Ari Snider
Report for America ReporterAri Snider reports on refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeking communities in Maine. He is a Report for America corps member. He grew up in Midcoast Maine and has reported for public radio stations in Southeast Alaska and Far West Texas, covering everything from salmon fishing to the restoration of a historic adobe church on the US-Mexico border. He got his start in audio storytelling as an undergrad at Brown University and through internships at radio stations in Vermont and Rhode Island. His work has won three Alaska Press Club awards and one Regional Murrow Award, and has aired on radio stations throughout Alaska, Texas, and New England. When looking to get out of town for a weekend, Ari has a special fondness for the islands of Penobscot Bay and the lakes and mountains of the North Woods.
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While some new immigrants are able to get on their feet fairly quickly, others can face headwinds based on language barriers and access to training opportunities.
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The added cost would be paid for through rate increases, following multiple major storms last year.
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Some Mainers from immigrant families say many preexisting categories don't fully represent their identities.
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At an event highlighting solidarity with Ukraine, some community members expressed worry and frustration with a congressional impasse over continued military aid for Kyiv.
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The warming shelter will be run by Kaydenz Kitchen Food Pantry on a nightly basis into early April.
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Nigeria lost to Ivory Coast in the championship match of the African Cup of Nations, but game day was a chance for Maine's small Nigerian community to come together around a beloved sport and familiar food.
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If approved, the shelter would open this week and operate until early April.
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Immigration officials said only Congress has the authority to adjust the statute.
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Five Pillars Butchery is seeking federal grants to construction a new processing facility, and is in the early stages of creating a halal meat processors cooperative.
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A report released earlier this month proposes a sponsorship program pairing immigrants with medical backgrounds with Maine's teaching hospitals.