CIET LaGuardia

The Center for Immigrant Education & Training (CIET) at LaGuardia Community College offers free or low cost English classes and job training to immigrants.

[CIET LaGuardia @ciet_lagcc]

New York must invest in adult literacy, it’s a social justice issue. To more vibrant communities! #adultliteracy #LiteracyLiftsNY @NYCCAL #SocialJustice #EducationMyRight @GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins @mikebenedetto82

[Forum @forum_together]

Congrats to all @WholeFoods employees in the NE region graduating from English at Work today! Improved English & digital literacy skills mean they can better interact with customers and have increased career and earning potential.

Learn more about EAW: https://t.co/s0iSaDFc8z

[CIET LaGuardia @ciet_lagcc]

CIET students joined #AdvocacyDay - Funding for Adult Literacy programs only allows for ~3% of the population in need to access these services. Thank you Assemblymember @yuhline for supporting #AdultEdu #LiteracyLiftsNY @LaGuardiaCC #ESOL

[CIET LaGuardia @ciet_lagcc]

We advocate for Adult Literacy Education-ALE every day. Today more than ever New Yorkers need adult education. Calling on @NYGovCuomo to support $25M in funding for ALE #LiteracyLiftsNY @NYCCAL #ESOL #ABE #HSE @ciet_lagcc @LaGuardiaCC

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

"I'm eager to see what comes from the work we are doing and what the future has in store for #StudentParents🎓 and their families."

Jesus Benitez, Mentor Coordinator, @CUNY_Fatherhood and Educational Case Manager, @ciet_lagcc

[The City University of New York @CUNY]

Established in 1971, @LaGuardiaCC has the largest English as a Second Language (ESL) program in NYC. Take an online tour or sign up for an info sessions to learn more about the college's academic programs, financial aid options and admissions process. https://t.co/MC9vtEXJWP

[The Aspen Institute @AspenInstitute]

Overnight, @iiJesusB became a school administrator, educator, and therapist for @CUNY_Fatherhood and @ciet_lagcc students while parenting 2 kids, managing 2 jobs, and finishing a bachelor’s degree. Read more from @AspenAscend: https://t.co/OH1i5masOa #fathersday

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

Overnight, @iiJesusB became a school administrator, educator, and therapist for @CUNY_Fatherhood and @ciet_lagcc students while parenting two kids, managing two jobs, and finishing a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. https://t.co/hhobwv9hYt

[Make the Road NY 🦋 @MaketheRoadNY]

WATCH: @AOC to @NYGovCuomo:

"It’s time to stop protecting billionaires, and it’s time to start working for working families."

She joins leading voices across NY to demand that Cuomo #MakeBillionairesPay and #FundExcludedWorkers.

[Jesus A. Benitez @iiJesusB]

As a #StudentParent🎓, @CUNY_Fatherhood was instrumental in my educational journey. The Parent Powered Solutions Fund will award grants to programs like this to boost postsecondary success for parents like me! @AspenAscend

https://t.co/xahXLTNt6u

[CIET LaGuardia @ciet_lagcc]

@iiJesusB You should do it !!

[Jesus A. Benitez @iiJesusB]

#StudentParents🎓 like me are leading @AspenAscend’s Parent Powered Solutions Fund. Programs supporting postsecondary education and workforce development are invited to apply for a grant to enhance their programming by Aug 28. https://t.co/4iAJcio5si

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

MI GENTE!!

Thank you for joining me today!

Keep Ascending and supporting #StudentParents🎓!

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

At @CUNY, all students need to use CUNY First to register for classes. Institutions can use a similar approach to drop surveys as a pop-up that are mandatory.

@MonroeCC has done amazing work to collect student parent data as well. Learn more here: https://t.co/bM9BGDVV7n

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 @_YoslinAmaya @DelRio_Lesley @MrDDJackson @MommaMichaela
@savstei @ArielVentura_ @Waukecha Lynnette Coney! Rashika Lee! Amber Angel!!

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

My cohort of Parent Advisors created the Parent Powered Solutions Fund – the first #StudentParent-led grantmaking opportunity to award organizations supporting parents in completing postsecondary programs!! https://t.co/SBTR4x8UCr

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

Free access to #ChildCare and work-study because when I was working in school and attending classes at the same place, it made it easier for me to focus a lot more than running around and having less time to focus on my studies.

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

Advocates should not judge #StudentParents🎓 based on needs or their past.

At @CUNY_Fatherhood, we work with students who have experienced incarceration and who have been absent. Our focus is to help them pick themselves up and reconnect with their kids if needed.

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

The best people with knowledge of resources on campus are students.

David Speal with @CUNY_Fatherhood helped connect students to helpful government programs, and as a student, I was aware of the opportunities and resources at @LaGuardiaCC.

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

If professors can do a combination of asynchronous and synchronous learning to help #StudentParents🎓 with time, it would be really helpful.

You don’t know how many times I wanted to quit, but my professors were super flexible with deadlines which helped me graduate!!