The East Tennessee Foundation Mount Rest Fund awarded Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s Office of Immigrant Services with a two-year, $20,000 grant for assisting unaccompanied youth on their pathway to citizenship.
The East Tennessee Foundation, for its 2023 Mount Rest Fund grant cycle, is directing its grant-making to support projects that have an impact on root-cause community problems, especially those created by systemic racism and generational harms.
“Thanks to East Tennessee Mount Rest Fund, this grant will allow the Office of Immigrant Services to provide legal representation for youth who are reunited with a sponsor here in East Tennessee,” said Alessandra Ceccarelli, program leader for the Office of Immigrant Services.
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s Office of Immigrant Services provides low-bono and pro-bono immigration legal assistance to the refugee and immigrant communities of East Tennessee. Services include family reunification, citizenship and naturalization, and humanitarian services including DACA and victims of crime services. The program also holds regular workshops and information sessions.
