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.