Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
Courtney McDonald is an undergraduate student at Boston College, pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, English, and Hispanic Studies. Currently, Courtney serves as a Potencia Volunteer, providing English tutoring and creating lesson plans for immigrants, and as a MIRA Volunteer, assisting immigrants with citizenship applications. Additionally, Courtney works as an Undergraduate Research Assistant, focusing on the causes of emigration from Southern Ireland in the late 19th century. Previous experience includes a Summer Outreach Internship at Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, where research on labor rights was conducted, and various roles in the healthcare and retail sectors, including an Ophthalmic Technician and a Specialty Sales team member at Target. Academic achievements include graduating Salutatorian from Notre Dame High School in Salinas, CA.
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Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
MIRA works to advocate for the rights and opportunities of immigrants and refugees. In partnership with its members, MIRA advances this mission through education, training, leadership development, organizing, policy analysis and advocacy.. MIRA succeeds in mobilizing community groups and immigrant leaders to speak out with one voice about issues that affect them. Combining capacity building, technical assistance, community education and policy advocacy with community organizing and civic participation, we are committed to fairness for immigrants and to sound public policies. With more than 100 organizational members, MIRA is a respected state and national leader on immigrant issues, and an authoritative source of information for policymakers, the media, and immigrant communities. The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) is the only organization in Massachusetts that brings together groups serving immigrants and refugees from many parts of the world, of various nationalities, races, and ethnicities. MIRA is a dynamic, multi-ethnic, multi-racial coalition that actively involves hundreds of grassroots immigrant organizations, human services agencies, legal service providers, religious groups, and human rights groups in cooperative efforts to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees.