Immigrant communities have been among the most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as we’ve seen over the past 7 months, immigrants have also been among the most resilient. CIANA is launching our Giving Tuesday campaign this year to support resilience among our clients and community members on December 1. Immigrant-heavy neighborhoods in Queens were the national epicenter of the pandemic during its first peak in the spring. An outpouring of community support on #GivingTuesdayNow in May helped plant the seeds of recovery in these communities, which we continue to see today. Your support this December will keep that spirit of resilience and renewal alive. At a time when we are all expe

Matthew Murray joined the CIANA team this past summer as a math, ELA, and science tutor. After his own schooling experience at Duke University was drastically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he wanted to do what he could to help younger students. Who did you volunteer with and why did you choose to volunteer with those individuals specifically? I volunteered with middle school students in math, ELA, and science. Due to the assignments I do in school and the projects I work on outside of school, I figured that I would be able to teach a diversity of subjects. I decided to work with Middle Schoolers because I felt that since I am closer to them in age, I would be able to relate to them more