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Perspectives: Building one community in Fairfield County

Greenwich Time

By The Rev. Drew Williams

I have a good friend named Bruce. When he retired a few years back he promised his wife that he would attend to various landscaping and house repair projects. He told me it was quite a list and after a while he recognized the need for reinforcements. This came in the form of a team of immigrant workers under the supervision of Carlos Rivera, a hard-working young man, newly arrived in the U.S.

Bruce was impressed by a number of things about him. Carlos was a young man of great character and integrity who worked incredibly hard. It was also clear that life was challenging for Carlos and other immigrant workers who worked on Bruce’s house projects.

Bruce is not the kind of man to stand idly by when an issue needs to be addressed, and at a summer barbecue at his home he presented me with a leaflet for an initiative to help the immigrant population in the greater Stamford area. In 2011, Neighbors Link, now known as Building One Community: The Center for Immigrant Opportunity (“B1C”), opened its doors to become a welcoming point of entry for newcomers from all parts of the world. Immigrants who relied on a patchwork of services in a system that didn’t fully understand their needs — and those who went without any help at all — discovered a place that was created with them in mind. Since then, thousands of Stamford-area immigrants and non-immigrants have come together to build one stronger community.

Memorial Day Long Weekend - Operations Hours
No English Classes from Friday 26th through Monday 29th - We'll see you again on Tuesday 30th.
Saturday 27th
  • Shippan Center 1st Floor open from 9 am to 5 pm - Recreational Space
  • Selleck Center - Tech classes Level 1 - ONLY - 8 am to 10 am

Sunday 28th - Shippan Center 1st Floor open from 9 am to 5 pm - Recreational Space
Monday 29th - All our locations will be closed - Happy Memorial Day

Memorial Day Weekend - Horas de Operación

No habrá clases de Inglés desde el Viernes 26 hasta el Lunes 29 de Mayo - Nos veremos nuevamente el Martes 30 de Mayo
Sabado 27 de Mayo
  • Sólo estará abierto Centro Shippan - 1er Piso - 9 am to 5 pm -
  • Centro Selleck - Programa de Información Tecnológica - Nivel 1 - 8 am to 10 am
Domingo 28 de Mayo - Sólo estará abierto Centro Shippan - 1er Piso - 9 am to 5 pm
Lunes 29 de Mayo
- Todas nuestras ubicaciones estarán cerradas - Feliz Memorial Day

Memorial Day Long Weekend – Lè Nap Ouvri

Pap gen Klas Anglè soti Vandredi 26 Me rive Lendi 29 Me. Nap louvri Madi 30 Me
Samdi 27 Me,

  • Sant Shippan Premye etaj la pou Sant Rekreyasyon an ap louvre soti 9 am rive 5 pm
  • Ak Sant Selleck la pou Klass Tech Nivo 1 Sèlman, ap ouvri 8 am rive 10 am
Dimanch 28. Sant Shippan Premye etaj la pou Sant Rekreyasyon an ap louvre soti 9am rive 5pm
Lendi 29 Me. Tout lokal nou yo ap fèmen - Happy Memorial Day
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