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Mayors and County Commissioners Nationwide Celebrate 10 Years of Cities & Counties for Citizenship (CC4C)!
This momentous milestone represents a decade of unwavering commitment to championing citizenship, fostering immigrant inclusion, and creating vibrant, prosperous communities nationwide.
About Cities & Counties for Citizenship
Cities & Counties for Citizenship (CC4C) is a national network aimed at increasing citizenship among eligible U.S. permanent residents and encouraging cities and counties across the country to invest in citizenship programs. CC4C is chaired by the Mayors of New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle, with the support of the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA).
There are over 9 million U.S. permanent residents in America who are eligible for citizenship – 52% of whom remain low-income. Their naturalization would provide access to better paying jobs (up to an 11% increase to their personal earnings), academic scholarships, and myriad other benefits. Cities & Counties for Citizenship promotes the expansion of naturalization and financial empowerment programs nationwide, boosting economic opportunity for our immigrants and our communities.
Executive Committee Mayors
Mayor Brandon Johnson
City of Chicago
Chicago has pledged to help about one-third of its immigrants become U.S. citizens through the Chicago New Americans initiative. The City will offer multi-lingual financial education and citizenship workshops in Citizenship Corners in public libraries, as well as support organizations that offer these services. Staff from community organizations will visit schools with large concentrations of immigrant students and parents to create a one-stop shop for information about the naturalization process, free immigration legal assistance, and financial coaching. The City’s Small Business Center will also provide services to immigrant business-owners and target large immigrant employers for citizenship and financial coaching support.
Mayor Karen Bass
City of Los Angeles
The City will augment the Los Angeles Public Libraries system of Citizenship Corners by integrating a financial component to its already popular citizenship programs, providing guidance to financial coaching resources and access to micro-loans and savings for the city’s immigrant community. The City will also target businesses that have large numbers of eligible citizens and immigrant populations for citizenship and financial coaching support. These efforts target the more than 350,000 legal permanent residents of Los Angeles
Mayor Zohran Mamdani
City of New York
Mayor Katie Wilson
City of Seattle
Katie B. Wilson is the Mayor of Seattle, taking office in January 2026. A longtime transit advocate and community organizer, Wilson co-founded the Transit Riders Union and then led the organization for over a decade, during which time she had extraordinary success building coalitions to win better transit, affordable fares, higher wages, stronger renter protections, and new progressive revenue. Wilson approaches the role of Mayor from the perspective of a coalition builder and has assembled a diverse and experienced team ready to deliver responsible, effective governance and make progress on our city’s biggest challenges.
Executive Committee
