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ISS-USA Spoke with Fellows of Georgetown Day School’s Life Resettled Policy Institute

UncategorizedBy ISS USA July 12, 2021
On Tuesday, June 22, International Social Service-USA’s Executive Director Julie Rosicky spoke with fellows of Georgetown Day School’s Life Resettled Policy Institute. The student-led institute, with five tracks total, spans four weeks over the summer and culminates with a final action project; the Life Resettled track is grounded in displacement issues, from root causes of recent displacement crises, to the…
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Five Key Steps in Remote Assessments

UncategorizedBy Marie Blum April 14, 2021
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The Role of the ISS in the History of Private International Law

UncategorizedBy ISS USA March 3, 2021
The ISS has been hiding in plain sight in the history of private international law since the 1920s. Anyone lucky enough to visit ISS-USA’s archives at the University of Minnesota would be astonished by ISS’s extensive engagement with virtually every aspect of transnational family law. During the first half of the 20th century the ISS…
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Hurricanes Eta and Iota: ISS-USA Connects with Partners in Honduras and Guatemala to Provide Critical Aid to Families in Central America

UncategorizedBy ISS USA November 25, 2020
Central America has been hit by two major storms this month, hurricanes Eta and Iota, causing devastation to countries already suffering from weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Whole villages have flooded causing destruction to roads, homes and the crops from which many derive their livelihood. Through the storms, ISS-USA’s partners in Honduras and Guatemala have…
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International Social Service, USA Kicks Off “Connecting Twogether” Campaign to Connect More Cross-Border Families

Press ReleaseBy ISS USA November 25, 2020
International Social Service, USA (ISS-USA) kicked off its campaign Connecting Twogether this month to inform more people about the critical needs of vulnerable children and families moving across borders and to raise additional funds to serve more children and families in need. The campaign name, Connecting Twogether, underscores the idea that it takes at least…
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Protecting Cross Border Families at our “Beyond Separation” Conference and Training Day

Board of Directors, ISS-USA, Press ReleaseBy Marie Blum November 4, 2019
Protecting Cross Border Families at our “Beyond Separation” Conference and Training Day International Social Service, USA (ISS-USA) hosted their 7thAnnual Conference, Beyond Separation: Protecting Cross Border Families, on October 17 th and 18 th , 2019 at the University of Maryland Baltimore. The conference drew participants and speakers from the fields of social work, international child protection, family and immigration law, human rights…
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Making Family Reunification Possible in the Midst of COVID-19: Utilizing Remote Assessments to Bring a Granddaughter Home

UncategorizedBy ISS USA October 14, 2020
Making Family Reunification Possible in the Midst of COVID-19: Utilizing Remote Assessments to Bring a Granddaughter Home With Covid-19 on the rise, navigating the world virtually is becoming the norm. Don, a grandfather living in the United States is determined to obtain custody of his granddaughter in Australia, after her mother has been unable to…
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ISS-USA Presents Educational Webinar at University of Maryland School of Social Work

UncategorizedBy ISS USA October 12, 2020
ISS-USA Presents Educational Webinar at University of Maryland School of Social Work On September 29th, ISS-USA Program and Training Manager Elaine Weisman and Intercountry Case Management interns Ericka Thompson and Sheila Winter gave a virtual presentation to students at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. They shared information about the organization, international social…
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Origins of Self-Discovery

UncategorizedBy Marie Blum July 31, 2020
Origins of Self-Discovery ISS coordinated Andrew Mossin’s adoption from Greece in 1959. Thirty-five years later, in 1994, Andrew contacted ISS to find information about his biological mother. ISS agents were able to contact his mother and provide a narrative of her life and how his adoption transpired. ISS social workers in Greece facilitated translated letters…
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ISS-USA Awarded Grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to Use Remote Assessments in Permanency Planning for Immigrant Children and Families

UncategorizedBy ISS USA June 30, 2020
ISS-USA Awarded Grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to Use Remote Assessments in Permanency Planning for Immigrant Children and Families International Social Service, ISS-USA (ISS-USA) has received a $37,500 grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to support our project, “Promoting Permanency during the COVID19 Pandemic: The Use of Remote Assessments in Permanency Planning for Immigrant Children and…
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ISS-USA Welcomes New Board of Directors Member Alen Amini

UncategorizedBy Marie Blum May 26, 2020
ISS-USA Welcomes New Board of Directors Member Alen Amini Alen Amini is currently a management consultant at the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit firm that provides advisory services to philanthropies and nonprofit organizations. He also currently serves as the executive director of Wisconsin Microfinance, an NGO based in Madison, Wisconsin that provides microloans to entrepreneurs in…
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News & Press
ISS-USA Spoke with Fellows of Georgetown Day School’s Life Resettled Policy Institute
July 12, 2021
Five Key Steps in Remote Assessments
April 14, 2021
The Role of the ISS in the History of Private International Law
March 3, 2021
Hurricanes Eta and Iota: ISS-USA Connects with Partners in Honduras and Guatemala to Provide Critical Aid to Families in Central America
November 25, 2020
International Social Service, USA Kicks Off “Connecting Twogether” Campaign to Connect More Cross-Border Families
November 25, 2020
Protecting Cross Border Families at our “Beyond Separation” Conference and Training Day
November 4, 2019

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News & Press
ISS-USA Spoke with Fellows of Georgetown Day School’s Life Resettled Policy Institute
July 12, 2021
Five Key Steps in Remote Assessments
April 14, 2021
The Role of the ISS in the History of Private International Law
March 3, 2021
Hurricanes Eta and Iota: ISS-USA Connects with Partners in Honduras and Guatemala to Provide Critical Aid to Families in Central America
November 25, 2020
International Social Service, USA Kicks Off “Connecting Twogether” Campaign to Connect More Cross-Border Families
November 25, 2020
Protecting Cross Border Families at our “Beyond Separation” Conference and Training Day
November 4, 2019

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