Bilang mga migrant workers na nagsusumikap para sa pamilya natin sa Pilipinas, mas nagiging magaan ang laban kapag may matatag tayong komunidad dito sa USA. ❤️

Kaya inaanyayahan namin kayong sumali sa Damayan Annual General Assembly & Board Election sa Saturday, August 29! Ito ang pagkakataon nating:

✅ Makilala ang ating komunidad
✅ Alamin ang mga nagawa ng Damayan nitong nakaraang taon
✅ Kilalanin ang mga Board candidates
✅ At higit sa lahat, bumoto ng mga lider na magsisilbi sa ating komunidad para sa 2026–2027!

📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026
🕚 10:00 AM – Registration
🕦 11:00 AM–4:00 PM – Program
📍 Woodside, NY (Location to be confirmed)

Agenda:

• Damayan Orientation
• 2026 Accomplishment & Finance Report
• Meet the Board Candidates
• Board Elections & more!

🗳️ Sino ang pwedeng bumoto? Lahat ng eligible Damayan members na:

✔️ Active member at updated ang membership dues
✔️ Naka-attend ng 2 Damayan events simula July 2025
✔️ Naka-attend ng Damayan Orientation

📲 RSVP today: damayanmigrants.org/829

💙 Mas malakas tayo kapag sama-sama. See you sa August 29 at paki-share na rin ito sa inyong Damayan circle para mas marami tayong makasama!

🩺 👩🏻‍⚕️ Join us for the Damayan FREE Health Screening on Sunday, Sept 27, 2026, 10am–3pm in Woodside, NY (exact location given after RSVP).

Free physical therapist, doctor, & mental health consults; stroke, blood pressure, & glucose screening; giveaways & more!

RSVP: damayanmigrants.org/2609 or call 212-564-6057.

☀️ You're invited to Damayan Beach Day! 🌊💚

Join us for a fun-filled day of community, delicious food, and summer fun!

🗓 Saturday, July 25, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location shared after RSVP (right off the boardwalk—just look for the green balloons!)

🍽 Potluck: Bring one dish to share if you can.
🎲 We'll have: Games, a short program, great food, and time to connect with friends old and new.

Bring your family and friends—everyone is welcome!

✅ RSVP today: damayanmigrants.org/26sum
📞 Or call 212-564-6057

We can't wait to spend the day with you. See you there! 💚

☀️⚽️ Goooooaall! Join Damayan for afternoons of football, community bonding, & Know Your Rights materials!

Sun , July 19, 3-5pm at Jackson Heights, NYC

📍Location after RSVP

All are welcome and food will be provided. Kita-kits 💚

✅ RSVP today: damayanmigrants.org/26fifa

📞 Or call 212-564-6057

☀️⚽️ Goooooaall! Join Damayan for afternoons of football, community bonding, & Know Your Rights materials!

Sat, July 18, 5-7 pm at Midtown, NYC

📍Location after RSVP

All are welcome and food will be provided. Kita-kits 💚

✅ RSVP today: damayanmigrants.org/26fifa

📞 Or call 212-564-6057

☀️⚽️ Goooooaall! Join Damayan for afternoons of football, community bonding, & Know Your Rights materials!

Wed, July 15, 3-5pm at Midtown, NYC

Sat, July 18, 5-7 pm at Midtown, NYC

Sun , July 19, 3-5pm at Jackson Heights, NYC

📍Location after RSVP

All are welcome and food will be provided. Kita-kits 💚

✅ RSVP today: damayanmigrants.org/26fifa

📞 Or call 212-564-6057

📢 Join us for Immigration Updates & Work Interview Training!

🗓 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Woodside, NY (RSVP for location)

Get the latest immigration updates, build confidence for job interviews, and learn how to negotiate fair pay and benefits at work.

RSVP today!: damayanmigrants.org/26sum

May gusto pa po ba kayo malaman tungkol sa healthcare options niyo?

Saturday, June 13, 2026
10AM-3PM
Woodside, NY (Location after RSVP)
Speaker: Bailey Hu, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Agenda:
Workshop about medicaid, managed medicare, and NYC Care
Discuss Philippine "Independence" Day
Zumba and fun!

To RSVP: https://damayanmigrants.org/613
or call 212-564-6057

See you there!

Tara magkamustahan, kwentuhan at kilalanin ang Damayan! 🇵🇭💚

Join us this Philippine Independence Day as we celebrate Filipino pride, resilience, and community. Stop by our table at Madison Square Park on June 7, 2026 from 11:30 am - 5:30pm to connect, share stories and celebrate together. ✊

You’re invited on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10AM–3PM in Woodside, NY (Location after RSVP)!

✅ Wage theft, harassment & discrimination protections with guest speaker Jonathan Novella, Community Affairs Associate, DCWP
✅ Follow-up conversation about NYC Care, Tulungan, & War on Iran
✅ International Workers' Day celebration

This event is FREE and open to all. RSVP here: damayanmigrants.org/516

Would you like to learn how to protect yourself and your community during this current political climate? Do you want to consult an attorney about your immigration or labor question for free? Please join our Community Protection and FREE Legal Clinic:

🗓 Saturday, April 25, 10am-4pm, Woodside, NY (Location after RSVP)

Please register here: damayanmigrants.org/425

– Agenda: Know Your Rights, Damayan orientation and FREE labor & immigration law consultations with an attorney. 📚🧑‍⚖️ -You are strongly encouraged to attend if you have an ongoing, pending, or closed labor case, or if you think you have one.

– The Legal Clinic is FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED with limited slots for those who have RSVPed, pre-screened and confirmed by the Lead Case Manager before the event.

– After you RSVP, please wait for the pre-screening call from Damayan to ensure there is an available slot for you. If you have not been pre-screened, you will be put on a waitlist in case of no-shows from those who were confirmed.✅✅

– Please call 212-564-6057 if you need help or would like to RSVP directly.

Thank you!

Join us on Saturday, April 18, 2026, 10AM–3PM in Woodside, NY (Location after RSVP):

• Learn about health issues affecting our community of Filipino migrant workers;

• Get information about NYC Care, a health care access program that offers low-cost and no-cost services to New Yorkers who do not quality for or cannot afford health insurance

• Learn about Tulungan, Damayan’s health partnership project

• Celebrate World Health Day with Zumba

🔗 RSVP here: damayanmigrants.org/418 or call: (212) 564-6057

Bring a friend, meet other workers, and let’s stay healthy together! 💪🏽💚

Join us this Saturday, March 14 from 10AM–3PM in Woodside, NY as we come together for a special Workers Gathering and Women’s Month Celebration!

Let’s learn, connect, and celebrate the power of women and migrant workers in our community.

Agenda includes:
- Labor Trafficking 101
- Community updates
- A celebration with Zumba!

Wear purple or green to show solidarity and celebrate Women’s Month!

Location in Woodside, NY (RSVP for exact address)
RSVP here: damayanmigrants.org/314

Bring a friend, meet other workers, and let’s continue building community together!

Would you like to learn how to protect yourself and your community during this current political climate? Do you want to consult an attorney about your immigration or labor question for free? Please join our Community Protection and FREE Legal Clinic:

Saturday, Feb 28, 10am-4pm, Woodside, NY (Location after RSVP)

Please register here: damayanmigrants.org/228

– Agenda: Know Your Rights, Damayan orientation and FREE labor & immigration law consultations with an attorney. 📚🧑‍⚖️ -You are strongly encouraged to attend if you have an ongoing, pending, or closed labor case, or if you think you have one.

– The Legal Clinic is FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED with limited slots for those who have RSVPed, pre-screened and confirmed by the Lead Case Manager before the event.

– After you RSVP, please wait for the pre-screening call from Damayan to ensure there is an available slot for you. If you have not been pre-screened, you will be put on a waitlist in case of no-shows from those who were confirmed.✅✅

– Please call 212-564-6057 if you need help or would like to RSVP directly.

Thank you!

Come celebrate the Month of Love with us at our Monthly Members’ Meeting in Woodside! 💕

Pull up a chair, catch immigration updates, reconnect with other workers, make new friends, and help us build a stronger community together.

See you there!

🗓 Saturday, Feb 14, 2026

⏰ 10 AM - 3 PM

📍 Woodside (Please RSVP for the address)

damayanmigrants.org/hp25

What is a Filipino’s favorite time of the year? Holiday season! The Damayan Annual Holiday Party and Fundraiser will be on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Save the date!

 The People’s Forum

320 W 37th St, NY, NY

RSVP 212-564-6057

Help us raise $25k by 12/31 to build a protective Filipino Migrant Workers Center in Queens!

4 PM Registration

5 PM Program

7 PM Dinner & Dancing 

Tickes: 

$50 Members

$125 Non-Members & Supporters 

RSVP: Call Lydia, 212-564-6057 OR click this link: damayanmigrants.org/hp25 

Do you want to consult an immigration attorney about possible paths to documentation or a labor attorney about recovering stolen wages? Please join our Free Legal Clinics:

Saturday, Nov 22, 11am-4pm
Woodsidem NY (Location TBC)

Registration link: coming soon

-Agenda: Know Your Rights, Damayan orientation and FREE labor & immigration law consultations with an attorney.
-You are strongly encouraged to attend if you have an ongoing, pending, or closed labor case, or if you think you have one.
-This is FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED with limited slots for those who have RSVPed, pre-screened and confirmed by the Lead Case Manager before the event.
-After you RSVP, please wait for the pre-screening call from Damayan to ensure there is an available slot for you. If you have not been pre-screened, you will be put on a waitlist in case of no-shows from those who were confirmed.

Please call 212-564-6057 if you need help or would like to RSVP directly.

Thank you!

Please join us for the Damayan Financial Empowerment Academy, a two-part workshop series, where Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors will learn how to protect their financials.

Workshop 2:

Saturday, Nov 8, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced) 

Open to all Damayan and community members. Priority will be given to Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors. Participants must complete 2 workshops to receive a certificate. In-person and Zoom attendance available. Lunch and drinks will be provided. 

RSVP required. Please fill out the online application form OR call 212-564-6057. Confirmed participants will get the exact address by Thursday, October 16

Please join us for the Damayan Financial Empowerment Academy, a two-part workshop series, where Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors will learn how to protect their financials

Workshop 1:

Saturday, Oct 18, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

Open to all Damayan and community members. Priority will be given to Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors. Participants must complete 2 workshops to receive a certificate. In-person and Zoom attendance available. Lunch and drinks will be provided. 

RSVP required. Please fill out the online application form OR call 212-564-6057. Confirmed participants will get the exact address by Thursday, October 16

Feeling pain or have a physical injury? See a physical therapist for FREE! Please join the Damayan FREE Health Screening, Part 2, on Sunday, Sept 28, 2025, 10am–3pm, in Little Manila in Woodside, NY.

Free services:

1. Physical therapist consultations at Pain Clinic

2. MD & mental health social worker consultations

3. Stroke, blood pressure, & glucose screening

4. Giveaways & more!

Open to Damayan members and non-members. Walk-ins welcome!

RSVP: damayanmigrants.org/2hs25 or 212-564-6057

Have you seen a doctor recently?

Please join us for the Damayan FREE Health Screening on Saturday, September 13, 2025, 10am–3pm at church grounds in Elmhurst, NY (to be confirmed).

Free doctor and mental-health consults; stroke, blood pressure and glucose screenings; plus giveaways.  

RSVP: damayanmigrants.org/2025hs or 212-564-6057

Bilang migrant workers na nagsusumikap para sa ating pamilya sa Pilipinas, isang matibay na komunidad dito sa USA ang pwedeng maging lifeline natin!

Kaya, inaanyayahan namin kayong dumalo sa Damayan Annual General Assembly & Board Election sa August 16!

Dito, palalakasin natin ang samahan habang boboto tayo ng mga bagong Board Members na maglilingkod sa ating komunidad. Isang mahalagang hakbang ito tungo sa mas matatag na Damayan para sa 2025–2026. Sama-sama ho tayo—join us!

Sat, Aug 16, 2025

11:00AM Registration

11:30-4:00PM Program

In-Person, Online Option Available

Woodside, NY (Location to be confirmed)

Agenda:

● Damayan Orientation

● 2025 Accomplishment & Finance Report

● Meet the Board candidates

● Vote in the Board elections & more!

Open to all dues-paying Damayan members. Board elections voting is for eligible members only. Eligible voters include:

1. Paid membership dues, available during the GA

2. Attended 2 Damayan events from July 2024-Aug 2025

3. Attended Damayan orientation, including orientation in the GA

Rsvp TODAY: damayanmigrants.org/ga2025

Paki-share din ho with your Damayan circle!!

Do you want to consult an immigration attorney about possible paths to documentation or a labor attorney about recovering stolen wages? Please join our Free Legal Clinics:

Upcoming: Saturday, July 26, 11am-4pm
Woodsidem NY (Location to be announced)

Please register here: damayanmigrants.org/25726

-Agenda: Know Your Rights, Damayan orientation and FREE labor & immigration law consultations with an attorney. 📚🧑‍⚖️ -You are strongly encouraged to attend if you have an ongoing, pending, or closed labor case, or if you think you have one.

-This is FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED with limited slots for those who have RSVPed, pre-screened and confirmed by the Lead Case Manager before the event.

-After you RSVP, please wait for the pre-screening call from Damayan to ensure there is an available slot for you. If you have not been pre-screened, you will be put on a waitlist in case of no-shows from those who were confirmed.✅✅

-Please call 212-564-6057 if you need help or would like to RSVP directly.

Thank you!

Do you want to consult an immigration attorney about possible paths to documentation or a labor attorney about recovering stolen wages? Please join our Free Legal Clinics:

Saturday, May 31, 11am-4pm
Woodsidem NY (Location TBC)

Please register here: damayanmigrants.org/250531

-Agenda: Know Your Rights, Damayan orientation and FREE labor & immigration law consultations with an attorney.
-You are strongly encouraged to attend if you have an ongoing, pending, or closed labor case, or if you think you have one.
-This is FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED with limited slots for those who have RSVPed, pre-screened and confirmed by the Lead Case Manager before the event.
-After you RSVP, please wait for the pre-screening call from Damayan to ensure there is an available slot for you. If you have not been pre-screened, you will be put on a waitlist in case of no-shows from those who were confirmed.

Please call 212-564-6057 if you need help or would like to RSVP directly.

Thank you!

Feeling worried about the current administration and want to consult an immigration or labor attorney? Please join one of our 2025 Free Legal Clinics: 3/22, 5/24, 7/26, 9/27,11/22. 

FREE of charge. 

Upcoming: Saturday, March 22, 11am-4pm

Queens or Manhattan (Location TBC)

Please register here (link): http://damayanmigrants.org/2025-328

Agenda: Know Your Rights, Damayan orientation and FREE labor & immigration law consultations with an attorney 

You are strongly encouraged to attend if you have an ongoing, pending, or closed labor case, or if you think you have one. 

This is FIRST COME, FIRST-SERVED with limited slots for those who have RSVPed, pre-screened and confirmed by the Lead Case Manager before the event. 

After you RSVP, please wait for the pre-screening call from Damayan to ensure there is an available slot for you. If you have not been pre-screened, you will be put on a waitlist in case of no-shows from those who were confirmed.  

Please call 212-564-6057 if you need help or would like to RSVP directly. Thank you!

Please join us for the Damayan Workers Protection Academy, a three-part workshop series, where Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors will learn how to protect their rights, stay safe, and support their communities.

Workshop 1: Know Your Rights with ICE 

At Home, In the Workplace, and In the Streets 

Saturday, Feb 8, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

Workshop 2: Know Your Rights when Detained by ICE  

Saturday, Feb 22, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

Workshop 3: Safety Planning for Individual and Community

Saturday, Mar 8 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

RSVP: damayanmigrants.org/WPA25

Open to all Damayan and community members. Priority will be given to Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors. Participants must complete all three workshops to receive a certificate. In-person and Zoom attendance available. Lunch and drinks will be provided. 

RSVP required. Please fill out the online application form OR call 212-564-6057. Confirmed participants will get the exact address by Thursday, prior to the event.

Please join us for the Damayan Workers Protection Academy, a three-part workshop series, where Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors will learn how to protect their rights, stay safe, and support their communities.

Workshop 1: Know Your Rights with ICE 

At Home, In the Workplace, and In the Streets 

Saturday, Feb 8, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

Workshop 2: Know Your Rights when Detained by ICE  

Saturday, Feb 22, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

Workshop 3: Safety Planning for Individual and Community

Saturday, Mar 8 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

RSVP: damayanmigrants.org/WPA25

Open to all Damayan and community members. Priority will be given to Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors. Participants must complete all three workshops to receive a certificate. In-person and Zoom attendance available. Lunch and drinks will be provided. 

RSVP required. Please fill out the online application form OR call 212-564-6057. Confirmed participants will get the exact address by Thursday, prior to the event.

Please join us for the Damayan Workers Protection Academy, a three-part workshop series, where Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors will learn how to protect their rights, stay safe, and support their communities. 

Workshop 1: Know Your Rights with ICE At Home, In the Workplace, and In the Streets 

Saturday, Feb 8, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

Workshop 2: Know Your Rights when Detained by ICE  

Saturday, Feb 22, 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

Workshop 3: Safety Planning for Individual and Community

Saturday, Mar 8 10am-3pm

Woodside, NY (To be announced)

RSVP: damayanmigrants.org/WPA25

Open to all Damayan and community members. Priority will be given to Filipino migrant workers, including domestic workers and labor trafficking survivors. Participants must complete all three workshops to receive a certificate. In-person and Zoom attendance is available. Lunch and drinks will be provided. 

RSVP required. Please fill out the online application form OR call 212-564-6057. Confirmed participants will get the exact address by Thursday, February 6.

Mark your calendar for Damayan’s Annual Holiday Party & Fundraiser 

The Damayan Annual Holiday Party and Fundraiser is on Saturday, December 14, 2024! 

4 PM Doors Open

5-7 PM Dinner, Program

7-8:30 Dancing

The People's Forum

320 W 37th St, NY, NY

In these present times, we need our community even more. Join us for a night of celebration and strengthening the unity of our community, while sharing delicious Filipino food, dancing, and singing with our fellow workers during the holiday season! Please also help us reach the Damayan fundraising goal of $25,000 for a Filipino Migrant Worker Center at Little Manila, Queens.

Ticket prices:

$50 Members

$125 Non-Members & Supporters

Your ticket will serve as the minimum donation for our Holiday Party, but in order to reach our fundraising goal faster, we encourage you to give a higher donation amount. Please click here to purchase tickets/donate:

www.damayanmigrants.org/hp24

Thank you very much for your support and please wear semi-formal, green, and red outfits.

Today, December 3, is Giving Tuesday, a global movement to support communities you care about. Please join Damayan and help us raise $25,000 so Filipino migrant workers win stolen wages and fight for better work conditions like just wages and benefits.  Please also donate to help us build a Filipino Migrant Workers Center at Queens!