Immigrant and Newcomer Services

UNH's advocacy goals in immigrant and newcomer services are:

To ensure that UNH member agencies can continue to meet community demand for citizenship services, English as a Second Language and other literacy programs.
To provide immigrants equal access to social services, health care coverage and public assistance.

UNH advocacy documents:

UNH Testifies Before the Immigration Committee of the New York City Council on Immigrants’ Contributions to the Economy
April, 2007
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UNH Testifies before Immigration Committee of the New York City Council on New York City's Interest in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Debate
April, 2007
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UNH Staff Testifies Before the Immigration Committee of the New York City Council
May 15, 2006
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UNH Advocates for English Classes and Legal Services for Immigrants
May, 2006
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UNH Testifies Before the Joint Fiscal Committee of the New York State Legislature
SFY 2006-7 HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET HEARING
January 24, 2006
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UNH Testifies Before the New York City Council Immigration Committee
OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE STATE OF IMMIGRANT SERVICES IN NYC
January 31, 2005
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UNH Testifies Before the General Welfare Committee of the New York City Council
LANGUAGE TRANSLATION IN CITY AGENCIES
September 18, 2003
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