The president of the City Council, Adrienne Adams, together with other council members and representatives of different non-profit organizations announced the “Welcome NYC” initiative, Welcome to the city of New York.
The initiative has a budget of 2.2 million dollars destined to help with the needs of migrants seeking asylum in the city.
Adams posted a message on social media about the initiative.
“Today, I joined other @NYCCouncil members and our philanthropic partners to announce “Welcome NYC,” a new initiative that will fund organizations that support asylum seekers and our communities with crucial services,” the City Council Speaker wrote.
Today, I joined fellow @NYCCouncil members and our philanthropic partners to announce “Welcome NYC,” a new initiative that will fund organizations supporting asylum seekers and our communities with crucial services. pic.twitter.com/0LppFPyP7X
— Adrienne Adams (@NYCSpeakerAdams) March 1, 2023
“For food, for a place to live, for the opportunity to learn a little more English, if they need permission to work, support for their children as well,” explained Ana Oliveira, president of The New York Women’s Foundation. In addition to immigration services, food and other programs.
In the last eight months, more than 47,000 immigrants have come to start a new life in the city during this immigration crisis.
The president of the Women’s Foundation in New York, who donated funds for this initiative, says that her team has been supporting immigrant women seeking asylum with other non-profit organizations and now they will reach more communities.
“We know that when we respond to the needs of women we are also responding to other members of the family,” added Oliveira.
Several philanthropic organizations donated one million dollars that will be distributed to different non-profit organizations in the five boroughs.
For its part, the municipal council allocated 1.2 million dollars for this initiative.
“These are funds that were in another agency and they were funds that were not being used, we are just moving to a different agency to help these families that need help now,” Councilman Oswald Feliz said.
The city council will distribute the $1.2 million to 27 nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs that serve the thousands of immigrants seeking asylum.
