CASA de Maryland Helps Green Card Holders Become Citizens
In 2011, CASA de Maryland joined Citigroup Foundation, the Latino Economic Development Corp., the Ethiopian Community Development Council Enterprise Development Group, and other financial and nonprofit institutions to pilot a $400,000 program to boost the naturalization rates of green card holders – more than 210,000 permanent residents who live in Maryland and the greater Washington, DC area. Together they tackle key barriers to naturalization by providing microloans, legal referrals, one-on-one guidance, and civic and financial education classes to immigrants. Learn more.