The broken immigration system has separated numerous immigrant families and our community members are still struggling to maintain life due to the continuous recession. We need continuous support especially for the low-income, the elderly and the marginalized.

The MinKwon Center actively responded to these challenges last year. We have held many campaigns for administrative relief and pushed for faster implementation of IDNYC. To politically empower the immigrant community, we urged our community members to vote during the elections period. Through our free social services program, we provided a financial benefit of approximately 5 million dollars to over a 4,000 people. Also, we provided legal advice and services to over 300 dreamers to apply for and renew their DACA applications.

Now, the MinKwon Center is starting 2015 with a new hope. We have been strategically planning to support as many immigrant community members as possible for the new immigration program called DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability). We will actively push for the New York State Dream Act, advocate for more affordable housing and actively pursue other pro-immigrant policies at the state and city level.
 
Furthermore, we will continue to build a concrete base for political empowerment in the immigrant community as we build up to the 2016 elections. We will also continue to provide the social services to meet the needs of the community.
 
Please continue to support us. With your help, we can create a better community for all of us. Below are the main activities of the MinKwon Center occurred in late 2014 and early 2015: