March is “Vibrant Ohio Month” on the Ohio Immigrant Hotline!

The first organization to join our new sponsorship program at the Ohio Immigrant Hotline is Vibrant Ohio. For the entire month of March, VO is supporting our work to respond to the calls, texts, and emails coming into the Hotline from across Ohio. We are grateful for community partners who recognize that systems like these help keep us safe and protect all of our rights.  

The organization’s Board of Directors wrote: “We proudly support the Ohio Immigrant Alliance’s work. The data collected by the OIA provides us with critical information as to who is being targeted, what unlawful actions are being taken, and how many people are being removed. Documenting the unlawful practices and actions being taken by ICE agents in our state will assist in the prevention of our Ohio neighbors being disappeared and, most importantly, raise awareness of our civil rights.”

Vibrant Ohio is a statewide organization that enhances local immigrant and refugee integration efforts to build a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous Ohio economy. They believe that immigrants, refugees, and the broader international community all make Ohio a more vibrant place to call home. Vibrant Ohio serves as a trusted connector to Ohio immigrants and refugees, including those in our major cities and a growing number of smaller communities.

Vibrant Ohio works with public and private institutions to promote economic integration of Ohio's growing immigrant and refugee populations, focusing on workforce and economic development, language access, and expanded citizenship. Download the Vibrant Ohio Advocacy Guide, and learn more about the organization here.

Thank you, Vibrant Ohio, for supporting the Ohio Immigrant Hotline in March!