Immigrant Services
Celebrating National Volunteer Month
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
March 30, 2023
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
Last week, Riis Academy youth came together for a Spelling Bee at P.S. 171! From each of our after-school sites, two students from each grade
On March 8th, Riis staff joined hundreds of human services workers from nonprofits across the city for an advocacy day in Albany. The #JustPay campaign,
Throughout December, Riis Settlement was delighted to host and take part in a number of holiday celebrations for community members of all ages. Participants at
Congratulations to the participants of Riis’ first community mentoring initiative for completing the program last month! The cohort of 17 mentees and 7 mentors formed
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
Our accomplished CSP fellows, Raynel Rodriguez and Chervon Cupidore, are returning to their home countries of the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago after four
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
This month, along with a number of dedicated partners, Riis hosted a Community Baby Shower with Healthy Start @ NYCHA. Resources and giveaways were distributed
Last month, 52 older adults from Riis’ Senior Center and NNORC program had a wonderful opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C and Maryland for a
Recently, Riis was honored to rename the basketball court at our Queensbridge community center after Bob Welch. Bob was a cherished community member and role
Every summer, families at Queensbridge and Ravenswood Houses each host their own Family Day, an event full of food, music, and community building. Riis staff
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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.
