As we welcome guests who are leaving detention centers in Texas, California and elsewhere, it is important that we follow guidelines and protocols during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Because of close quarters and notoriously unsanitary conditions in detention centers, when asylum seekers are released, precautions need to be taken to protect the safety of guests, hosts, sponsors and friends. Here’s a link to Covid-19 Guidelines, prepared by Miriam Simon PA, NEKASAN Medical Committee Chairperson.
NEKASAN is a founding member of the Vermont-New Hampshire Asylum Support
Network (VTNHASN). This network is comprised of 9 community-based asylum support groups
in Vt & NH who work together to foster collaboration, share best practices, build capacity, raise
public awareness of the issues involved in seeking asylum , and advocate for policies and
funding that support our collective work and the asylum seekers with whom we work.
Check out the network website at https://vtasylumsupport.org/ and find:
- The resources page to answer many of your questions about working with asylum seekers
- The advocacy page to help you find contact information for your elected state and federal officials
- Our members and partners contact information
- Ways to volunteer and support our work locally