A coalition of immigrant advocacy organizations will release a report on Tuesday calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to increase funding in areas like legal services, adult literacy and affordable housing.

My name is Sara Rakita, Managing Director of the New York Immigration Coalition. Thank you to Council Member Rosenthal and the Committee on Contracts for holding this hearing on the Challenges Facing Nonprofits in City Contracting.

This investment in adult literacy education from community-based organizations, CUNY, and the public libraries addresses the crisis of 1.7 million New York City residents who lack English proficiency, a high school diploma, or both.

For more information about each 2016 State Priority, please review the below one-pagers

Desde la publicación del artículo del Washington Post detallando el plan del DHS de llevar a cabo redadas masivas a comienzos de enero de 2016, los rumores han sido rampantes.

Since the publication of the Washington Post article detailing allegations of a plan by DHS to conduct massive raids starting in early January of 2016, rumors have been rampant.

Good afternoon, and thank you to the members of the Council for convening this hearing and to Chairman Dromm for his continued leadership for immigrant communities.

Good afternoon, and thank you to the members of the Council for convening this hearing and to Chairman Dromm for his continued leadership for immigrant communities.

Nearly half of public school students speak a language other than English at home, and more than 180 languages are represented.

Good Afternoon, my name is Claudia Calhoon, and I am the Health Advocacy Senior Specialist at the New York Immigration Coalition.