Asociación Tepeyac de New York

Founded in 1997, Asociación Tepeyac de New York is a community organisation based in New York, United States working on refugees & migration, education, human rights +3 more.

Asociación Tepeyac de New York is a non-profit community organisation founded in 1997 by Mexican immigrant leaders with support from Catholic clergy in the South Bronx. It serves Mexican and Latino immigrants and their families in New York City by providing legal counselling and human rights case management, GED and English classes, small business development, computer training, after-school tutoring and youth leadership development. It also runs the annual Guadalupe Torch Relay between Mexico and New York and the 5 de Mayo parade, whose proceeds fund scholarships. Past work includes assistance to families of victims of the World Trade Center attacks and to immigrant workers exposed to dust at the site.