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Join the Prospect Park Y & New Americans Welcome Center for Giving Tuesday on November 29th (Sponsored)

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Nov 28, 2016 — 2 min read

As of the 2010 census, more than 37 percent of city’s residents are foreign-born and 43 percent of the city’s workforce are immigrants. Nearly 85 percent of the total immigrant population in New York speak a language other than English. Within this group, 19 percent do not speak English well, and about 10 percent do not speak English at all.

Most of these immigrants live in population clusters that are underserved by informational, education, recreational, vocational, advocacy, and human services that the New York City’s YMCA is in a position to provide directly as well as in collaboration with other human service and immigrant service agencies.

The New Americans Welcome Center serve as multilingual information resource and referral center, and provide immigrant families with a wide array of instructional, vocational, recreational, family support, and social services. Instructional services include English as a Second Language, Cultural Orientation, Citizenship Preparation, Job Readiness, and Computer Literacy.

Our goal at the Y is to welcome all people. This Giving Tuesday, take part in the global movement and help us give New Americans in our community the opportunity to build a new life in America. How will you help NYC build a stronger, better tomorrow?

Giving Tuesday Table & Community Art Project
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Prospect Park YMCA lobby
8 AM – 7 PM

Ways to get involved:

Donate: Make a donation to our Annual Campaign which supports the NAWC and allows us to offer its services completely FREE of charge.
Participate in our Community Art project: Stop by the Prospect Park lobby on Tuesday, 11/29/16 to decorate a hand card for our Giving Tree.
Attend an event: Join us for the New Americans Welcome Center Potluck Holiday party .
Participate in a program: Join us for our New American Conversation Group where we discuss current events and our students practice conversational English.

For more information on how you can get involved with NAWC, contact Nabila Khan, NAWC Coordinator, at nkhan@ymcanyc.org

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