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CWS Alarmed over DHS Plan to Spur Departure of Unaccompanied Children

TAKE ACTION: Urge Your Elected Officials to Condemn DHS Plan to Incentivize Unaccompanied Children’s Departure

Reports indicate that as of October 3, DHS has begun to offer a $2,500 stipend to children in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody who agree to forfeit their rights under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, withdraw their legal case, and file for “voluntary departure” from the United States.

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Six Years, No Solution: A 500-Gallon Tank Carries Hope to West Virginia’s Forgotten

McDowell County is one of the poorest in the U.S., and the communities of Anawalt, Leckie and Gary are some of the hardest hit by the current six-year water crisis. All have Methodist churches that are part of the Welch Charge.

To ease the burden of residents who have to purchase many gallons of drinking water weekly, the Welch Charge contacted the West Virginia Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, Jim McCune, for help. McCune’s United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) connection put him in touch with Global Ministries’ Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program. 

A WASH grant allowed them to obtain a 500-gallon “water buffalo.” The conference disaster response team arranged to fill the portable water buffalo from the Welch water system, the county seat of McDowell, and transport it to Gary, where residents have been supplied with refillable containers. Residents of all three towns can come to get water, and volunteers will also continue deliveries for those who need it. Meanwhile, residents, including church members, continue to advocate state and local officials for a permanent solution to their aging, compromised water infrastructure. Full Story 

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