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.