January

• Planning Meetings

• President Inauguration Events

April

• Mondays & Wednesdays - ESL Classes

• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Citizenship Classes

• April 9th - Earth Day Celebration!

• April 13th - 17th - Job Market Seminar

July

• Staff Professional Development

• July thru August - Collaboration effort between DONAR and ADR in the Dominican Republic

• July 15th - Registration starts to new cycle of  ESL and citizenship programs

• July 20th - Civic Participation Town Hall Meeting - Planning Session

October

• Mondays & Wednesdays - ESL Classes

• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Citizenship Classes

• October 14th - Educational workshop on Breast Cancer - guest speaker Rosemary Perez-Bell, Community Mission Manager for the American Cancer Society

• October 21 - Launching of "Monthly Breakfast with Parents Coordinators" - 3rd Wednesday of every month

• October 28th - Community Meeting on Immigration Reform -  guest speaker Angela Fernandez, Executive Director of the Northern Manhattan Coalition for the Immigrants

February

• Planning Meetings

• Community Assessment 2009 - Planning Phase 1 [in progress until March 2009]

May

• Mondays & Wednesdays - ESL Classes

• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Citizenship Classes

• May 13th - Diversity Training

• May 30th - One Day Community Boot Camp

  • Track 1 - Community Residents

  • Track 2 - Executive Directors and non-profit organization representatives

• Community Assessment 2009 -      Phase 2 [from May 1, 2009 to June 15, 2009]

August

• August 1st - Grant Writing Training #1

• August 8th - Grant Writing Training #2

• August 11th - Civic Participation meeting in collaboration with The Dominican Women's Coalition

• August 15th - ESL Entry Level Testing

• August 20th - Community Meeting to fight back rapist attacks

• August 25th - Hosting Networking Reception for One To World newly arrived international Fulbright Students and Scholars

• Staff Professional Development

• Collaboration effort between DONAR and ADR in the Dominican Republic - Staff Professional Development

November

• Mondays & Wednesdays - ESL Classes

• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Citizenship Classes

• November 18th - Monthly Breakfast with Parent Coordinators

• November 14th - Workshop "How To Find a Job During Difficult Times" - Registration is required

• Campaign Against Domestic Violence

• November 27th - National Day of Listening

March

• Launching of 2009 ESL & Citizenship classes

• March 8 - Women Day Luncheon

• March 14th - Citizenship Assistance Day

June

• Mondays & Wednesdays - ESL Classes

• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Citizenship Classes

• DONAR's President speaks at NOW annual Conference

• ESL and Citizenship classes finals - End of current cycle

September

• Mondays & Wednesdays - ESL Classes

• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Citizenship Classes

• September 30th -  Community Meeting - Launching of Community Watch Group.

December

• Mondays & Wednesdays - ESL Classes

• Tuesdays & Thursdays - Citizenship Classes

• December 9th - Workshop "How To Find a Job During Difficult Times" - Registration is required

• December 18th - Holiday Party!