CPC Brooklyn Community Services held its last class for the Fall Naturalization Class. Quarterly Naturalization classes are held in partnership with Office for New Americans (ONA) Opportunity Center. Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 marks the end of this class cycle.
CPC traveled to Washington, DC with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) on November 12th to join a nation-wide march. While in DC, staff also accepted the 2019 Democracy Champion Award on behalf of the Let NY Vote Coalition.
On November 13th, Assembly Member Ron Kim and NY State Senator Julia Salazar were joined by CPC in addition to other advocates to announce their Inclusive Value Ledger (IVL) Campaign, the nation's first public payment system.
On Friday, November 15th, more than 25 community members attended a special open house at the Manhattan Community Center to learn more about working for the U.S. Census Bureau.
On Wednesday, November 13th, 2019, Tamia Rodriguez, MSW, spoke to members of CPC Brooklyn Senior Services about preventing elder abuse. Every year, hundreds of older adults are abused, neglected and exploited.
On Thursday, November 7th, 2019, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) Project Gateway coordinated a resourceful and engaging interview skill builder workshop with Eva Lee, Market Director Trainee at JPMorgan Chase (JPMC).
On November 10th, 2019, CPC Brooklyn Community Services co-hosted a Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition titled “A Passion for Ink” at the Confucius Plaza Art Gallery in the heart of Chinatown.
A nutritionist, Daniel Wong, of Charles B. Wang Community Health Center held a health workshop for our seniors at CPC Chinatown Senior Center on November 6th covering diabetes and healthy diet.