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EIIC News

THE CELTIC CRUISE: BACK TO OUR REGULAR BOARDING LOCATION THIS YEAR!

On Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 the Celtic Cruise will board at its usual time of 6PM at the usual boarding location. The vessel management company had informed us we’d have a new location and vessel, but we insisted on returning to our usual arrangements. We apologize for any confusion about a new location–we’ll be back on the usual vessel, the Spirit of New York, departing from the Chelsea Piers (West 23rd Street and West Street a/k/a the West Side Highway) for a visually stunning tour of New York Harbor. As before, there will be a delicious full course buffet dinner and open bar, with multiple bands across multiple decks, to dance the night away! The Cruise is the AOH Division 7’s annual fundraiser on behalf of Emerald Isle Immigration Center, to help support our immigration legal and social services to clients of over 100 nationalities! Tickets and sponsorships are available at https://celticcharities.org.

Paint Me A Story

Painting  stories  as  community  history  workshop  with  Colombian  painter Alejandro  Pinzón  and  friends

Join Colombian painter Alejandro Pinzón and other artists on the Creatives Rebuild NY team in residence at Emerald Isle Immigration Center (EIIC) for an afternoon painting workshop, to learn how to turn a personal or community story into a beautiful painting to preserve its meaning. The class will be accompanied by acoustic music from EIIC Creatives Jeff Lum (blues), Abdoulaye Alhassane (West African) and Allen Gogarty (Irish/new compositions). Learn more about

the immigration legal and social services available through the EIIC!

Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 3-5pm

at 34th Avenue Open Streets (Queens)

(outdoors at 93rd St & 34th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372)

Admission is free–RSVP at bit.ly/3yIbvTJ

Qualifying for Medicaid: Resources Available in Multiple Languages

For many U.S. families, navigating the healthcare Medicaid system can feel overwhelming, especially if English is not the natively spoken language. The following links lead to resources that help make Medicaid accessible to all by eliminating issues cause by language barrier.

You can view them here for all U.S. states, including New York: 

Open enrollment in New York State begins this week, on Wednesday, Nov. 16th, 2022. New Yorkers can preview their 2023 health plan options and premiums today using the ‘Compare Plans and Estimate Cost’ tool. There is more information available here or contact EIIC here for guidance from one of our on-staff New York State / City healthcare navigators.

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A $4,000 “Birthday Party Donation” from Jenny O’Leary!

EIIC extends a huge thanks to our friend Jenny O’Leary, who donated her birthday to the EIIC on Friday, September 30th, 2022 creating a wonderful evening fundraiser at The Craic in Williamsburg, complete with raffle prizes, a band, food and drink, and happy people dancing the night away for a good cause! We would like to thank EVERYONE who donated.

Close to $4000 has been raised to support EIIC’s mental wellness screenings and counseling services! If you would still like to contribute you can! Thanks to all and be well–community mental health is something we must support all together!

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/76f10afb

Venmo: @EIICNewYork