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Features & analyses

Overcoming Crises in Immigrant Communities Through Collective Effort

Recent years and the global pandemic have highlighted the vulnerability of immigrant populations in New York to major health and economic crises, particularly in the metropolitan area. Unfortunately, these communities have been facing barriers to healthcare for a long time, with limited access to fedral and state social welfare programs. There is hope, however. In 2020, thanks to the collective effort of donors and organizations, millions of dollars were distributed to immigrant New Yorkers left out of federal stimulus funding....

Features & analyses / Portraits & interviews

Food insecurity continues to increase in NYC – An interview with Aaliyah, a Manager at Food Bank for New York City

I first volunteered with Food Bank for New York City in July of this year, in the Community Kitchen and Pantry in Harlem, as part of the Grab-and-Go Pantry Distribution program. I had been looking for an opportunity to spend part of my weekends in a fruitful way, and support an organization whose mission I believed in. Through this experience, I have had the chance to register and greet members of the community, distribute fresh produce and pantry items, and meet and work with other volunteers who bring different backgrounds and stories but share similar motivations.
Last week, I sat down with Aaliyah, a Food Bank employee, to find out more about the organization and her experience working there.

Features & analyses

COVID-19: a year of women, in particular non-white women, falling behind

Over a year of lockdowns, quarantining, covid testing, and hospitalizations in New York City, women have beared the brunt of the pandemic The year of 2020 will perhaps forever be, or at least feels as though it will be, tainted by lockdowns, quarantining, covid testing, and feelings of despair. All of these, in most, if not all, parts of the world, have followed us right into 2021. No one would deny that most individuals on the planet have been impacted...

Culture & events / Real People. Real Lives.

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....