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90 people are interested
Jornadas to donate clothing/shoes to asylum seekers
ORGANIZATION: AID FOR AIDS
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90 people are interested
Since Spring 2022, migrants fleeing dire conditions in their home countries have arrived in New York, bussed from Southern states. According to the City of New York, over 200,000 have arrived. This rising number of asylum seekers has precipitated a humanitarian crisis. AID FOR LIFE is at the forefront of welcoming them to a new home, providing them with urgently needed help.
This is being done through our weekly "Jornadas", which are events to provide support and have taken different forms, including providing clothing/shoe donations and information/linkage to care for health services, legal services and other services available in New York City.
We need bilingual volunteers, as asylum seekers don't speak English.
We hold our jornadas on a weekly basis in the Lower East Side, from 10:30am to 1pm.
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About AID FOR AIDS
Location:
515 Greenwich Street, Suite 506, NEW YORK, NY 10013, US
Mission Statement
AID FOR AIDS is committed to improving the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in developing countries as well as those who are immigrants to the United States. We work to empower PLWHA, their caregivers, and the community at large by providing access to medications, health education, HIV prevention strategies and advocacy training.
Description
AID FOR AIDS began as an organization that provides HIV/AIDS medication to people living in developing countries who cannot afford treatment. Today, in addition to treatment access, AFA does advocacy training, capacity building and small business development in order to strengthen the communities we serve. We also provide counseling and referral services to immigrants living in the New York area.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Community,
Immigrants & Refugees
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
166 Essex StreetNew York, NY 10002
(40.721066 ,-73.9864 )
DATE POSTED
October 9, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 4 hours weekly
- We need bilingual volunteers, as asylum seekers don't speak English.