HISPANIC CLERGY LUNCHEON A GREAT SUCCESS!

This past weekend, Assemblyman Wright held a luncheon for members of the Hispanic religious
community at the Rio II Gallery. Pastor Fernando Noyola of the Church of Christian Fellowship
Love was a great help in organizing this fantastic event and worked with Corey Ortega to make it
the successful venture that it was. Pastor Noyola reached out to the Global Association of The
United Hispanic Pastors, which includes 25 other churches thoughout the 70th Assembly District
and many other churches showed their support for their community by sending representatives.

Assemblyman Wright spoke of the need for cooperation between Church and State and
addressed President Obama’s goals for Faith Based Organizations who wish to work with the
government. He acknowledged that many times these churches are the closest link to the people
within the community and that they can be both assets and enablers for their parishoners. They
are the first line of defense and by working alongside the elected officials within their
communities, the possibilities of accomplishment are endless.

Assemblyman Wright spoke of the need of local churches to start 501(c)3’s, or non-profit
organizations, so that they can get City, State and Federal funding for programs directly aimed at
helping the people who need it most. He also offered the services of his office in helping these
faith based organizations organize their 501(c)3’s and begin the work that it takes to get these
programs off of the ground. He hopes that by bringing religious groups out of the churches, that
we can promote civic engagement like never before.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS TEAM WRIGHT AT WORK

Assemblyman Wright’s Anti-Gang Education Clinic
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Harlem State Office Building, Art Gallery on the 2nd Floor
“Uptown Open” Open-Mic for Teens
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Harlem Stage at the Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street (Across from Aaron Davis
Hall)
New York, NY 10031
Harlem Health Series Initiative
Co-Hosted by Assemblymen Wright and O’Donnell
Healthy Choices, Healthy Life
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Various groups to give presentation on preventing chronic diseases
and discuss effective strategies to improve nutrition and health
Men’s Health
Thursday, May 12th, 2011 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Harlem Hospital’s Hip Hop Public Health Education Center
presents Environment, Access, and Health: How Do the
Options and Offerings in a Community Impact Health
and Well-being?
Pastor Eduardo Murillo from El Maestro Pentecostal
Church donated 50 bags to Assemblyman Wright to donate
to the neediest in the community. Pastor Murillo lives in the
Assemblyman’s district but his church is located in East
Harlem, which is part of a food program where he gives
away $5,000 worth of food to the community every 2-3
months.
With the help of the Assemblyman’s Chief of Staff Jeanine
Johnson, we picked up the large donation and we called the
Center Against Domestic Violence, a non-for-profit
organization. They took the food back to one of their
shelters in the community for the participants in their
Women’s Second Start program. The food will help to
support battered women and their children, while serving as
a reminder that the community is there to lend a helping
hand.

A Conversation with Assemblyman Keith Wright

and City Council Speaker, Honorable Christine Quinn
Thursday, May 26th 2011
Herbert G. Cave Auditorium at Harlem Hospital
Doors will open at 6:00pm
 ALBANY
UPDATE
The New York State Assembly passed
Assemblyman Wright’s Fair Pay Act,
which ensures equal pay for equal work
regardless of gender, race, sexual
orientation or ethnicity. Additionally, we
passed the bill which extends rent-control
and stabilization in New York City along
with ending the deregulation which has
been hurting Harlem for so long. Both of
these bills are held up in the New York
State Senate, which has not set a schedule
for taking up the bills.
However, the State Senate did pass one bill
that Assemblyman Wright had been
working on for over ten years, which
would allow NYCHA residents free usage
of community spaces in NYCHA
buildings. After fighting against NYCHA
leadership since 1995, this is a major
victory for both Keith and NYCHA
tenants.
USEFUL
INFORMATION
BUSINESS
SPOTLIGHT
The Hamilton Heights Business
Association
The Hamilton Heights Business
Association, comprised of business
owners and operators within the
Hamilton Heights section of
Harlem, is a resource to both the
business community and the
residents of Harlem.
Recently, they held a dinner for
small business owners in Harlem at
the Mi Tierra Restaurant, where
they addressed various issues
concerning small business in
Harlem. They also hosted Bruno
Iciano, Community Affairs Liaison
KIDZ CORNER
What are you doing this summer?
Want to get a PAID job that will
give you the opportunity to gain
experience in an entry-level position
at government agencies, hospitals,
summer camps, nonprofits, small
businesses, law firms, museums, and
sports enterprises?
Be sure to complete your application
for the Summer Youth Employment
Program (SYEP)
Go online at www.nyc.gov or feel
free to stop by our District Office to
pick up an application.
For more information on SYEP,
please contact 1-800-246-4646
In order to supplement the jobs lost

with the NYC Department of due to the state’s budget constraints,

The New York State Office of
Temporary and Disability Assistance
has an innovative tool online that
allows families a fast and easy way to
get information about many health and
human services programs and how to
apply for them - anytime and
anywhere.
Go to www.mybenefits.ny.gov to see if
you qualify for benefits that can help
your family make it through these hard
financial times. You can apply in the
privacy of your own home and even
check the status of any pending
benefits cases.
Sanitation, who discussed how to the West Harlem Local
Development Corporation is funding
properly execute sanitation policy
and answered questions from 200 more jobs for young adults in
business leaders. the West Harlem community!
Hamilton Heights Business Alliance
also invited Captain Stephenson of
the 30th Precinct to speak about the
current crime pattern and how it has
been affecting business owners.
Assemblyman Wright was able to
stop by for a moment and thanked
the Hamilton Heights Business Assemblyman Wright
Alliance for their hard work. introducing kids from PS 175 in
the State Assembly Chamber

For more information or if you have any problems we can help solve, please do not hesitate
to contact our office directly, we are always here to help.

Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright

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Albany, New York 10027
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