“I learned how to feel differently about myself and my community,” reports a participant in one of the workshops run by the Center for Immigrant Families, “to feel proud of being an immigrant, and to feel how strong you have to be to be an immigrant here.” In the past year CIF has engaged in outreach to more women in the Lower Manhattan Valley neighborhood of New York City, resulting in an expansion of their membership as they continue to work towards the project’s mission of promoting psychological well-being, health, development, and organizing for justice among low-income immigrant women of color. With this year’s grant, CIF will continue its outreach, and conduct four community-based workshops on Culture, Migration, and Community Organizing and Creating Community Literacy. They will also conduct a four-part leadership training program on community organizing and popular education for those who have previously participated in these workshops.