AID FOR LIFE continues to serve asylum seekers in New York City with strollers and bicycles Through a program organized by Bike New York and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), AID FOR LIFE (AFL) distributed 20 bikes to newly arrived asylum seekers in New York City. This program is part of the alliances…
AID FOR LIFE expands its mission and runs legal program in New York City In June 2023, AID FOR LIFE (AFL) and Golden Verità Group (GVG), an immigration document preparer company based in Miami, FL, held the first Ruta al Asilo legal jornada in New York City, where more than 100 asylum seekers submitted their…
AID FOR AIDS launches the campaign “Esteem or Stigma?” to raise awareness about HIV in the Latino and Caribbean community in NYC For 18 months, AID FOR AIDS carried out the campaign “Esteem or Stigma?” which intended to guide migrants and asylum seekers who recently arrived in New York City about the importance of getting…
AID FOR AIDS celebrates Pride Month with different activities at its LatAm offices In June, AID FOR AIDS hosted different activities through its offices in LatAm to celebrate Pride Month, raise the voice for the LGBTIQA+ community and spread awareness of their achievements and struggles. At the beginning of the month, AID FOR AIDS Panama…
AID FOR LIFE participated in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour to raise awareness for newly arrived asylum seekers in NYC Our president, Jesús Aguais, and two asylum seekers, Reymari Urbina and Josue Vargas, teamed up and cycled through the 5 boroughs of the Big Apple on the annual TD Bank tour. For its 45th…
AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE participated in the Conference Futuro Venezuela On Saturday, April 15, Jesús Aguais, president of AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE, participated in the Conference Futuro Venezuela. It was organized by students from the universities of Columbia, Yale, Pennsylvania, Cornell and The Cooper Union; and took place at…
AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE met with the Mayor of the City of New York and the Governor of New York State to discuss the challenges the state is facing due to the immigration crisis On March 10th, the president of AID FOR AIDS (AFA) and AID FOR LIFE (AFL), Jesús Aguais, attended…
AID FOR LIFE, FUNDAVENYC and A Letter Saves a Life join forces to continue helping the new migrant community in NYC A memorandum of understanding has been signed between these three non-profit organizations to continue helping newly arrived asylum seekers in New York. FUNDAVENYC is a non-profit organization dedicated to carry out social work activities…
Maret School students learned about our HIV programs and work with migrants in LATAM and NYC On February 15, we welcomed to our office in NYC for the second time a group of high school students from the Maret School in Washington DC to talk about HIV prevention, medicine recycling, access to treatment, and our…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined us on our weekly jornada to support the new immigrant community On Saturday, February 11, the NYC Mayor Eric Adams joined us at our weekly jornada in the Lower East Side. By being there, he sent a powerful message of collaboration and teamwork. The newly arrived asylum seekers’…
