by Igor Sokolik | Jul 1, 2019 | NAC Events, NAC in the Community
On June 20, the NAC community came together for our annual celebration of World Refugee Day. We were honored to be joined by our distinguished guests, Massachusetts Senator Brendon Crighton, State Representatives Pete Capano and Daniel Cahill, Marven Hyppolite from...
by newamericanc | Apr 24, 2019 | NAC in the Community
On March 27, 2019, James Carrigan, host of The American Dream on Lynn Community Television, interviewed Natasha Soolkin, the director of the New American Association of...
by newamericanc | Apr 19, 2019 | NAC in the Community
NAC clients are excited to be taking part this year in the Lynn Community Garden effort. On three recent Saturdays, clients have met at the Cook Street garden with David Gass, long time director of the project. After learning about how the community garden concept...
by newamericanc | Apr 19, 2019 | NAC in the Community
For the second year, NAC clients participated in the community service day organized by the Islamic Center of the North Shore, the Marblehead Lutheran Church and Temple Sinai of Marblehead in culmination of their year-long Manna Project whose purpose is to feed the...
by newamericanc | Feb 5, 2019 | NAC in the Community
For the second year, we have participated in the City of Lynn’s MLK Day of Service. Despite the frigid temperatures, hundreds of volunteers congregated at Lynn Vocational High School to hear from our local government officials and to work on a variety of projects as a...
by newamericanc | Dec 10, 2018 | NAC in the Community
On December 5, 2018, we were proud to host the first annual Refugee Town Hall here at the New American Center. We were joined by honored guests Mary Truong, Executive Director of the Office of Refugees and Immigrants, Dr. Rahel from Massachusetts General Hospital, and...