{"id":67534,"date":"2019-10-29T15:12:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T19:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0vy.bc7.mywebsitetransfer.com\/?page_id=67534"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:27:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:27:03","slug":"new-american-welcome-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/new-american-welcome-center\/","title":{"rendered":"New American Welcome Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The New American Welcome Center (NAWC) helps immigrants fully integrate into American society and prepares receiving communities around the First Coast to be welcoming and inclusive.<\/h2>\n<p>Located at the duPont Family YMCA Youth Development Campus, we are actively engaging local institutions and mobilizing community resources to help make our community a place where newcomers and immigrants can thrive and flourish.<\/p>\n<p>The Y has a long history of welcoming and engaging immigrants \u2013 from launching the nation\u2019s first English as a Second Language class in 1856 to providing aid to thousands of new arrivals at Ellis and Angel Islands in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n<p>We believed then as we do now, that offering our newest neighbors the support and care to thrive creates stronger, more connected communities for all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ThDkyGOdeT4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>What We Do<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Services and resources offered by the NAWC for newcomers and immigrants include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support and referral services<\/li>\n<li>Conversational English and citizenship classes<\/li>\n<li>Oates Community Food Pantry (Open Wednesdays and Fridays , 8:30am &#8211; 11:30am)<\/li>\n<li>Case Management for financial, medical and educational assistance<\/li>\n<li>Community events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Welcoming Week &#8211; Coming September 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Annually, along with YMCAs across the U.S., the NAWC participates in Welcoming Week which celebrates and embraces new Americans through community activities and education. This week-long event strives to bring awareness and understanding of long-term residents\u2019 and newcomer families.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FirstCoastYMCANAWC\/photos\/pcb.427513542126844\/427511925460339\">Click here to view photos from the past event.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donations<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to help support our efforts at the New American Welcome Center, we are always looking for donations to help families in need. Below is a list of what we are currently accepting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bottled water<\/li>\n<li>Canned foods<\/li>\n<li>Household items and small applicances in good, working condition<\/li>\n<li>Hygiene products<\/li>\n<li>New\/gently used clothing<\/li>\n<li>Toys<\/li>\n<li>Arts and crafts materials<\/li>\n<li>Monetary donations always welcome!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg secondary clearfix\" title=\"Donate to the Y\" href=\"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/donate\/\">Donate to the New American Welcome Center<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Select &#8220;New American Welcome Center&#8221; from the designation dropdown menu.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>We are located at:<\/h3>\n<p>7373 Old Kings Road<br \/>\nJacksonville, FL 32217<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg secondary clearfix\" title=\" \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FirstCoastYMCANAWC\">NAWC Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg secondary clearfix\" title=\" \" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/news\/20190918\/ymcas-new-american-welcome-center-builds-connections-between-refugees-and-jacksonville-community\">Read More in the Florida Times-Union<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-arrow btn-lg secondary\" title=\"Donate to the First Coast YMCA\" href=\"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donate to the New American Welcome Center<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>We&#8217;re grateful for our NAWC Partner &#8211; City of Jacksonville.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-73903 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/COJ-logo-Silver-Blue-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New American Welcome Center (NAWC) helps immigrants fully integrate into American society and prepares receiving communities around the First Coast to be welcoming and inclusive. 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