{"id":13554,"date":"2026-02-11T12:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/?p=13554"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:49:27","slug":"supporting-immigrants-in-our-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/supporting-immigrants-in-our-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Immigrants in Our Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sunday, February 15 at noon in the Annex<\/strong><br>Mary Jo Dudley, project director of Migrant Advocacy and Support,\u00a0will lead a discussion about immigrants in our community \u2014 what motivates them to migrate, what roles they play in our communities, and how they contribute to the economy. 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