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NMIC Attorney Receives New York City Bar Association Award

May 14th, 2009

Lourdes Rodriguez Mo, NMIC's supervising attorney, was named by the New York City Bar Association as a Winner of their 20th Annual Legal Services Award. These awards give recognition to attorneys and non-attorneys who provide outstanding civil legal assistance to New York's poor.

 

The Awards were presented by Hon. Allan Gropper, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York and chair of the Committee that founded the award, and were administered by the Special Committee on the Legal Services Awards, chaired by William T. Russell, Jr., and sponsored by the Committee on Pro Bono and Legal Services, chaired by Madeleine Schachter. The awards have been endowed by a generous contribution from the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation.

 

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"CNN - Español comes to NMIC to interview students and teachers from our beginners ESOL class" - May 13, 2009

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NMIC Announces a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues on March 6th (English) and March 13th (Spanish)

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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS RESIDENTS RALLY FOR BUILDING REPAIRS

Washington Heights, NY – March 04, 2009

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NYCARES Coat Drive

Manhattan, NY – December 23, 2008

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NORTHERN MANHATTAN IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION RECEIVES $50,000 FROM THE HEARST FOUNDATION FOR ITS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT.

Washington Heights, NY – January 21, 2009

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a $50,000 grant from The Hearst Foundation to support its Domestic Violence Project.  NMIC has been providing the poor, mostly immigrant residents of Washington Heights and Inwood (Manhattan Community District 12) with critically needed community development services for nearly 30 years. NMIC’s Domestic Violence Project (DVP) provides holistic, bilingual and bicultural social and legal services victims and survivors of domestic violence, the majority of who are immigrant Latinas. The DVP serves approximately 300 clients per year from over 20 different countries.

"We are delighted by the Hearst Foundation's generous support for battered women and their children.  In times of economic crisis, the need for our services always increases, and it is vital that we are able to continue offering the vital services that help women begin new, peaceful lives,” said Sarah Banda, DVP Director.

 

NORTHERN MANHATTAN IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION RECEIVES $62,000 FROM THE IRA W. DECAMP FOUNDATION FOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES.
Washington Heights, NY – January 21, 2009

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a $62,000 grant from the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation to completely replace all of the computers in its Workforce Development/Adult Education Computer Resource Lab. The improved technology made possible by this grant will enable the participants in our workforce development and education program to develop job readiness skills, find employment, and improve their English.

For almost 30 years NMIC has been providing the poor, mostly immigrant residents of upper Manhattan with critically needed community development services.   From its inception, NMIC has worked hard to empower residents through education, training, organizing, and support.  Today, a key part of our community development strategy is asset building, so residents can acquire the skills necessary to increase their income and capacity to cope with rising housing costs and a fluctuating economy.

Yvonne Varela, Director of Workforce Development, commented, “ This lab was sorely needed since many of our clients cannot afford computers.  This will provide them with the tools and hardware to compete for jobs that they would otherwise not be eligible for, since many companies require that applications and communication be done online.”