Tagged: community building
We are excited to invite you to our year-end event, Finding a Job in America – A Night of Comedy and Horror by Immigrant Women, which will take place on Wednesday, December 4 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm at LMHQ in Lower Manhattan. Join us to celebrate one more year serving immigrant women in New York City! The event will feature performances and stories by our LEAD graduates and participants, about their experience of the job search. It promises to be a fun and inspiring evening! Get your ticket here, before...
We are excited to let you know that our team is again growing! Leticia Lopez joined us on August 20 as our new Program Assistant, to support us in the administration, delivery, and expansion of our workforce development and community building programs. Originally from Mexico, Leticia previously worked with immigrant children and youth and is passionate about closing inequality gaps through education and through youth and minorities empowerment. Learn more about Leticia here. We would also like to invite you to save the date of December 4...
New Women New Yorkers wishes you a happy holiday weekend! Celebrate immigrants on July 4th by supporting our work and ensuring that NYC continues to be a welcoming place for newcomers. Latest news Workforce development programs This month, we took a group of 22 LEAD participants to the NYC offices of LinkedIn for our quarterly field visit, which included a workshop on how to use LinkedIn for job search and networking, coaching by a LinkedIn employee, and a tour of their offices...
The Caribbean-American filmmaker discusses how her immigrant identity in America has shaped her creative work. Written by Alexandra Harris Sontenish Myers is a Caribbean-American filmmaker whose work grapples with racial identity, womanhood, power dynamics, and the heroic journey. Her most recent short film, Cross My Heart, tells the story of an American teenager girl who visits her family in Jamaica and discovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves. She then faces the decision of...
