by changer | Apr 28, 2014 | News
Housing and Immigration Task Force convenes for the first meeting in a series to share resources, to create ideas, and to build a coalition for housing and immigrant rights.
On Thursday April 24th CMS’ Staff Attorney Kenny Minaya and CMS’ Performances Evaluation Coordinator Virginia Thomas attended Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s joint housing and immigration task force meeting. This was the first meeting in a series that will build coalition amongst organizations in Queens which provides immigrants with social, legal and housing services.
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz welcomed representatives from New York State and New York City agencies and local community organizations of Queens. She emphasized the importance of collaboration and coalition buildings as organizations strive to make resources available and visible to the neediest and most (more…)
by changer | Apr 15, 2014 | More News
Rebecca and Intern David Vascones inform community members about CMS’ services.
On Saturday April 12th CMS Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski and Intern David Vascones tabled at the grand opening of the new Fidelis Care office in Ridgewood, NY. A longtime partner of CMS’ work Fidelis Care has opened a new location on 1674 Putnam Avenue in Ridgewood, NY. To promote the grand opening of the new office Fidelis Care invited CMS and other local organizations to inform community members about their respective services. Throughout the day community members who stopped by were informed about CMS’ free legal services, free housing clinics and community members received information about their labor rights.
To learn about our legal services click here.
For more information about Fidelis Care click here.
by changer | Apr 7, 2014 | News
CMS staff members and volunteers assist applicants with their citizenship applications.
On Saturday, April 5th CMS hosted a very successful Citizenship Application Assistance Workshop at Immaculate Conception Parish in Astoria, Queens. Nearly 100 legal permanent residents had their citizenship applications completed with the assistance of CMS staff members and volunteers.
CMS’ partnership with The New Americans Campaign provides legal permanent residents with the opportunity to access free and much needed citizenship application assistance workshops. In these workshops the citizenship application is demystified with the assistance of some bilingual CMS staff members and volunteers.For many legal permanent residents the process to obtain citizenship can be confusing and complex because of language barriers. This compounded by costly legal fee can put the dream for United States citizenship out of reach. Despite these obstacles, the benefits of having citizenship can enhance the quality of life of individuals and strengthen families’ economic prospects in addition to providing families with stability. (more…)
by changer | Apr 2, 2014 | News
Throughout the month of March, Outreach Assistant Rebecca Rybaltowski has informed parishioners in the Brooklyn Diocese about CMS’ April 5th citizenship workshop. Her outreach efforts have increased the awareness of CMS’ services within the Brooklyn Diocese and has also contributed to an increase in the number of people who have registered for the citizenship workshop. Over 1,500 parishioners have heard CMS’ call to Cambia Tu Vida! (more…)
by changer | Apr 1, 2014 | More News
This weekend CMS’ staff attorney Mariam Magar conducted outreach to Arabic speaking parishioners in parishes in Brooklyn and in Long Island City. (more…)
by changer | Apr 1, 2014 | News
On Wednesday March 26th CMS and its housing coalition partners gathered at St. Sebastian parish. Members learned about the power of building community coalitions to influence rent guideline policies. CMS’ Legal Intern Megan Leo presented information to members about workers’ rights in the workplace.
Legal Aid Society’s staff attorney,Kenneth Schaefer urged members of the housing coalition to pay close attention to all news that concerns the Rent Guidelines Board. The Rent Guidelines Board decides each year how much regulated rents will increase. On Thursday, March 27th, Mayor Bill de Blasio selected five new people to the board. The new (more…)
by changer | Mar 28, 2014 | More News
CMS housing attorney Kenny Minaya (right) answer attendees’ legal questions
On Sunday March 16th, Staff Attorney Kenny Minaya presented parishioners at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn with information on the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program. 100 people were in attendance as he covered the requirements and the benefits of SCRIE. SCRIE is a program for tenants who are at least 62 years old and who have a total annual household income of $29,000 or less and pay more than one-third of the household’s total monthly income for rent. After the presentation, Kenny met with people who had questions about SCRIE. He answered questions and provided them with the documents that they would need to apply for SCRIE. Parishioners were encouraged to contact CMS if they wanted assistance with their applications and had further questions about SCRIE. (more…)
by changer | Mar 27, 2014 | More News
On Tuesday March 25th CMS Staff Attorney, Mariam Magar presented an overview of Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program to the senior citizens at the Narrows Senior Center in Brooklyn,NY. Over 60 people participated in this presentation where they learned about the requirements for SCRIE. SCRIE is a program for tenants who are at least 62 years old and rent an apartment that is regulated by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal(DHCR). In order to participate in the program tenants must have a total annual household income of $29,000 or less and pay more that one-third of the household’s total monthly income for rent. Participants were encouraged to contact CMS and schedule an appointment with a housing attorney if they wanted to apply.
To apply for SCRIE call our Queens Office at 347-472-3500.
by changer | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
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by changer | Mar 19, 2014 | More News
On Sunday March 16th staff attorney Mariam Magar informed parishioners at the Church of the Virgin Mary Melkite about CMS’ services and different legal practice areas. Over 30 people the majority of whom were Syrians attended the presentation, and were also privy to on site consultations with Mariam. As a result of her outreach efforts there is a notable uptick in the amount of one on one consultations from the Arabic speaking community. Fidelis healthcare and Catholic Charities were present at the presentation in order to inform parishioners of their services.
For more information about our outreach efforts in the Arabic speaking community click here.
