Tagged: workforce development
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...
By Allie Ginwala Please tell us your name, where you are from, and how long you have been living in New York City.My name is Sophia Ching, and I was born and raised in China. I’ve been in New York for three years. What brought you to New York City? My boyfriend found a job here. So that was a good reason for me to change scenery. Tell me about your early days in New York. What was it like trying...
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America supports New Women New Yorkers’ LEAD workforce development program and capacity building, volunteer initiatives, and two events in 2019. Read an interview by Guardian Life of Arielle Kandel, New Women New Yorkers’ founder and Chief Executive Officer. Repost from original article, available here: https://www.guardianlife.com/helping-immigrant-women-in-the-workplace Helping immigrant women in the workplace A third of immigrant women are out of the workforce. This organization plans to change that. Growing up, Arielle Kandel was surrounded by...
