El Centro del Inmigrante

Hurricane Relief Efforts Underway

El Centro — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:34:58 +0000

Batteries, food and other donations being organized for distribution

Hurricane Sandy devastated many communities in the New York and New Jersey area, and some of the hardest hit are in our back yard here on Staten Island. Like many other Staten Islanders, El Centro and our members are working to help our neighbors in the relief effort. We ask that you join us in helping the long process of the recovery effort.

On Sunday and Monday November 4th and 5th, a group of Day Laborers from El Centro traveled to Midland Beach to distribute supplies and offer free labor to help families remove debris and clean their homes. More photos of our efforts can be seen here.

El Centro is also assisting victims with clothing, food, housing and orientation on how to apply for assistance.

Staff from the “Department of Protection” of the Consulate General of Mexico will be present indefinitely at El Centro starting November 6th.

According to victims in the area, the most needed items are:

Batteries
Flashlights
Heavy duty garbage bags
Cleaning supplies (Clorox, Fantastic, Mr. Clean)
Scrub brushes
Work gloves
Blankets
Sleeping bags
School supplies (notebooks, pens/pencils, markers, backpacks)
Gift cards to pathmark, shoprite, lowes, home depot

Items can be dropped off at 1546 Castleton Ave.

Volunteers are needed to sort donations, travel to affected areas and offer free labor.

For more information call 917 913 4488

August OSHA Trainings

El Centro — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:05:31 +0000

Upcoming OSHA Trainings

OSHA 4-hour Intro Class: On Saturday, August 11th we will be hosting a 4-hour OSHA Introduction class in Spanish from 11am-3pm.

OSHA Asbestos & Lead Training: On Saturday, August 18th we will be hosting an OSHA Asbestos & Lead Training in Spanish from 11am-3pm.

OSHA 10-hour class in Spanish: On August 23rd & 24th we will be hosting a 10-hour OSHA training in Spanish.

Please call David 646 772 0096 to reserve a spot for any training.

Mexican Consulate coming in August

El Centro — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:49:14 +0000

The Mexican consulate will be coming to El Centro del Inmigrante from Thursday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 5th. For more information and to see the necessary requirements see the flyers below.

Mexican Consulate will be at El Centro from Aug 2 – Aug 5

Click on the thumbnails to see the requirements for First-Time identification or Renewal

DREAM Leadership Institute

El Centro — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:40:04 +0000

For more information see visit El Centro’s DREAM page.

Christian Science Monitor features El Centro

El Centro — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:35:49 +0000

El Centro del Inmigrante was featured in an article about the struggles of immigrants from Latin America who speak local dialects as their primary language. Centering around Juan Castillo, an important community figure who runs educational programs for indigenous speakers, the article points the the struggles that speakers of neither Spanish or English face.

“Nearly 20,000 Mexican nationals in the New York metropolitan area come from indigenous communities and consider a local dialect to be their first language, according to the Mexican Consulate in New York.”

You can read the article here: Teaching Immigrants of Obscure Languages how to make it in New York.

Flu Shots this Saturday

El Centro — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:53:39 +0000

Free Flue Shots at El Centro, this Saturday from 8am-12pm.

El Centro del Inmigrante sends to Dr. Zafar for sponsoring this event!

June Calendar

El Centro — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:23:36 +0000

We have rearranged our monthly calendar due to feedback of our members. Now you will find two pages, one a dated calendar of general events and a detailed list of programs with their description. Clicking on the images will open the calendar in a new page which you can enlarge.

New English Classes!

El Centro — Thu, 12 May 2011 00:06:51 +0000

El Centro is proud to collaborate with the YMCA to bring new English classes!

Beginner: Monday & Wednesday at 6pm

Intermediate: Tuesday & Thursday at 6pm

All classes are free and are located in our storefront location. To call for more information or sign up please call David at 646 772 0096.

April Calendar

El Centro — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:53:15 +0000

Below is our April Calendar. On the left hand side is a description of weekly events, and on the actual calendar days special speakers or activities are listed. Click on the calendar to open it in a new window and enlarge it.

New Newsletter!

El Centro — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:55:24 +0000

El Centro wants to be more connected to its community, so we have launched our very first Friends of El Centro newsletter! This is exciting news for us and we hope it will help us communicate new programs, events and news more efficiently than ever. We promise not to spam, this newsletter is limited to twice a month. If you are interested please click here.

Newsletter Sign Up

If the link does not work, please email your name and email address to info@elcentronyc.org with “Newsletter” in the subject line.