New Guide Highlights Benefits Immigrants Are Eligible To Get
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A new guide gives local immigrants access to benefits they may not know they are eligible to get.
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and the New York Immigration Coalition released the Guide to Public Benefits for Immigrants Wednesday.
The guide is the first of its kind.
Gotbaum says because of their illegal status, many struggling immigrants are afraid to come forward and ask for help from the city, state, and federal government.
"It's important now that we're going into this terrible economic crisis that people know what benefits their eligible for," said Gotbaum. "This is important for two reasons. One, the money comes into the city, it stimulates the economy, but much more importantly, it helps people to put food on the table it helps people do things with their lives that otherwise wouldn't be able to do."
The guide is available in six languages.
It can be found online at PubAdvocate.nyc.gov. For a printed copy, call the Office of the Public Advocate at 212-669-7250.