On April 6, 2021, immigrant workers of New York celebrated a historic victory. State lawmakers created a $2.1 billion fund to provide relief to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who lost work during the pandemic. For more than a year, our immigrant neighbors have suffered without economic relief and government assistance due to their immigration status.
The Community Resource Center joined the Fund For Excluded Workers Coalition to fight for the justice our essential immigrant workers deserve, and collectively we won! We owe this victory to the workers and hunger strikers who put their lives at risk for their people during a 22-day hunger strike. We thank advocates and allies for their support, especially our local partners: Alianza Laboral de Westchester, Yonkers Sanctuary Movement, NDLON, New York Immigration Coalition, Make the Road, Westchester Women's Agenda, and WesPac.
We commend Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for supporting immigrant workers by making this much needed fund a reality. We applaud Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Carmen De La Rosa's grassroots leadership in sponsoring the original legislation to establish an excluded workers fund.
Despite this historic win, there is still work to be done. The fund for excluded workers is about one-third of the benefit other workers can expect from Unemployment Insurance and similar programs, and it will not provide relief for wages lost beyond March, 2021. It also includes provisions that will make it difficult for some workers to access the funding, and excludes individuals who have been recently released from incarceration.
The Community Resource Center joined the Fund For Excluded Workers Coalition to fight for the justice our essential immigrant workers deserve, and collectively we won! We owe this victory to the workers and hunger strikers who put their lives at risk for their people during a 22-day hunger strike. We thank advocates and allies for their support, especially our local partners: Alianza Laboral de Westchester, Yonkers Sanctuary Movement, NDLON, New York Immigration Coalition, Make the Road, Westchester Women's Agenda, and WesPac.
We commend Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for supporting immigrant workers by making this much needed fund a reality. We applaud Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Carmen De La Rosa's grassroots leadership in sponsoring the original legislation to establish an excluded workers fund.
Despite this historic win, there is still work to be done. The fund for excluded workers is about one-third of the benefit other workers can expect from Unemployment Insurance and similar programs, and it will not provide relief for wages lost beyond March, 2021. It also includes provisions that will make it difficult for some workers to access the funding, and excludes individuals who have been recently released from incarceration.
CRC is proud to have supported this effort, and we thank everyone who joined us in this fight.
We are grateful for our community of donors who have supported excluded workers through CRC's Emergency Assistance Fund. You have helped to keep low-income families safe during the pandemic.
We are grateful for our community of donors who have supported excluded workers through CRC's Emergency Assistance Fund. You have helped to keep low-income families safe during the pandemic.
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Over our 23 years in existence, we have grown from a community initiative and referral organization to one that provides comprehensive direct client services and programs. We provide a myriad of educational programs, case management and referral services and advocate for immigrants and low-income families in need. The good news is we have a plan. But we need your help to get the job done.
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Mamaroneck, NY 10543
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Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-835-1512 | 914-630-7022