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MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS
____________________________ Building on its Charter mandate, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs promotes the well-being of immigrant communities by recommending policies and programs that facilitate the successful integration of immigrant New Yorkers into the civic, economic, and cultural life of the City.
60%
- f NYC residents are
immigrants
- r children of immigrants
23%
- f NYC residents are
not proficient in English _______________________
Immigrant Integration:
_____________________________________________________
IDNYC
- Largest municipal ID
program in the nation
- Over 770,000 enrolled
- Included partnerships with
cultural institutions all around the city
- Access to financial
institutions
Access to Justice:
_____________________________________________________
ActionNYC
- $7.9 million investment in
immigration legal services- largest in the country
- Every immigrant New Yorker
who is served by ActionNYC will receive a safe and secure consultation of their immigrant legal options
Access to Healthcare:
_____________________________________________________
Direct Access
- In 2014 the Mayor created the
Task Force for Immigrant Health
- They found that 63.9% of
undocumented people in NYC have no form of healthcare insurance
- The Direct Access program will
launch this spring and bring 1000 people coordinated primary care
Strengthening Immigrant Communities:
_____________________________________________________
Immigrant Women’s Fellowship
- In 2015, MOIA launched its
Immigrant Women’s Leadership program
- The inaugural class was made of
women from all over the city working with different immigrant communities
- These women became MOIA’s
Immigrant Cabinet, meeting on a monthly basis
THANK YOU!
_________________________________ Contact: nagarwal@cityhall.nyc.gov For more information visit: www.nyc.gov/immigrants www.nyc.gov/idnyc Stay Connected @NYCImmigrants @NYCImmigrants NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs