After a week of having a cold, I am back and running on the blog again! This week’s Spotlight will feature Aura Moreno– otherwise known as Pancha! Pancha started working at NewBridges in August after knowing about the agency for many years through college. She is a part-time staff member, but is frequently in the […]
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Red Barn Festival
NewBridges couldn’t be more excited to invite you to join us at the Red Barn Festival on October 27th. It is being held at the Big Red Barn on Wenger’s Mill Road (off 42) from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Admission to the Festival is $10.00 per person, or $15.00 for two people. It will be […]
Consulate Visits
This fall is jam-packed with events! In October we will be hosting a Honduran Consulate, and a Mexican Consulate in order to serve our immigrant community in Harrisonburg. The consulates will be available for any help with documentation. The Honduran Consulate will be here on October 13th, and the Mexican consulate will be at Eastern […]
Stakeholder Spotlight: Les Helmuth
Happy Wednesday! We hope you enjoyed last week’s stakeholder spotlight, of our executive director, Alicia Horst! This week we will be featuring a board member! Introducing: Les Helmuth Les has been involved with NewBridges since 2007. When he taught a class with the JMU Non-Profit Institute, the (then) executive director, Susannah Leply approached him about […]
Stakeholder Spotlight: Alicia Horst
This is the first of a new series called Stakeholder Spotlight! We will be posting a new Stakeholder Spotlight each Tuesday featuring a board member, staff member, or volunteer! We hope this will give you an insight into the people that are behind NewBridges!! Introducing: Alicia Horst, our executive director!! Alicia has been working with […]
An Update on Deferred Action / Noticias Sobre Acción Deferida
ENGLISH: On Tuesday July 10 a local group of DREAMers hosted an event at Harrisonburg High School to inform the public on the June 15 announcement by President Barack Obama regarding Deferred Action and Work Permit applications for certain eligible young persons. A group of professionals familiar with the immigration system is networking with the […]
Immigration Changes
Since the Obama announcement on June 15 regarding work authorization and deferred deportation for undocumented young people, we have received a number of requests for further information. For the sake of simplicity, the following are three suggested guidelines for those families considering the registration process for this potential new program: 1. DO NOT fill out […]
Coworkers, profesoras, and BeJond
Every Friday for two months, NewBridges employees Mildred Delgado and Theresa Ruggiero have been meeting for coffee, pastries, and to practice their language skills. With Spanish as her native language, Mildred has been learning English for seven years but is always looking to expand her vocabulary and perfect her pronunciation. As an English speaker who […]
NewBridges employee interviewed by WHSV
Mildred, one of the lovely NewBridges IRC employees, was interviewed yesterday by WHSV. Mildred became a United States citizen in 2011 and will be voting for the first time this November! Click here to watch the interview.
Gravity Gives NewBridges A Lift
Author: Nate Delesline III Date: January 10, 2012 Publication: Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA) NOTE: NewBridges is thrilled to share the following article that describes our wonderful partnership with Gravity Group. One point of clarification, however, is that our website is courtesy of Estland Design. HARRISONBURG – NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center has a new […]