New Women New Yorkers

Author: ariellekandel

Portraits & interviews

Happy New Year! Queens Museum exhibit, LEAD impact, blog post of the month

Happy New Year!  I hope you all enjoyed the end of the year and are staying warm today.  I wanted to thank again all among you who have contributed to our crowdfunding campaign and helped us spread the word. We raised nearly $10,000 from over 120 supporters to fund our programs!  I hope to see some of you at the opening of our new exhibit Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York at the Queens Museum in February...

Portraits & interviews

LEAD graduate profile: Isatou, from The Gambia

  Communities thrive when everyone is equipped with the tools for success. New Women New Yorkers believes in the vast potential that every immigrant woman coming to New York has to contribute to our city, regardless of her national origin, cultural background, or educational level. Donate today to our campaign Support Immigrant Women to Enter the Workforce: https://support-immigrant-women.causevox.com   LEAD and LEAD for New Moms are free workforce development programs for immigrant women. Currently offered by New Women New Yorkers several...

Portraits & interviews

Infographic: How young immigrant women benefit from our programs

As our fundraising campaign, Empowering Immigrant Women, continues throughout December, we want to share how our free workforce development programs, LEAD and LEAD For New Moms, are changing the lives of young immigrant women in New York City. Below, we spotlight some of the skills and qualities are participants are gaining, from leadership capacity to self-confidence to command of English. Click here to learn more and donate to our campaign. Infographic by Christine Kim      

Culture & events

Arts and culture features of the month

Written by NWNY This is the first of our new monthly series focused on arts features and events in New York City and elsewhere that relate to women and/or immigrants. Each month, our volunteers will highlight features, such as films, TV series, art exhibits, theater, and musical performances that they have experienced themselves or plan to check out soon. If you think we’ve missed something, let us know on one of our social media channels! Movie: Coco Highlight by Diana,...