Our Immigrant Services department had a busy fall, facilitating ESOL classes, citizenship preparation classes, and coordinating several clothing drives and distributions. A few highlights from
We are thrilled to share that Riis was recently named one of 22 frontline nonprofits selected to receive a grant from The Newest New Yorkers
Congratulations to our Immigrant Services Case Manager, Mialka Marte, on receiving the UNH Trailblazer Award. This award recognizes settlement house staff for their outstanding efforts
This May, our Immigrant Services program launched a series of legal clinics offering application assistance to newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers. For our first clinic
Riis’ Immigrant Services has been hosting bi-weekly clothing drives for the past couple of months with the help of generous clothing donations. Our goal is
Our ESOL program concluded its winter semester in late March, offering 14 ESOL classes ranging from beginner to advanced levels and serving 224 students. To
The fall session of our Immigrant Services’ ESOL program is now in full swing! This semester, we are grateful to have 23 dedicated volunteers who
This month, Riis was proud to work with the Queens Borough President to host an Immigrant Resource Fair. As new migrants continue to arrive in
Throughout the month of April, Riis is excited to highlight the amazing work that our volunteers are doing to make our community stronger. One of
In addition to robust ESOL and Citizenship preparation classes, Riis Settlement’s Immigrant Services team offers a 1:1 English tutoring program. In 2022, 90 dedicated volunteers
Riis is elated to introduce our new ESOL coordinator, Ashley Bunk! Ashley started in her role last month, and has quickly and successfully begun overseeing
Thanks to funding from the New York City Council, our Immigrant Services team has added two new staff positions as part of an ESOL pilot
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The mission of Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement is to build and strengthen underserved communities in western Queens and to act as a catalyst for change.
