PRESENTS

October 5th, 2017

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the third annual NMIC benefit, "Building Communities". On behalf of our Board of Directors, staff, and clients, I would like to extend our gratitude for your support. Since 1979, NMIC has provided services that support community members in need as they transition from crisis to self-sufficiency. Today, our wide range of integrated programs includes community organizing, legal services, social services, weatherization services, and education & career services.

Over the past year, with the dedication of our staff and your support, we are proud to have been a beacon of hope and empowerment for immigrants in our community as an ActionNYC center providing legal services to DREAMers, domestic violence survivors, and people of all statuses on their paths to citizenship and prosperity. We have also expanded services in other departments. Our domestic violence program added a counselor and dedicated self-sufficiency coordinator, and is in the process of adding two additional social workers. Our legal department’s tenant services are representing record numbers of community members thanks to the introduction of the “Access to Counsel” legislation, allowing us to hire additional staff and helping prevent over 1,000 evictions. Our organizing department continues to work with the Ecomundo Worker Cooperative, which is creating opportunities for economic independence for its growing staff. In a first for our weatherization department, they are working with NYCHA to improve the quality of life for community members in public housing. In our education & career services department, we have been able to increase the variety of career pathways offered to young people and adults reentering the workforce who can now gain certifications in Microsoft Office, ServSafe, OSHA, home health aide training, and more in-demand skills.

Tonight we recognize four outstanding honorees who have each played a key role in NMIC’s success over the past 38 years. As leaders in their respective fields, they exemplify what it means to build communities, and we are honored to work alongside them. To our sponsors and supporters, thank you! Your generosity enables NMIC to continue our mission to serve as a catalyst for positive change in the lives of the people in our community on their paths to secure and prosperous futures.

Sincerely,

Maria Lizardo, LMSWExecutive Director

Welcome

Don't forget to tag us on social media using tonight's hashtags:

#NMIC38 #BuildingCommunities

PROGRAMCOCKTAIL RECEPTION & SILENT AUCTION

Hall of History

WELCOMESandra Harris, Board Chair

& Maria Lizardo, Executive Director

VISIONARY AWARDMonsignor Kevin Sullivan

INNOVATOR AWARDJeanne Mullgrav

DINNER

A SPECIAL MESSAGE2016 "Rising Star" Joey Fernandez

CONTINUED SUPPORTMaria Lizardo, Executive Director

& Seny Taveras, Board Member

ADVOCATE AWARDDaniel Weisz, Esq.

COMMUNITY ANCHOR AWARD652-656 West 160th Street HDFC Cooperative

CLOSING REMARKS

CELEBRATION

FEATURING MASTERS OF CEREMONIESMichael "Juan Bago" Diaz &Rachel "La Loca" Strauss-Muniz

MUSIC BYSailor Goon

Honoring

MONSIGNOR KEVIN SULLIVAN

Visionary Award

Monsignor Sullivan is a co-founding member of NMIC and an integral part of numerous organizations including Catholic Charities, where he currently serves as Executive Director. Over the past four decades, his vision and tireless efforts have vastly improved the quality of life of underserved residents throughout New York City and he exemplifies the hard work of a community building trailblazer. His commitment to upper Manhattan made it possible for NMIC to become the successful multi-service organization we are today.

JEANNE MULLGRAV

Innovator Award

Jeanne Mullgrav has been a vital part of our city’s youth programming for

over three decades. Her leadership as Commissioner of the Department of

Youth & Community Development made it possible for NMIC and other organizations

to create opportunities that continue to improve the lives of thousands of young

adults throughout New York City.

DANIEL WEISZ, Esq.

Advocate Award

Dan Weisz has been a crucial part of our housing development successes

over the past decade. His work and continued support has made

it possible for NMIC to develop 322 units as affordable housing and

home ownership opportunities in the community.

652-656 WEST 160TH STREET HDFC

Community Anchor AwardThe 652-656 West 160th Street HDFC is a shining example of the power of committed tenants. Following years of neglect and mismanagement, NMIC began working closely with tenants to rehabilitate the building, both physically and financially, leading to a cooperative conversion in 2012. Following initial assistance from NMIC to educate and support tenants through the transition to homeownership, the building’s shareholders and board of directors have thrived over the past five years, showing leadership and perseverance that inspires our community.

About NMICNorthern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) was founded in 1979 with the goal of assisting immigrants in Northern Manhattan at risk of being evicted. Our mission is to serve as a catalyst for positive change in the lives of the people in our community on their paths to secure and prosperous futures. Since our founding almost four decades ago, we have grown from a staff of two to a staff of over 100 dedicated professionals with an average of 8 years at NMIC. Our investment in communities we serve is demonstrated in our staff, over 60% of whom live in the neighborhoods we serve. Maria Lizardo grew up in our community and was a staff member for 16 years before she became our Executive Director in 2014.

We provide an array of services to all New York City residents with a focus on those in Northern Manhattan and the South and West Bronx:

• Legal Services, Social Services, and Weatherization programs which meet community members’ basic needs including housing (by preventing evictions, obtaining repairs, and directly upgrading the neighborhood housing stock), income (by securing and preserving public benefits), and health (by acquiring health insurance, educating about healthy lifestyles, and preventing domestic violence).

• Community Organizing program that empowers groups of residents to collectively secure longer term and larger scale improvements to their own basic needs (by facilitating tenant and neighborhood associations and by supporting entrepreneurial, member-run housing and worker cooperatives).

• Education and Career Services programs which impart individual community members with the additional practical tools necessary to build secure and prosperous futures (literacy and numeracy skills, English-language ability, professional trade skills, job readiness skills, and work experience).

Our LeadershipEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Maria Lizardo

BOARD OF DIRECTORSSandra Harris - Chair

John Lyons - TreasurerEvelyn De La Rosa - Secretary

Edward Cuesta - MemberNathalie Tejada - MemberCheryl Kallem - MemberSeny Taveras - Member

THE NMIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CONGRATULATES TONIGHT'S HONOREES AND THANKS

NMIC'S STAFF FOR 38 YEARS OF SERVICE

SponsorsWE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF

THIS YEAR'S GENEROUS SPONSORS

GOLDNew York-Presbyterian

SILVERCatholic Charities

Columbia University Medical CenterCon Edison

Lemle & Wolff

BRONZECapalino+Company

Marans Weisz & Newman, LLC

PARTNER652-656 W. 160th Street HDFC Cooperative

Cheryl Kallem, NMIC Board MemberCarol Rado

Finger ManagementMutual of AmericaThe Wright Group

SILENT AUCTION DONORSBeacon Paint & Hardware, Ecomundo Cleaning Cooperative,

Fairway Market, KT Collection, Mamajuana Cafe, MindBodySoul Yoga, New Leaf Cafe, New York Chiropractic Life Center, New York Islanders, Room 28 Comedy, Staten Island Yankees, Trader Joe's,

Viacom / Nickelodeon, 809 Restaurant

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Thank you!Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

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for honoring our Executive Director, Msgr. Kevin Sullivan and recognizing our 100 years of providing help and

creating hope. ***************

Congratulations to our fellow Award Recipients***************

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York

Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director1011 First Avenue, New York, New York 10022* www.CatholicCharitiesNY.org * For Help: 888.744.7900 * To Help: 646.794.2015

Thank you!Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

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for honoring our Executive Director, Msgr. Kevin Sullivan and recognizing our 100 years of providing help and

creating hope. ***************

Congratulations to our fellow Award Recipients***************

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York

Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director1011 First Avenue, New York, New York 10022* www.CatholicCharitiesNY.org * For Help: 888.744.7900 * To Help: 646.794.2015

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TO NMIC FOR YOUR 38 YEARS OF

LEADERSHIP IN MANHATTAN AND THE

BRONX. YOUR PIONEERING COMMITMENT

HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON

FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

TO OUR BOARD MEMBER,

JEANNE MULLGRAV

FOR HER INNOVATOR AWARD AND TO

THE OTHER HONOREES MONSIGNOR

KEVIN SULLIVAN, DAN WEISZ, ESQ.,

AND THE HDFC COOPERATIVE.

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Congratulates

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

on its 38th Anniversary of serving and empowering vulnerable populations through the provision of vital legal services, housing and educational programs that build stronger and healthier communities.

and salutes this year’s honorees

Monsignor Kevin Sullivan

Jeanne Mullgrav

Daniel Weisz

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Congratulations to the 2017 honorees:

Jeanne Mullgrav Monsignor Kevin Sullivan

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