI Day Against […]
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