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Health Care Access for Immigrants in New York

Academy of Medical and Public Health Services (AMPHS) is an organization that strives to create a local system of making health care access more accessible to immigrant New … See more

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Many immigrants needed health care in the last 12 months but …

WEBThis summary about how immigrants access healthcare was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox …

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Free and Affordable Healthcare for Asylum Seekers and …

WEBAlso Read: Free Services in NYC for Childcare, Mental Health, Housing and More What if I am an asylum seeker? According to Diana Kohout, a healthcare specialist …

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Mental Health Resources for Immigrants in New York

WEBNYC Health + Hospitals: Through the program NYC Care, hospitals inside the NYC H+H network offer low-cost or free medical services (including mental health …

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How Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive HIV/AIDS Care In …

WEBOne of these programs, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, provides free medications for the treatment of HIV and opportunistic infections. For more information …

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Free Healthcare and Support for Immigrants Living with HIV/AIDS …

WEB87 North Clinton Avenue. Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 546-7220. 1099 Jay Street. Building J. Rochester, NY 14611 (585) 339-9800. [email protected]. …

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Free and Affordable Health Care for Chinese Immigrants in NYC

WEBClick here to search for a community health center near you (note: this site is in English only). NYC Well offers free, confidential mental health care services in over …

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Healthcare Worker Union is Fighting a Bill that Would End 24 Hour

WEBHome healthcare workers are campaigning against 1199SEIU, the union that represents them, because the union is continuing to support 24-hour shifts.

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Early Arrival: Bronx Residents Get Affordable Health Care

WEBAll Bronx residents, regardless of immigration status, will now have access to affordable health care under a new city program. People who can prove they have lived …

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Home Health Aides Only Get $250 Each in 1199SEIU Wage

WEBHome health aides and advocates who gathered in Chinatown Tuesday to decry the recent ruling of $30 million between 42 agencies and 120,000 workers …

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There Are No Immigrants Left in New Jersey County Jails

WEBFor years, since the facility first opened in 1998 — and especially since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — the facility has been hit with lawsuits and …

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Far Rockaway Has the Lowest Vaccination Rate in the City

WEBThe Edgemere and Far Rockaway zip code of 11691, has the lowest vaccination rate in the City. Here, only about 34 percent of individuals of all ages are …

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Nursing Home ‘Hell’ is Hotbed of Drug Smuggling

WEBInside Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center: a nursing home that has been the source of over 1000 crime calls since 2018

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Home Health Workers Protest 24-Hour Shifts with Unpaid "Sleep …

WEBAdvocates, and CPC employees urge the agency to stop paying home health attendants only for 13 hours of their 24 hour work shifts. About 20 home health …

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Gov. Murphy Signs Bill Into Law Banning Further ICE

WEBPhoto: Mazin Sidahmed. Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed into law a bill which bans new, renewed and extended agreements with U.S. Immigration and …

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Organizations Serving Immigrants in New York

WEBThe CCIC is an office of the CUNY Citizenship Now initiative that offers free immigration services to all CCNY students and their families. Address: 160 Convent …

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New OSHA Rule Could Allow Workers to Bring Advocates Onto …

WEBWorkers may have new allies in the fight for better jobsite conditions. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) issued a final rule on …

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Prepaid Debit Cards for Families of Migrants in NYC, Explained

WEBNew York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a pilot program to provide pre-paid debit cards to 500 asylum seeker families with children. The debit cards, …

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Asian New Yorkers Face Invisible Poverty

WEBAbout 80% of New Yorkers of Chinese descent reported experiencing high levels of racism-related violence in 2020, Robin Hood found. Chinese American …

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Early Arrival: Number Has Shrunk, but Separated Children Remain …

WEBFour weeks after a court-ordered deadline for the reunification of families separated by the government at the border, over 500 children are still awaiting …

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Early Arrival: Bronx DA Will Let Jury Trial Stand

WEBA Note from Documented’s editors: On Monday, we published a story about census funding for community organizations in New York City. The story asserted that …

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Early Arrival: Dozens Arrested During ICE Protest at

WEBDozens of protestors were arrested at a demonstration outside a Microsoft store in New York on Saturday as they criticized the company for doing business with …

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