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Aug 12 2019

In Stamford — city, state leaders pledge support, safety to immigrant community

Stamford Advocate By Humberto J Rocha STAMFORD — Carla Esquivel, who came from Guatemala 20 years ago, knows what it’s like to feel like a stranger. But what she feels…
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Aug 9 2019

Stamford organizations plan multiple events to address gun violence

Stamford Advocate By Sophia Vaughan STAMFORD — It’s a sign of the times that the Vigil for School Safety and an End to Gun Violence set for this Sunday was…
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Aug 8 2019

Training Program for Immigrants Helping to Solve Home Care’s Workforce Problem

Home Healthcare News By Joyce Famakinwa In-home care organizations continue to look for new and innovative ways to combat the increasingly dire workforce shortage. One program is trying to solve…
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Jul 24 2019

Building One Community encourages summer reading

Stamford Advocate By Matthew Brown STAMFORD — Children and their parents took part in a month-long summer reading program, designed to help prevent the summer slide of reading and reading…
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Jul 10 2019

How a Dozen Immigrant Parents Organized to Transform Literacy in Their District

Education Post By Alejandro Gibes Parents’ love for their children is the single greatest—and most underutilized—natural resource in education. I learned this firsthand as a son. My parents escaped political…
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Jul 9 2019

Immigrant students learn to be home health aides

Stamford Advocate STAMFORD — Twenty students graduated from Building One Community-The Center for Immigrant Opportunity’s (B1C) Home Health Aide program in partnership with Norwalk Community College earlier this summer. This…
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