Neighbors Link Corp

“Barbara bruce jackson, a member of the organizations governing board, passed away on january 22,2025, after the close of the organizations fiscal year ending december 31, 2024. Barbara bruce jackson had served as a dedicated board member since 2005. Her contributions were invaluable and she will be deeply missed.”

“Barbara bruce jackson 27 columbus avenue mount kisco, ny 10549”

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After management has reviewed form 990, it is submitted to the board for review and recommendations are adopted prior to submission.”

“The organization currently has in place a conflict of interest policy which it regularly monitors and enforces. The board currently mandates that all members of management and the governing body annually disclose any potential or actual conflicts that may exist. If a potential or actual conflict of interest exists, the member of the board will be notified immediately for appropriate action.”

“The board determines compensation by reviewing appropriate and adequate data to determine the reasonableness of compensation being considered. The decision is adequately documented in the minutes of the organization.”

“Form 990 is available for public inspection on their website, guidestar.org and charitiesnys.com. In addition, form 990, financial statements and other policies of the organization are available upon request.”

“Neighbors link corporation's mission is to strengthen the whole community by actively enhancing the healthy integration of immigrants. Neighbors link staff, along with over 820 community volunteers , offer programs in english as a second language, parent education , workforce development and education, legal services,cultural awareness training and crisis and support services. The organization served over 10,450 clients in 2024.”

“Family center education for parents and children: family center's parent-child together programs are designed to reinforce and enhance a parent's ability to improve their children's cognitive and social skills. Parents learn critical techniques to motivate and inspire their children. The family center philosophy includes the concept that parents are their child's first teachers.the primary goals for the family center are to address the urgent need to improve social readiness among the families that we serve; to close the widening achievement gap between immigrant children and their peers and to raise college-bound children or career ready - thus breaking the family cycle of poverty. Family center also provides two academic enrichment programs for elementary school children that need added support in reading and math skills. The learning links after school program runs all school year and the summer links program operates for five weeks in the summer. In 2024, 1,734 parents and children were served by the family center education programs. Family and individual support services: in 2024, our 1:1 case management work remained higher than pre-covid period serving 909 unique clients most significantly in food distribution, housing and crisis interventions.”

“Neighbors link community law practice(nlclp) nlclp, the law department of neighbors link, is a leader in the provision of immigration legal services in westchester county and throughout the hudson valley. Our dynamic team consists of eight experienced immigration attorneys, eleven department of justice accredited representatives, 5 paralegals and admin support and a dedicated team of volunteer attorneys. We are a community based pro bono legal services practice providing comprehensive and holistic services in legal matters ranging from rapid response, removal defense and other affirmative filings as well as community education and legal advocacy. In 2024, 2,645 immigration legal cases in both limited scope and direct representation were managed by nlclp with an 86% success rate. In 2024, 3,295 unique clients were served. In addition, nlclp provided 127 consultation days, 61 community education events, and 24 clinics reaching 10,140 participants.”

“Adult education and workforce development english for speakers of other languages (esol) programs support full integration for immigrants in our community. In partnership with westchester community college, we have structured classroom instruction and through the work of hundreds of volunteers we have tutoring and conversation classes. In 2024, 1,727 clients were served, up 9% from 2023. Neighbors link workforce education programs include leadership skills training, such as leadership council and the office for new americans workforce workshops. They provide tools to help our clients strengthen their leadership, decision making and problem-solving skills. Workforce education also includes our newly formed carreras y caminos (careers & pathways) programs in 2023 with technology programming training, workshops and a business center that reached close to 900 unique clients in its second year. We also provide occupational safety and health administration (osha) and eco-cleaning training. Lastly, neighbors link facilitates connections to employment through our hiring site and job bank.”

“Community education and outreach the expertise of our staff is sought out by partners, allies, and immigrant community members alike. Neighbors link developed content and ran 101 special topic training sessions and reached over 5,489 people. Neighbors link strongly supports budgets and policies that respect the dignity of every human.in 2024 we supported key legislative and/or budget issues campaigns that will lead to stronger communities. Reset in 2022, nl became a fiscal sponsor for reset westchester, inc. An organization consisting of volunteers. In 2024, 8 refugee families were welcomed, supported and integrated into the community.”

“Direct fundraising expenses 168,717 direct fundraising expenses -168,717”