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| Immigrant Affairs, Office of |
| The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and Language Services promotes the interests and needs of immigrants and provides
language-related services to immigrants and others with limited English language skills.
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| ACCESS NYC |
| ACCESS NYC offers New York City residents the opportunity to screen for up to 35 City, State, and Federal health and human
service benefit programs in seven languages. You can also find out how to apply, search for office locations, and print out
partially-complete applications for some of these programs.
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| Citizenship Now: Immigration Law and Policy |
| CUNY offers this Immigration Law and Policy Web site to help immigrants, foreign students, college and university administrators,
and city, state and federal officials and employees, understand US naturalization and citizenship law and procedure.
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| Immigrant Employment Rights Project |
| The New York City Commission on Human Rights and the New York Immigration Coalition host an initiative to educate immigrants
on Federal and City legal protections they have under the Anti-Discrimination Protections of IRCA and the New York City Human
Rights Law.
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| Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence |
| In New York City, where 36% of the population is foreign born, and over 120 different languages and dialects are spoken, immigrant
women may be less likely to report abuse than non-immigrant women due to language barriers, cultural differences, and a fear
of deportation if they are not legally documented to live in the US.
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| Immigrant Women Services |
| The Dept. of Youth and Community Development offers counseling services for immigrant women on health- and family-related
issues, and also hosts group workshops designed to empower immigrant women to become their own advocates.
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| Immigrant Youth Services |
| The Dept. of Youth and Community Development offers a variety of services based on promoting healthy social, physical, mental,
and cultural development and positive relationships.
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