Emmaus ESOL After School Program

PROJECT GOAL: to empower recent immigrants and refugees to help themselves and one another by learning English gaining employment skills finding work developing skills for self-advocacy and mutual aid and obtaining quality nurturing and culturally appropriate support for their school-age children and youth. Approximately 500 refugees are expected to arrive in Albany NY in the calendar year 2010. These persons come following hundreds of prior arrivals with minimal support from the US Government for the first three months of their stay in the US. While various faith communities sponsor individual families and a small group of volunteers mentor these newcomers the available support for mid to long-term assimilation of refugees in the Capital Region of New York State is entirely inadequate. This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only

Child Ages:

5 years - 14 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

New York State Office of Children & Family Services -