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Stamford immigrant services nonprofit Building One Community expands to the city’s East Side

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Stamford Advocate By Verónica Del Valle

STAMFORD — The immigrant services nonprofit Building One Community will open a second location on the East Side to house, the organization announced Monday.

Building One Community said in a news release that it expects to run its Immigration Legal Services, Family & Individual Services, Workforce Development, and administrative services out of its new East Side flagship at 417 Shippan Ave. Instructors will continue to teach its English-language learning classes out of the original, Selleck Street location.

Moving to “the East Side of Stamford is something that we had in mind since we opened 11 years ago,” Building One Community President Anka Badurina said. However, the limitations of the B1C warehouse became more apparent during the pandemic.

The air filtration at Selleck Street limited what services they could run out of the space, Badurina said. Plus, with their lease on the West Side ending, finding a place that could meet the growing organization’s needs was front of mind.

Even more so in the last decade, the East Side has steadily transformed into a hub for the city’s immigrant populations, especially for Hispanic and Latino residents. The number of Hispanic residents in the East Side increased significantly between 2010 and 2020, according to Census data. Now, the neighborhood has the second-largest Latino population by percentage, behind only the West Side.

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¡Les deseamos un maravilloso 4 de julio! ¡Cuídense y pásenla bien!

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Nou swete w yon bèl 4 Jiyè! Pran swen tèt ou epi pase yon bon moman!

4 de Julio - Fin de semana largo - Horario de atención

Jueves 3 de Julio: Abriremos de 9:00 a. m. a 8:30 p. m.
y todas nuestras clases regulares estarán en sesión.

Viernes 4 de Julio: Cerrado por el feriado. ¡Disfruten de sus celebraciones!

Sábado 5 de Julio: No habrá clases;
¡funcionaremos únicamente como Centro de Recreación!
El área de recreación estará abierta al público de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

Domingo 6 de Julio: ¡Únanse a nosotros de nuevo para divertirse!
El área de recreación estará disponible de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

¡Les deseamos un maravilloso 4 de julio! ¡Cuídense y pásenla bien!
¡El equipo de B1C!

4 Jiyè - Long wikenn - Orè ouvèti

Jedi 3 Jiyè: Nou pral ouvè soti 9:00 a.m. pou rive 5:00 p.m. m.
a 8:30 p.m. m. epi tout klas regilye nou yo ap an sesyon.

Vandredi 4 Jiyè: Fèmen pou jou ferye a. Pran plezi nan selebrasyon ou yo!

Samdi 5 Jiyè: Pa gen klas; Nou pral opere sèlman kòm yon Sant Lwazi!
Zòn rekreyasyon an ap ouvè pou piblik la soti 9:00 a.m. pou
rive 1:00 p.m. m. a 5:00 p.m. m.

Dimanch 6 Jiyè: Vin pran plezi nou ankò!
Zòn rekreyasyon an ap disponib soti 9:00 a.m. rive 1:00 p.m. m. a 5:00 p.m. m.

Nou swete w yon bèl 4 Jiyè! Pran swen tèt ou epi pase yon bon moman!
Ekip B1C a!

4th of July - Long Weekend - Operations Hours

Thursday, July 3rd: We’ll be open from 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM,
and all our regular classes will be in session.

Friday, July 4th: We will be closed for the holiday—enjoy your celebrations!

Saturday, July 5th: No classes; we'll operate only as a Cooling Center!
The Recreation area will be open to the public from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Sunday, July 6th: Join us again for some fun!
The Recreation area will be available from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Wishing you a wonderful 4th of July! Stay safe and have a great time!
The B1C team!

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