Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Huge Wins for Immigrants in New York City!

Several programs will receive large grants to help immigrants in NYC.   - - Donna Poisl

from Steven Choi, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition

It has been a month of exciting wins for immigrants in New York City!

Last week, the New York Immigration Coalition was joined by New York City Council’s Immigration Chair Carlos Menchaca to announce a landmark $10.3 million dollars to expand several key programs for immigrant communities.

This week, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law ground-breaking new City Council legislation to create a new municipal ID program for all New Yorkers.

These are major victories for the City’s immigrant communities, which will provide critical help for New York City’s three million immigrants, including:
Click on the HEADLINE above to read the list of six organizations receiving this money.


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