PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Welcome To America, W2A’s programs are designed to connect newly arrived immigrants to services and resources to help ease their integration in America. Our weekly orientation presents a general overview of our organization and cover in depth, an array of topics including, housing, employment, immigration, education. Participants would have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with our staff to determine their needs. An intake form will be completed by each participant and after evaluation, referrals are made to the appropriate social services or other agencies to assist further.

2023 calendar

WORKSHOP

Wednesday & Thursday
11:00am - 12:30pm

VIRTUAL/SITE

259 West 123rd Street
New York, NY 10027

IMMIGRANTS EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP

Over a dozen constituents participated in the W2A’s workshop at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana—W2A’s new site in West Harlem—on January 25th to learn how to  chart a new career pathway or connect to resources to help improve their overall quality of life in America.  The workshop covered an array of topics; including Housing, Employment, Education, Food Insecurity, Immigration, Mental Health and more. Over the years, W2A has found that many immigrants who have earned High School Certificate or Advanced Degrees abroad wound up starting over, working odd jobs once they arrived in America. Our organization’s mission is to identify as many of these individuals as possible and assist them with the evaluation and translation of their transcripts to meet the American requirements, so they can leverage their prior education to a better beginning in America. W2A has identified ten such candidates since December 2022. We are also working on enrolling people into paid apprenticeship programs, searching for other job opportunities through the DOL and DOE, assisting with finding affordable housing and nutritious food sources for families in need.  Over 60% of the immigrants in New York City are reported to earn below the $67,046 Median Household Income which means their families may qualify for public assistance and other social services regardless of their immigration status. These illustrate the critical information W2A share in our workshops and Whatsapp group platform and most importantly, we help facilitate access to these resources.

HEAlthcare

HealthCare – A workshop on health and wellness and preventive care for the whole family. An in depth workshop on the Affordable Care Act – Obama Healthcare Reform. Information will be provided on available health plans, cost implications, and choosing a provider that’s familiar with African  immigrants culture and religion vis a vis healthcare. WTA will screen and enroll people on site.

workshop

Tuesday & Friday
12:00pm - 1:30pm

IN PERSON/SITE

2155 University Avenue, Library
Bronx, NY 10453

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: HOUSING, IMMIGRATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT

In response to growing cases of tenants being threatened by ICE with deportation and harassed because of their perceived/actual immigration status, the Commission is hosting a series of housing panel and resources presentations to educate New York City residents. Immigration status is one of the leading causes of fear of filing complaints. This year’s housing event is in collaboration with MOIA, MOPT, NYCDSS, NYCHPD, African International Collaborative Center, unLocal, African Life Center, Welcome 2 Africa, Africans Help Desk, Catholic Charities, DSI International, Inc., and African Communities Together (ACT). In addition, all the panel presentations will be provided/ facilitated in different languages.

African COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS series

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH

March 11th, April 1st, May 6th

3:00pm - 5:00pm

IN PERSON/virtual

zoom link will be provided
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

The American Public School System – A workshop on how to place a child in the right public school. How to understand the public school grading operating system. The importance of parent/teacher partnership and PTA meeting attendance to your child’s academic and overall achievement.

HEALTH & WELLNESS OUTREACH

March 10th, February 24th
5:00pm - 7:00pm

IN PERSON

Location TBD

Manhattan

HEALTH IS WEALTH

WTA & AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH THE AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN THE BRONX

Mental Health

- Balancing work and family

-Domestic Violence

- Balancing the America and African Culture

Healthy Diet Healthy Living

- Nutrition 101 - how to keep your family healthy

- Your kid can't eat what you don't buy

- Diabetes

- Childhood Obesity

Women's Health

- Mammography

- Gynecological Care

- Menopause/Hot Flashes

Annual Medical Check up for the entire family

Primary Care visits

Dental Hygiene

HEALTH & WELLNESS OUTREACH

March 24th
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location

TBD
BRONX

Example Program 6

Employment & Career Path

A workshop to evaluate candidates’ foreign education qualification and its equivalency in the American Education system, and how to leverage this to gainful employment and focused career path.

Availability

Wednesday & Friday
11:00pm - 12:20pm

Location

TBD
Manhattan, NY 12345