These days when you hear “border” the next word is usually “crisis.” The same is true for “labor”: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls the labor shortage a “national crisis by the numbers.” Now the two crises are combining to make matters worse. When I visited the border town of Del Rio, Texas, in April, help-wanted signs…
A big kiddush Hashem was made by Mr. Leon Goldenberg, Shomrim of Staten Island and the Masbia Relief Team at La Colmena. La Colmena is a NYC-based charity organization with a mission to empower the immigrant community through education, organizing, culture…
Every year, on the day before Kosherfest, the kosher food industry’s annual trade show, a small group of journalists, influencers and foodies from all over the kosher spectrum gather for the Jewish Food Media Conference. This year, the event was held at Sen Sakana, a kosher nikkei…
Asylum Seekers who are taking steps towards a career in construction now have one less expense to foot thanks to a non-profit that’s headquartered in Brooklyn at this graduation ceremony in Stapleton nearly three dozen Asylum seeking migrant…
A nonprofit community-based organization La Colmena says its newest class of 30 workers will soon graduate from that training and Masbia Relief is providing the graduates with boots to wear on the job must be a relief team and Goldmont Realty Corporation are giving the laborers brand new steel toe OSHA…
La comena partnered with the Masbia Relief team to get the boots donated the sponsorship came from Goldmont Realty, survivors that came here just like these people it’s an example of people helping people giving the dozens…
Several asylum seekers hoping to enter the workforce in New York City took a big step forward with the help of one community-based organization. On Sunday, La Colmena — which works to empower day laborers, domestic…
Video source click here. New efforts are underway to assist migrants coming to New York City, and that includes helping them find jobs. There were many rounds of applause for more than two…
NYC Mayor Eric Adams made a surprise visit to the 9th annual Jewish Food Media Conference, a gathering of food critics and Jewish media influencers, where he declared, “Food is powerful.” The mayor noted how individuals often define themselves by their foods, like the Jewish community’s…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged food writers and influencers this week to help fight antisemitism by using food at a media conference held in advance of the kosher industry’s largest trade fair. Adams issued the appeal during a visit to Jewish Food Media Conference…