Continue the Conversation: Refugee Webinar Part Two with Valentina Restrepo-Montoya
Refugee Webinar Follow-Up with Valentina Restrepo-Montoya
Thursday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m. (Zoom) Register for the webinar
You’re invited to continue an important conversation on refugee services, immigration, and advocacy. Join us for a follow-up session to our recent refugee webinar, now featuring Valentina Restrepo-Montoya, CEO of Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services (ALWAYS), on Thursday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m..
Due to a last-minute scheduling conflict, Valentina was unable to participate in the original webinar. We are grateful she is able to join us for this dedicated follow-up session, where she will offer insights and practical resources related to immigration and legal issues impacting refugees and immigrant communities.
Valentina brings deep experience in advocacy and legal services. As Executive Director and CEO of ALWAYS, she leads a nonprofit providing legal and social services to survivors of trafficking and young people facing housing insecurity, foster care involvement, or the impacts of crime. Her background also includes work with the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP), where she represented individuals in immigration proceedings who were unable to represent themselves, as well as experience as a public defender and legal fellow with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
This conversation is an opportunity for church leaders to better understand the realities facing immigrant and refugee neighbors and to discern faithful responses. As Lutherans, we affirm that care for the neighbor—especially those who are vulnerable—is central to our calling. Learning about the legal systems and challenges impacting these communities helps equip us to respond with compassion, advocacy, and informed action.
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Whether you joined us for the first session or are engaging this topic for the first time, we encourage you to participate in this important continuation. Together, we listen, learn, and respond as people rooted in God’s call to justice and mercy.