![]() ![]() We’re going to remain focused to ensure that every immigrant that comes to Staten Island knows that there’s a place dedicated for them,” the group’s executive director, Yesenia Mata, told me. La Colmena (Spanish for “the hive”) offers classes and job placement in welding, carpentry, and other construction-industry fields, as well as domestic-worker and nanny training - and, of course, English classes. You can’t shame people who lack a moral compass, but you can help neutralize their juvenile antics by donating to La Colmena, a community-based job center with offices in Port Richmond and Stapleton that has been connecting immigrants with employment for nearly a decade. Other protesters were blowing whistles and banging on pots, metal signposts, and police barricades in an effort to make as much noise as possible.” The minute I saw stories and a video of those truly awful people gleefully harassing homeless migrant families on Staten Island last month, I knew my 2023 giving list would include groups that provide a welcoming hand to the newest New Yorkers.Īs the Staten Island Advance reported, on multiple nights, a shelter in Midland Beach was recently targeted by “roughly 30 protesters blasting music, waving American flags, and shining lights both through the windows and on migrant residents as they entered and exited the facility. ![]() The ten New York–based charities I’m donating to this year all offer a way to push back against some of the bad news in the headlines these days - especially when it comes to the migrant crisis, the war in the Middle East, and attacks on democracy here at home. There’s no better time than Giving Tuesday to nudge the world an inch or two in a better direction. Migrant families are seen arriving from Texas at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on September 6.
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