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African Services Committee's offices in Harlem are closed temporarily because a member of ASC staff tested positive for Covid-19. ASC staff will be working remotely during this time.

Executive Director (New York)

Position to Start September 15, 2020

Position Summary

The Board of Directors for African Services Committee is seeking an Executive Director to replace a retiring founding Executive Director. The position provides an opportunity for you to lead the organization into its next phase, setting strategic priorities and initiatives that reflect current and developing needs of the African Diaspora in New York and HIV-positive clients in our clinics in Ethiopia. We are looking for an individual to add their innovative and unique imprint to the organization while bringing a solid foundation in both program management and fundraising.

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The New Public Charge Rule: What It Means for the Community and Providers

Editor's note: ASC thanks our partners at Legal Aid Society, Protecting Immigrant Families, and The New York Immigration Coalition for providing information and resources.

Updated Feb. 1, 2020: The U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s request to undo the District Court’s injunction in the MRNY v. Cuccinelli case on Monday, January 27, 2020, which African Services Committee is a plaintiff. This means that the October 11, 2019 injunction we had obtained to block the DHS public charge rule will be un-blocked pending further litigation. The Supreme Court’s stay will last at least until the appeals court's decision, until the Supreme Court denies any request for certiorari (a writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court), or agrees to hear the case and issue a decision. However, even if we ultimately prevail in court, in the meantime the Rule would likely remain in effect for at least several months.

ASC /ICLC Attorneys Assist Detainees at Remote ICE Detention Facility

As the current administration continues its assault on immigrants, detention centers are over capacity and asylum seekers are being sent to remote detention centers around the U.S. Places where there are no attorneys who can help them. They have no rights and they are treated as less than human. ASC and ICLC attorneys recently went the extra mile, literally, by traveling to provide pro bono legal counsel to help these asylum seekers.

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News and Updates

Board of Directors Announcement of Executive Director Retiring

A note from, Uzoamaka Okoye, Chair of the Board of Directors

Dear African Services Committee community,

Today the Board of Directors announces the Fall 2020 retirement of Kim Nichols as Co-Executive Director at African Services Committee. Her Co-Executive Director and Founder of African Services Committee, Asfaha Hadera, will also be transitioning from Co-Executive Director to an advisor role for the Ethiopia Program.