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December and holiday time is family time and just about every American family has an immigrant story to tell. On Sunday, December 20th at 10pm, three amazing and effective programs serving greater Boston's most vulnerable refugee and immigrant communities will tell their stories together with LZF Executive Director Jude Goldman, LZF Board Secretary Kevin O"Malley, along with our host, Jordan Rich, on WBZ 1030 AM radio. Please listen in for inspiration in this season of light, hope, and joy.
December 20, 2009
"Building Bridges and Creating Community"
Jordan hosts the late night weekend talks shows every Saturday and Sunday from midnight to five a.m. and Sunday evenings from 10 p.m. to midnight. The program features an eclectic mix of authors, actors, athletes, musicians and interesting personalities along with lots of "open line" conversations with listeners from all over the country and Canada.
The Lenny Zakim Fund would like to thank
Jordan Rich and WBZ News Radio 1030 for helping us spread the word about
The Lenny Zakim Fund
and the good work being done by
our Grant Recipients!
The Lenny Zakim Fund Grant Recipients
The Jordan Rich Show
12-20-09 The East Boston Adult Education Center was one of the first recipients of a grant from LZF 13 years ago. Domenic Avellani has dedicated a classroom to Lenny Zakim. Over the 20 plus years they have been in existence, this small agency has helped over 40,000 new Americans learn English, become citizens, and gain the vocational skills they need to succeed in their new country.
The Shanbaro
Community Association,serving the Somali Bantu
community & theChelsea Collaborative, serving
Chelsea's Latino community beautifully illustrate the bridge building
that is at the heart of the LZF mission. Somali Bantus are the
descendants of slaves brought to Somalia from other African
countries. During the Somalian Civil War they fled on foot to Kenya.
Some were granted permanent refugee status by the United States and
began arriving in this area in 2003. Now, the members of Chelsea's Latina
community have voluntarily extended themselves to use their own
experience and resources to help the Somali Bantu's succeed in the United
States.
