Adult and Family Center Programs FY’18 was a year of growth at the Maria del Pilar Quintana Family Center. As Family Center Program Manager, Zulma Liriano, has grown into her new role, she has worked to ensure that the Center adapts to the evolving needs of the Lawrence Community. Summer Programming In response to a growing demand, the Quintana Center piloted its first ever summer session during 2017 which offered 3 ESL classes and 1 Citizenship class. Classes filled quickly and reached their capacity before registration closed. Building on the success of 2017, the Quintana Center again offered a summer session starting in June of 2018. To meet the demand, ESL classes were increased to 6 and 1 Citizenship class were offered and filled before registration closed. Immigration Legal Aid Clinic With support from the Office of State Representative Juana Matias and the Massachusetts legislature, Lawrence Family Development launched an immigration‐focused legal aid clinic at the Quintana Center during November of 2017. Partnering with Northeast Legal Aid/Northeast Justice Center, two attorney’s provided regular office hours at the Quintana Center four days a week. In addition to providing assistance with completing the N400 application for naturalization, the clinic will assist clients with the I‐90 green card renewal as well as assisting clients non‐criminal legal issues that may be affecting their citizenship status. 51: Residents Assisted During the past year, Lawrence Family Development partnered with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to provide resident-focused workshops at the Maria del Pilar Quintana Family Center. Topics included: Labor Laws and Workplace Rights Landlord Tenant Issues Notario Fraud Internet and Phone Scams The AGO staff member, who is a native of the Dominican Republic, presented each of these topics in Spanish and English. 4: New US Citizens 3: I90 Green Card Applications 20: N400 Citizenship Applications LFD, INC FY’2017‐2018 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 7
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