On Long Island, their immediate need is not housing but rather navigating a new life.
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. -- Refugees fleeing poverty and violence around the world were welcomed Wednesday to a New York state-sponsored health fair on Long Island.The goal was to help recent immigrants achieve self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.We've seen the busloads of asylum seekers and the stress its put on New York City services, but less visible are the nearly 1,000 recent arrivals on Long Island in the last year, who Catholic Charities says its helping.
They also showed how to properly install car seats for recent arrivals entering on humanitarian grounds from Afghanistan, Haiti, Ukraine, and Central and South America.'We try to teach them that you have to take care of your health in a preventive way so you don't end up in the emergency room, costing thousands and thousands of dollars,' Maquilon said. 'We welcome them so that way they don't become a burden to the receiving communities. Let's teach them.
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