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 #Givin

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