Spring Updates
Dear Supporters of the NYSYLC,
As we enter the second quarter of 2022, we want to highlight some of the ways that we have been empowering undocumented youth since the beginning of the year. We couldn’t have done this work without you:
Building off our ongoing Undocu Academy, we launched College Wednesdays, a series of virtual college access workshops created by undocumented youth for undocumented youth. We will support members with planning for life after high school, researching college options, dealing with anxiety, finding and applying for scholarships and grants, writing your personal essay, preparing your resume, advocating for yourself, and networking. Workshops will run from April to June. >>
As a women-led organization, we celebrated Women’s History Month this March by sharing our team’s stories about living and healing as undocumented daughters, sisters, and women. >>
We’re growing our Organizing Team! Our Get Active workshops, which ran from March 29th to April 3rd, introduced undocumented youth to community organizing, analyzing systems of oppression, and building campaigns for systemic change. Later this month we will train members on the history of the immigrants’ rights movement, the criminal justice system’s impact on immigrants, media tools, and workshop facilitation. >>
We started planning our first virtual Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference. >>
On April 15th, we hosted an Undocu Creative Writing Workshop in Central Park. >>
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We are undocumented youth-led.
We empower undocumented youth to lead and thrive.
Become an NYSYLC Sustainer at $15 per month to celebrate our 15th anniversary! If we reach 100 Sustainers by May 7th, our workshops and events will be fully funded.
