Dear John,
Violence and economic instability threaten large swathes of Latin America, where the number of refugees and asylum seekers requiring urgent assistance has surged. HIAS has led response efforts on the ground across the region, doing whatever we can to help alleviate the suffering of those fleeing dangerous situations:
Venezuela is on the verge of economic collapse – leaving access to food, medicine and electricity for its people scarce. More than 85,000 people have fled to Ecuador, where our teams have been working tirelessly to meet basic sustenance and sanitation needs. We recently opened a HIAS office in Aruba for the 16,000 displaced Venezuelans seeking refuge on the small island. And we are on the ground in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Peru assisting Venezuelans who can no longer stay home.
At the same time, political violence in Nicaragua and record-level homicide rates in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala have sent nearly 60,000 people to neighboring Costa Rica and Panama. HIAS has been coordinating a regional response to provide vital assistance for tens of thousands of these refugees.
These humanitarian crises are far from over, and it’s incredibly important HIAS is able to expand our work with refugees in Latin America and around the world as the global refugee crisis continues to grow. It’s supporters like you who fuel our work, which is why we’re counting on you to come through with your generosity today. Will you make a donation of $18 or more right now to fuel HIAS’ work supporting refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution?
Thank you so much for standing with us,
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HIAS is the oldest refugee protection agency in the world. Over the past 138 years, we’ve rescued and resettled more than 4.5 million people across the globe. And today, guided by the Jewish history and values on which we were founded, we continue offering a hand of welcome and support to refugees, so they can rebuild their lives in freedom and safety. Just as they cannot do this alone, HIAS cannot do this without generous supporters like you. Please make a tax-deductible gift of $18 to HIAS right now, and every dollar will go toward critical support for refugees and asylum seekers.
