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The 1199SEIU Citizenship Program will return to an in-person gathering for its 21st annual “Celebration of New Citizens” at the Family of Funds’ new headquarters on Thursday, May 18. This year’s guest speaker is Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative for New York's 13th congressional district. Three 1199SEIU members—Eliseo Custodio, a Maintenance Handyman at Golden Gate Rehabilitation and Health Care Center; Aaron Morancie, a Nurse Technician in the Labor and Delivery Department at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital; and Valerie Dolor, a Home Health Aide with Best Choice Home Health Care—will speak at the celebration, sharing their personal journeys to becoming U.S. citizens.
Jointly administered by the Benefit and Pension Funds and the Training and Employment Funds, the 1199SEIU Citizenship Program helps members apply for U.S. citizenship by providing legal assistance to navigate the often-complex process, and educational services to prepare for the citizenship exam. Since its inception in 2001, the program has supported almost 14,000 1199SEIU members, their eligible dependents and non-members in becoming U.S. citizens. For more information, visit www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/citizenship.
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