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PAGE 4 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022

Mayor Adams Announces Opening Of Satellite Asylum City Council Speaker Adams And
Seeker Resource Navigation Sites to Support Newly Chancellor Matos Rodríguez Unveil
Arriving Asylum Seekers Plans For ‘One Stop’ Welcome Center

Eight Satellite Asylum Resource will continue to lead with care significant numbers of West Af- at York College to Help Students
Navigation Sites Will Provide and compassion and empower ricans and other Black migrants,”
Range of Services to Asylum our newest New Yorkers with said Amaha Kassa, executive Re-Enroll in School
Seekers Throughout New York resources and services.” director, ACT. “New York’s Af-
City The selected organizations will rican immigrant communities (Continued from page 3) Whip Selvena N. Brooks-Powers.
provide individuals and families are already welcoming these new “Students are often forced to with-
New York City Mayor Eric with in-person support — in New Yorkers into our mosques, the advancement of opportunities draw from school due to circum-
Adams and Mayor’s Office of Im- Spanish and in other languages churches, and community centers. for New Yorkers.” stances beyond their control. As a
migrant Affairs (MOIA) Commis- — including a variety of supple- ACT is proud to partner with the “We know the complicated web result, they are denied the learning
sioner Manuel Castro today an- mental services, comprehensive city on the Asylum Seeker Naviga- of factors that can discourage or and career advancement oppor-
nounced an additional eight Asy- case management, and immigrant tion Center to provide them with prevent a person from returning tunities that come with a college
lum Seeker Resource Navigation rights workshops: greater support and stability.” to college. Working to help each degree. Hundreds of thousands
sites that will be opened across • Aid for Aids International “La Colmena has been one of individual successfully navigate of former students would benefit
the five boroughs, in an effort to • African Communities Together the organizations that has been this transition presents a game- from a chance to re-enroll, and I
continue supporting newly arrived (ACT) in the forefront in Staten Island changing proposition for York applaud Speaker Adams, Chan-
individuals and families seeking • Catholic Charities Community in welcoming asylum seekers by College and CUNY to promote ac- cellor Rodríguez, and President
asylum. Eight community-based Services, Archdiocese of New providing them with free con- cess and opportunity across New Johnson Eanes for their efforts
organizations have been chosen York struction workforce classes, pre- York City,” said Chancellor Felix welcome these students back to
and granted $2.1 million to run • Catholic Charities Neigh- apprenticeship programs, English Matos Rodríguez. “By enabling York College.”
these sites that will build on the borhood Services Brooklyn & classes and most importantly a thousands more New Yorkers CUNY estimates that there
ongoing work of the city’s first Queens community,” said Yesenia Mata, to complete a college degree or are approximately 700,000 work-
Asylum Seeker Resource Naviga- • Coalicion Mexicana executive director, La Colmena. credential, CUNY Reconnect will ing-age New Yorkers, who have
tion Center, operated by Catholic • La Colmena “Every asylum seeker we speak to help to ensure the equity of the earned credits and could return
Charities of New York. • Mercy Center lets us know that they are here to city’s post-pandemic economic to finish their degrees or earn
“The city’s first Asylum Seeker • Mixteca Organization work to provide for their families growth. We again thank Speaker certificates that would help them
Resource Navigation Centers has • New Immigrant Community and contribute to the economy. Adams and the City Council for enhance their careers. This in-
served nearly 7,000 individuals Empowerment (NICE) As a satellite we will continue partnering with CUNY to make cludes students who left college
since opening a few short months The city’s first Asylum Seeker working with all city agencies and measurable improvements for so during the pandemic, as well as
ago, and I’m proud to expand the Resource Navigation Center — organizations on Staten Island to many New Yorkers and the city those who withdrew years or even
footprint of this important work located at the American Red Cross ensure that all workers regardless itself.” decades ago. The initiative will
across all five boroughs to sup- of Greater New York headquarters of immigration status get the sup- “Everyone New Yorker should also conduct outreach to students
port the asylum seekers arriving — will continue to operate on port that they need.” have the chance to obtain a college who graduated from high school
in our city every day,” said Mayor weekdays from 9:00 AM to 5:00 “The Mexican Coalition is degree, including those who left during the pandemic and were
Adams. “In partnership with these PM and provide individuals and proud to be part of a quality and college before graduating,” said unable to attend college because
eight community-based organi- families with in-person support. effective welcome for our migrant New York City Council Majority of personal circumstances.
zations, these additional centers Services at the navigation center community and all those who
will help support the more than and Catholic Charities sites will arrived seeking asylum,” said Chairman Jeffries: “House Democrats
26,000 asylum seekers who have be available by appointments and Jairo Guzman, president, Mexi-
arrived here in New York City walk-ins are accepted in all other can Coalition. “We thank MOIA, Are Committed to Defending Democracy
with a range of services including locations. Appointments can be which is committed to supporting And Fighting For Freedom”
legal assistance, medical care, and made by community-based part- migrants and all seeking help in
(Continued on page 10) school enrollment. New York City ners and certain city agencies, New York City. Grassroots or-
will continue to do all we can to including city shelter staff. Since ganizations are part of the great
meet our moral and legal man- this humanitarian crisis began, infrastructure of New York City to
dates and welcome and support the city has — largely on its own help all its residents. MOIA shows
asylum seekers arriving here, and — taken fast and urgent action, its availability by supporting the
these sites will play an important managing the arrival of a rapidly creation of welcome centers and
role delivering critical services increasing number of buses across incorporating Coalicion Mexicana
directly to families and individu- New York City with virtually no into its mission.”
als who need them.” coordination from states sending “Asylum Seekers have gone
“Throughout the city’s re- them — opening 57 hotels as through a difficult ordeal over
sponse to the asylum seeker crisis, emergency shelters and three hu- the past few months. In order to
we have worked in partnership manitarian relief centers already. support them, our organization
with community-based organi- “Expanding access and re- is joining the city’s effort to con-
zations,” said Deputy Mayor for sources for those seeking asylum nect asylum seekers and their
Health and Human Services Anne is important as we work to ensure families with critical services and
Williams-Isom. “Today’s an- newly arrived immigrants are wel- resources they need to thrive,”
nouncement builds upon that work comed with dignity and respect,” said Lorena Kourousias, executive Incoming Democratic Leader our democracy, halt the peaceful
and offers additional layers of sup- said Beatriz Diaz Taveras , execu- director, Mixteca. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), incom- transfer of power and undermine
port for individuals and families tive director, Catholic Charities “NICE connects new immi- ing Democratic Whip Katherine the foundational principle of free
seeking a new home in New York Community Services. “Catholic grants and asylum seekers to es- Clark (D-MA) and incoming and fair elections.
City. Thank you to our partners Charities of New York is excited sential services, including health Democratic Caucus Chair Pete It’s unfortunate that as a result
who will continue to serve asylum that we can continue our partner- and safety trainings daily, but we Aguilar (D-CA) held a leadership of some of the extremism that we
seekers at satellite locations in all ship with the Mayor’s Office of cannot address the increasing press conference where they high- continue to see on the other side
five boroughs.” Immigrant Affairs, and extend need of this community alone. lighted House Democrats’ contin- of the aisle, that it’s not clear yet
“New York City has led the our reach through 11 impactful We’re thrilled to partner with the ued work to swiftly organize for that the threats to our democracy
nation’s response to the influx of organizations that will help to city of New York and other vital the 118th Congress and fight for are over. There’s still a lot of work
asylum seekers, launching the first support this incoming population. organizations to provide holistic lower costs, better-paying jobs and to be done to make sure that what
Asylum Seeker Navigation Cen- As an extension of our work at the and essential wrap-around servic- safer communities. we saw with the Big Lie and what
ter,” said MOIA Commissioner Asylum Seeker Resource Naviga- es to our newest New Yorkers as a JEFFRIES: Earlier today, we saw with the violent insurrec-
Castro. “Today, we take another tion Center, these satellite sites satellite site for the new Asylum there was a solemn moment of tion and what we saw with the
stride forward by announcing will help to provide much-needed Seeker Navigation Center,” said recognition for the Capitol Police effort to halt the peaceful transfer
several community organizations on-the-ground case management Diana Moreno, executive director, officers and the Metropolitan of power never happens again.
that will serve as satellite sites services in all five boroughs.” NICE. “Together we can ensure Police Department officers who House Democrats will continue
across the five boroughs to sup- “The immigrants coming to our new neighbors are welcomed so bravely and valiantly defended to be committed to defending
port our new neighbors. Through New York seeking asylum and with the dignity and respect they the Congress, the country and the democracy while at the same time
this effort, our administration inclusion are diverse and include deserve.” Constitution on January 6. Several fighting for freedom, reproductive
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