Project Highlights

October 2008: The NYC Immigrant Financial Justice Network hosts a meeting on organizing immigrant-owned cooperative businesses, led by the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park and Urban Justice Center Community Development Project.

June 2008: NEDAP facilitates sessions on immigrants' banking rights and related public policy issues at the 5th Latino Credit Union Conference in Dallas, TX.

May 2008: NEDAP participates in the Transnational Assembly of Remitters and their Families, in Mexico City, organized by TIGRA.

April 2008: NEDAP and the NYC Immigrant Financial Justice Network present the second conference on Promoting Financial Justice for Immigrant New Yorkers.

Feb. 2008: NEDAP and Asociacion Tepeyac de Nueva York conduct workshop, in Spanish, for immigrant homeowners on subprime lending and foreclosure prevention.

Jan. 2008: Members of the NYC Immigrant Financial Justice Network -- including LESPFCU, Chhaya CDC, and NICE -- announce free tax preparation and ITIN assistance in multiple languages.

Oct. 2007: NYC Immigrant Financial Justice Network organizes protest and drafts sign-on letter to the Social Security Administration, calling for an end to "no-match" letters to employers, in partnership with the NY Immigration Coalition and local groups.

Oct. 2007: NEDAP presents on panel about serving immigrant communities, at U.S. Treasury Dept's Eastern Regional Conference on Reaching Unbanked People.

May 2007: NEDAP presents Immigrant Financial Justice Organizing workshop for NYC community groups.

April 2007: NEDAP cited in USAID/DFID Migrant Remittances newsletter, in article "Getting a Fair Deal?  Consumer Issues with Remittances Services." (See p. 5-8)

Dec. 2007: NEDAP and TIGRA present Sending Money Home: Transnational Organizing on Remittances.

Aug-Dec 2006: More than 30 NYC groups complete 600 Immigrant Banking Surveys!  A report summarizing findings will be issued by the NYC Immigrant Financial Justice Network.

Nov. 2006: NEDAP-led project on remittances and community development receives first place seed grant from KACF Inter-Community Development Fund.

Fall 2006: NEDAP presents on immigrant banking issues at forums organized by Federal Trade Commission, Children's Defense Fund, NFCDCU, and FDIC New Alliance Task Force.

Aug. 2006: NEDAP joins groups from the U.S. and global South at TIGRA gathering to develop organizing strategies on remittances.

June 2006: NEDAP presents at seminar on remittances and financial intermediation in Mexico City, sponsored by Federal Reserve, Banco de Mexico & Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior.

Feb. 2006: More than 100 attend NYC forum: Promoting Financial Justice for Immigrant New Yorkers.  Download report.