There are hundreds of thousands of undocumented workers living in New York City. Some lost jobs and a steady income without the safety net of unemployment or stimulus checks during the pandemic. This problem prompted New York City to do something that no city had ever done before - to set aside over $2 billion for excluded workers. 

But many of our neighbors have faced challenges applying, or simply don't trust that their information will be kept private. To help, organizations are coming together to host application assistance events.

Today we talk with two of our neighbors who have applied for funds, as well as others who helped make it possible.

Excluded Workers Fund: https://dol.ny.gov/EWF

Epicenter-NYC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/epicenter_nyc

Epicenter-NYC membership: https://epicenter-nyc.com/the-case-for-epicenter-membership-one-auntie-to-another/

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