Happy New Year!!!

CMP will be closing early on New Year’s Eve (Monday, 12/31) at 1:00 pm and will be closed on New Year’s Day (Tuesday, 1/1). We will reopen on Wednesday, 1/2.

May you have a wonderful New Year ahead!

Identity Theft Prevention Workshop

An Identity Theft Prevention Workshop was conducted yesterday by Cathay Bank for our WLG program participants and ALP students. So much useful information about how to protect our identities, avoid and report scams!

Merry Christmas!

CMP will be closing early on Christmas Eve (Monday, 12/24) at 1:00 pm and will be closed on Christmas Day (Tuesday, 12/25). We will reopen on Wednesday, 12/26. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!

We are on e-billboards!

Look! We are on e-billboards all over the city!

Fox Networks Group @ CMP

THANK YOU, @Fox Networks Group volunteers, for contributing your time and effort to help our students with English skills practice, resume improvements, elevator pitches, interview tips, networking opportunities and other career advice yesterday, Dec. 18th!

For many of our students, this might have been the very first time they were exposed to American workplace culture. Such a fruitful day!🎉🎉

ALP New Cycle Starts Today!

Our ALP (Adult Literacy Program) students are beginning their English language journey today! We're also very happy to see some familiar faces return to this program and continue to advance their English level.👨‍🏫👨‍🏫👩‍🏫👩‍🏫

CMP December Newsletter

Check out our December e-Newsletter here and see what's new about CMP!🎉🎉🎉
https://mailchi.mp/…/check-out-whats-new-here-at-cmp-1524305

Small Business Financial Management Workshop

CMP hosted a Small Business Financial Management Workshop on December 5th, with participation of 15 entrepreneurs and small business owners. Participants were led through basics of cash flow management, financial statement preparation and analysis, as well as new tax reform changes.

Free ESL Class

We know how hard it is to start a new life in a new country with different culture, especially with the language barrier. Learning English might be the very first step a new immigrant will take when they're ready to start a new life in the U.S. If you need to learn and improve English skills, come join our FREE ALP (Adult Literacy Program)/ESL class. 

Class Date:

• 12/10/18 - 3/14/19 (Monday - Thursday)

                    Morning Class: 9 am - 11: 30 am OR  

                    Afternoon Class: 1 pm - 3:30 pm                

For registration or more information, please see the program flyer here, or contact us at 212-571-1690, ext. 200 or 213.

Financial Management Workshop

CMP is proud to present: Small Business Financial Management Workshop, Wednesday, December 5th from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Come learn more about bookkeeping and financial statements as well as new tax laws and regulation!

For more information and registration details, please contact CMP at (212) 571-1698 or (646) 292-9672.

#GivingTuesday Is Here!

Everyone can have an impact on #GivingTuesday!

For more than 45 years, CMP has been proudly serving the immigrant and low-income community and helping them toward gainful employment or become self-employed. Every year our Campaign for Self-Sufficiency raises funds to directly assist more than 3000 individuals in getting job skills trainings, work readiness sessions, job placement services, or small business startup seminars and assistance. With your help, our 2018 Campaign for Self-Sufficiency is aiming to raise $50,000 to continue and expand services to the greater community.

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Here are the impacts you can bring:

• $1,500 will help 1 low-income individual learn new job skills and become a certified nurse aide.

• $1,000 will help 1 unemployed individual learn freight forwarding operations and practical computer software skills to become a freight forwarder.

• $700 will help one entry level worker improve their employability by learning QuickBooks and basic computer skills to  become a bookkeeper.

• $500 will help 2 new immigrants enroll in a 12-weeks English class and achieve 1 level of  educational advancement.

• $300 will help send 1 aspiring entrepreneur to a 10-weeks Small Business Boot Camp.

• $150 will support 1 non-English speaker to attend a 6-weeks business training course in his/her native language.

• $100 will help award 2 young Chinese School students for their hard works and achievements.

  Imagine the impact you can bring !

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Here’s Yu Lin’s story: it offers a window into how difficult it can be for a new immigrant to develop the strength to obtain economic self-sufficiency in this new land; and how CMP helps him through it.

Yu Lin

When Yu Lin arrived at CMP in 2011, he’s been in the U.S. for only a week. Amidst being a new immigrant facing loneliness, helplessness, and fears, in 2011 Yu attended the Out-of-School-Youth (OSY) Program at CMP where he received training in job readiness, English writing and reading, math, and computer skills.  CMP encouraged and assisted him to prepare for college admission. Equally important was that he got to know many good friends and started to build his social and support network here.

In 2012, CMP helped Yu successfully enroll in college and helped him get his first summer job.  In 2016 he graduated from Baruch College with an accounting degree and passed all CPA tests in 2017. He is currently working at Oppenheimer & Co. as a Staff Auditor.

At the same time he is also a Master’s candidate at Baruch College. Upon his graduation in 2019, he will be able to obtain his CPA license and become a Certified Public Accountant.

“CMP really has helped me to become a contributing member of this society. As a new immigrant, I used to live under the roof of my relatives and depended on them financially. While I have been grateful for their help, I am now so proud to have become economically self-sufficient. For new immigrants, there is nothing more important than helping them to make a living and feel self-worthy. I am forever grateful to you, CMP!”

— Yu Lin

The 2018 Campaign for Self-Sufficiency needs your support to continue to provide key services to the low-income individuals and immigrants like Yu Lin. 100% of your contribution will go to direct services.

Thanksgiving Holiday Closure Notice

CMP will be closing early on Wednesday (11/21) at 1:00 pm and will be closed on Thursday (11/22) and Friday (11/23) in observance of Thanksgiving Day. We will reopen on Monday, 11/26. Thank you and we wish you a Happy and Memorable Thanksgiving!

CMP Wine Tasting & 2018 Thanksgiving Reception

We are so honored to have some of our supporters, donors, former students/clients, board members and staff members gather together at our Wine Tasting & 2018 Thanksgiving Reception on Thursday, November 15th, to express our sincere gratitude for all the generous support we’ve been receiving! Thank you so much for your continued support to CMP and services we provide to the community!

We are also very happy to meet many new friends of CMP! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share with you CMP messages and stories.

We hope everyone enjoyed the event and had a great time! More photos of the evening can be viewed and downloaded through here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmwfELwR.

Veterans Day Closure Notice

CMP will be closing early on Friday, November 9th at 1:00 pm and will be closed on Monday, November 12th, in observance of Veterans Day. Thank you.

Election Day Closure Notice

CMP will be closed on Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 in observance of Election Day. We will reopen on Wednesday, November 7th. Thank you.

Support CMP Without Extra Cost!

Do you know that through Nov 2 (this Friday), #AmazonSmile is donating 5% (ten times the usual amount) to CMP when you shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/13-2755214?

So if you have any plans shopping at Amazon recently, please consider shopping by/on Nov 2nd. And be sure to choose Chinatown Manpower Project as your charitable organization. Thank you so much for your support!

Regeneron Volunteer Event

Thank you, Regeneron volunteers, for your time and effort to share your career experiences with our students and program participants, and help with their job searching tips and interview skills today.

Train & Earn Internship Program

Our Train & Earn internship program is well underway and will last until December 2018! Our OSY graduates can get paid work experience while attending college.

Congratulations to our OSY Graduates!

Our current cycle's OSY(Out-of-School Youth) students are graduating today!!! They're ready to embrace growth, change and an exciting college life in the U.S.!🎉🎉👨‍🎓👩‍🎓🎉🎉

BOC Updates

CMP held a workshop on Work for Yourself@50+ on Wednesday, September 19th. Through this workshop, older adults learned about the options of self-employment and received advice and guidance on entrepreneurship opportunities, as well as the steps to starting a business. We’re glad that participants found the workshop very helpful and inspiring.

On Thursday, September 25th, a Small Business Legal Clinic was held to help entrepreneurs obtain legal advice from pro bono attorneys for their business ventures in manufacturing, fashion, E-commerce, restaurant, translation services and etc. We will provide them additional assistance and resources to help build their businesses and achieve their goals.