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HAPPY SPRING!
Happy National Volunteer Month! This is a busy time for volunteers and a beautiful opportunity to celebrate and honor the amazing job that you do as a volunteer! NLS is very proud to have such a large group of compassionate and caring volunteers who are committed to making a difference in their community! We are so thankful for all the great work that you do to make NLS thrive as an organization. With your support, we create wonderful opportunities for the immigrant community.Thank you!
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SPOTLIGHT!

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
FAMILY NIGHT! 
 
Please join us for this special Family Night to honor your dedication as a volunteer!

Friday, April 22 from 6-8pm at
Neighbors Link Stamford.  
Please RSVP to Chichi Williams   
Sponsored by
The Unitarian Church of Westport 


SPOTLIGHT!

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

 Are you a new volunteer at NLS, or interested in becoming a volunteer with us, or have a friend who you think   would be a great volunteer? 

Please join Chichi Williams, 
Saturday, April 23rd from 1-2pm
for our monthly Volunteer Orientation!

Learn more about our programs, immigration trends, and tools to become a stronger leader in your community.

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OPPORTUNITES

Administrative Assistants
Part time 10-14 hours per week to facilitate NLS Programs
Summer Internships 
Part time 10-14 hours, will work alongside program managers and directors to facilitate our programs. 
 
OTHER 
Co-Teaching ESL Classes: Monday and Wednesday pm 
Kids Homework help: Monday - Friday pm and Saturday and Sunday am and pm
Computer Teacher: Saturday am
Receptionist: Monday - Friday am and pm
ESL assessment and intake assistant
Fundraising/Grant Writing 
Administration
ESL substitute teachers
Sunday Warm Meals

If interested, please contact Chichi Williams

NEW FACES

NLS is very excited to welcome two great staff members to our team at NLS: Pablo Ruiz and Wendy Cardenas.

Pablo is the new Manager of our Worker Center, while Wendy is the Parent Organizer for our Family Services Department.  Also pictured is Pia Roeser, who has been part of our NLS team for a few months, but many of you might not know her yet! Pia works as the Systems and Data Coordinator.

If you have not done so already, please feel free to introduce yourself to the new staff members and kindly welcome them into our community!

IN THE NEWS

Easter Baskets:
During our March Family Night, NLS gave out 50 Easter baskets to families. This thoughtful donation was made possible by Saint Leo's Parish. 
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Fairfield County Giving Day:
Many thanks to all who participated! NLS raised $6,500 during this great event, including a $1,000 Get Up and Give prize at midnight! 
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Tax program:
NLS just completed another great year of providing free tax help to our community. Many thanks to AARP for donating their time and expertise as well as the many great volunteers who made this project possible with their wonderful translating skills.
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Job Skills Development Classes:
This past month awarded certificates to students who completed Culinary English as a Second Language workshop series in our Skills Development Program.
Yoga
NLS is very proud to now be offering free yoga classes on Sundays 1:30 pm, courtesy of Integrity Yoga. This is being offered to the entire NLS community! We hope to see you there!
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REMINDER

Have you taken the NLS survey yet? We're nearing our 5th year anniversary and want to hear from you as we plan for the years ahead!
We would love to hear from you!

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Thank you!