“Welcoming Our new Neighbors” With Leah Cover from Ruth’s Refuge

Learn how we can help our new neighbors in our city. You have likely heard about the many new arrivals to New York City from our southern border. Many groups in the city are working hard to welcome asylum seekers, including Ruth’s Refuge. Ruth’s Refuge, operating out of our own neighborhood, is the only organization in the city dedicated to furnishing homes for refugees and asylum seekers in New York City. Leah Cover, Executive Director of Ruth’s Refuge, will give a basic overview of the refugee and asylum processes as well as the needs faced by folks arriving in our city. She will explain how Ruth’s Refuge fits into the community of welcoming people here in Brooklyn and how you can get involved in this critical work.

Leah Cover is the founder and Executive Director of Ruth’s Refuge, the only organization in NYC dedicated to furnishing homes for refugees and asylum seekers. Leah has devoted her life to fighting for social justice through coalition building and communal action. Prior to founding Ruth’s Refuge, Leah co-founded and chaired multiple volunteer groups and coalitions advocating for refugees and asylum seekers, including the CBE Refugee Task Force, Brooklyn Synagogue Coalition for Refugees, and the Brownstone Brooklyn Synagogue Refugee Project, facilitating partnerships with refugee resettlement organizations and advocacy groups for asylum seekers throughout the city. Through these partnerships, the need for an organized group working on the frontlines and solely dedicated to providing home goods and furnishings for refugees, asylees, and asylum seekers became clear. Leah founded Ruth’s Refuge in response. Previously, Leah was a senior attorney with Staten Island Legal Services, before spending time as a stay-at-home parent to her 2 amazing children.

Join us in person at:
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11215

To attend virtually, please RSVP at:
https://ruthsrefuge.eventbrite.com