By Kyla Moseley
For Immediate Release: September 17, 2019 Cities & Counties for Citizenship Celebrates 5 Years of Impact National network grows to 86 cities and counties, supporting over one million lawful permanent residents NEW YORK — This September 17th on Citizenship Day, a day that celebrates those who have become U.S. citizens, Cities & Counties for Citizenship …
By Kyla Moseley
On April 14, 2016, the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement officially launched the Immigrant Information Corners (IIC) initiative with a Ribbon Cutting and Press Conference at the Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library. This initiative was a result of the collaboration between the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Office (USCIS), the Boston Public …
By Kyla Moseley
Cities & Counties for Citizenship welcomes its newest member cities and counties, including: Kansas City, KS, Long Beach, CA, South Gate, CA, Suffolk County NY, and Tucson, AZ! By signing on, these cities have joined 21 other cities and counties across the country that have pledged their commitment to promoting naturalization and building welcoming and …
By Kyla Moseley
On September 17th, Cities & Counties for Citizenship, the bi-partisan national initiative aimed at increasing citizenship among eligible legal permanent residents (LPRs), celebrates its 2 year anniversary. Since its launch, 26 cities and counties have joined the initiative helping more than 10,000 legal permanent residents to naturalize. Spearheaded by Mayors Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, Eric …
By Kyla Moseley
On Sunday, December 11th, 2016, the Cities & Counties for Citizenship (CC4C) initiative hosted a powerful CC4C Municipal Gathering in Nashville, Tennessee that brought together 75 municipal and national leaders representing 42 cities and counties ranging geographically from Anchorage, Alaska to Atlanta, Georgia. The CC4C Municipal Gathering, scheduled immediately prior to the kick-off of NPNA’s …
By Kyla Moseley
On Wednesday, March 29th, Steven Benitez, an Arizona Serve member serving with Chicanos Por La Causa working on the Cities & Counties for Citizenship mayoral initiative, received a high honor from Mayor Rothschild when he was awarded the Mayor’s National Service Award. Mayor Rothschild commended Steven for his tireless efforts to make citizenship achievable and …
By Kyla Moseley
The Office of Welcoming Communities (OWC) of Jersey City held its first community navigator training this past Saturday. The community navigator program is part of Jersey City’s Citizenship Campaign. The training session, led by members of the OWC Yves Nibungco, Yalenny Vargas and Pam Andes, as well as one Americorp VISTA, Maneza Mohamad Ali. The …
By Kyla Moseley
On July 4th, Cities & Counties for Citizenship (CC4C) released a new report showing surging interest in citizenship across the country and demonstrating how naturalization can benefit cities. On the same day, Naturalize NOW!, a campaign that CC4C is co-sponsoring, announced more than 20 Mayoral sponsors and more than 150 citizenship events throughout the summer. …
By Kyla Moseley
The CC4C network of 39 cities and counties actively participated in Citizenship Day throughout September by hosting naturalization workshops, oath ceremonies, launching new citizenship initiatives and communicating the importance of naturalization on social media and in local newspapers. Cities saw large turnout at events with 600+ people registering for a San Jose Citizenship Workshop and …
By Kyla Moseley
The 2nd Annual Cities & Counties for Citizenship (CC4C) Municipal Gathering will bring together over 60 municipal leaders and organizations to discuss naturalization, financial empowerment and immigrant integration programs and policies. Building off of the success of the 2016 CC4C Municipal Gathering and the significant expansion of the network in 2017, the municipal gathering is …
