MASSACHUSETTS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE

MIRA'S MISSION IS TO ORGANIZE, SERVE, AND MOBILIZE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ALLIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND BEYOND. MIRA MOBILIZES A DYNAMIC AND MULTI-ETHNIC COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, INCLUDING GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES; PROVIDERS OF SOCIAL, LEGAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES. WE MOBILIZE AND EMPOWER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES THROUGH POLICY ANALYSIS AND TRAINING. WE ADVOCATE FOR PRO IMMIGRANT POLICIES AT THE STATE, LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, AND SECURE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE SOCIAL, CIVIC AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.