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Inspiring Conversation: Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of NYC

Our podcast series of interviews with a diverse group of immigrant women living in NYC has come to an end. A month ago, we came together to discuss some of the common themes and topics that came up. On Sunday, March 7, New Women New Yorkers held an online conversation with the women featured in our podcast series titled Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York. The series introduces a diverse group of immigrant women living in NYC....

Financial empowerment

Financial Empowerment Sessions: Building Credit and Budgeting Basics

In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, we are collaborating with Guardian Life to offer our community four financial literacy sessions. The sessions allow participants to get more familiar with financial concepts, share their cultural experiences and financial know-how, and receive advice and practical tips regarding the U.S. financial system. We held the first two sessions in March and our next two sessions on Retirement Planning and Investing Basics will take place on April 20 and 22. Digna Figueroa, Guardian Life’s...

Culture & events

Thank You ThankView!

In our first-time collaboration with ThankView, NWNY participants receive tailored information and advice from individuals who work in their field of interest Interviewing for jobs is already nerve-wracking as is, let alone doing so in a second language. NWNY’s first-time collaboration with ThankView, a start-up for donor-outreach video sharing, was a welcoming environment for mock-interview practice. In a virtual environment, connecting with professionals can be increasingly difficult. For the February 26 Job Search session, ThankView volunteers and NWNY participants successfully...

Culture & events

Takeaways from the workshop: Developing Your Personal Presence

Presence might be difficult to define, but it’s almost instantly recognizable. Check here what you need to know to start creating yours Presence can be defined as being here and now. We can be physically present in a space or a situation, but if we aren’t actively engaging with, or listening to, our surroundings and audience, we might be perceived as lacking presence. Being, and becoming, perfectly present is a process; we are not necessarily going to be perfectly present...