Current Ongoing Programs 2024

Mental Health Information & Workshop

New York City is facing a mental health crisis. It is time for a comprehensive mental health plan for NYC & NYS to alleviate and prevent emotional suffering, and to save lives. We must focus on prevention — including addressing the social, economic, racial and cultural drivers that affect mental health.

• MiEN is spreading mental health information through social media,
• Sharing information in person,
• Organize "Mental Health Learning Workshop"

Workshop

Virtual Capacity Building Workshop Every Friday 9:00 p.m. in partnership with FIWNA

Job Assistance

Our volunteer team will help to find jobs through activities such as:

• Job search Assistance
• creating resumes and assist to write cover letter
• Identifying potential jobs
• applying for jobs
• Obtaining interviewing skills
• Providing referrals

Help and Information Desk

• Bridging service providers to service seekers
• Try to connect our community with stakeholders, including elected city officials, community leaders, partner organizations, and funding partners
• Assist in finding out housing, apartments, and flats to live in
• Help beneficiaries finding the location for services they need. Many new immigrants do not know how to navigate their new area. In such cases, one team member will assist them in finding the location and accompany them to ensure they get the services they need
• Assist people in getting Health Insurance, and many other insurances they need
• English and Nepali typing

Immigrant Services

• Assist to fill up immigration forms
• Change of Address for Non-Citizen (AR-11)
• Employment Authorization (I-765)
• Travel Document or Advance Parole (I-131)
• Asylum (I-589)

Services are offered by phone or in person with an appointment. 347-894-6706

Financial Literacy

• Assist to opening bank accounts
• Educate the Retirement Plan

Promotion New York City and State Tourism through social media and spreading information, etc.

Perform, Preserve & Promotion of South Asian and all Countries Dances

• Organize dance events in Queens
• spreading information about Dances through flyers on social media
• Printing posters

What We've Done in 2023

Mental Health Workshop

• Organized "Mental Health Learning Workshop" With the facilitation of NYC Department of Health, on June 9 and Aug 11, 2023.

Workshop

• Regarding Heat and Hot water on March 11
• Regarding Eviction on March 24
• Underage Gambling Prevention Workshop in cooperation with NYCPG on June 17 and Aug 20, 2023
• Virtual Capacity Building Workshop in partnership with FIWNA on July 23, 2023

Help and Information Desk

• Bridging service providers to service seekers
• Tried to connect our community with stakeholders, including elected city officials, community leaders, partner organizations, and funding partners
• Assisted in finding out housing, apartments, and flats to live in
• Helped beneficiaries finding the location for services they need. Many new immigrants do not know how to navigate their new area. In such cases, one team member had assisted them in finding the location and accompany them to ensure they got the services they need
• Assisted people in got Health Insurance, and other insurances they needed
• English and Nepali typed

Job Assistance

Our volunteer team helped to find jobs.

Immigrant Services

• Assist to fill up immigration forms
• Change of Address for Non-Citizen (AR-11)
• Employment Authorization (I-765)
• Travel Document or Advance Parole (I-131)
• Asylum (I-589)

Financial Literacy

• Assist in opening bank accounts

Other Activities

• Organized Nepali Happy New Year 2080- April, 2023
• Press meets regarding flag raising event
• First time in history, Nepali-American Flag raising hoisting on Sep 20, 2023 in New York City
• Posters were posturing on public places regarding underage gambling prevention
• Spreading crucial information and flyers on social media and our pages
• Published New Year 2023, Celebrated Nepali New Year 2080 at Satyanarayan Mandir
• Got membership of CACF
• Our volunteer team helped to find rooms, health insurance, navigated, etc.
• Toy giveaway
• Organized Gala events- Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2023

Expanding Plan

Mental Health Services, Yoga Classes, and Other Wellness Activities

Legal Support Center and other immigration services

• Naturalization (N-400)
• Replacement of Naturalization or Citizenship Document (N-565)
• Certificate of Citizenship (N-600)
• Replacement of Permanent Resident Card, so-called “Green Card” (I-90) or Green Card Applications, Replacements, and Renewals (Form I-90)
• Petition for Alien Relative/Petitions for abroad family members (Form (I-130)
• Affidavit of Support (I-134)
• Registration for Permanent Residence or Adjustment of Status (I-485) Asylum (I-589)
• Fee Waiver or Reduced Fee (I-912 or I-942)
• Petition to Remove Conditions from Green Card (I-751)
• Other immigration services upon request

Future Programs & Activities

Senior Citizen Recreation Program

Adult Literacy Program

• Computer Literacy Training
• Citizenship Exam Preparation
• English as a Second Language (ESL)

Civic Engagement

• Park cleanups
• Subway cleanups
• Blood Donation

Case Management

• Snap/WIC Benefits
• Affordable Housing Application
• Other Services: (Fair Fare, Rental Assistance, Cash Assistance, NYS Unemployment Insurance, employment Insurance, Economic Impact Payments, Cooling Assistance Benefit)

More Activities