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Pre-K Enrollment Workshop / Workshop to apply to Pre-K If your child was born in 2014 and resides in the following area codes:10454, 10459, 10474, 10032, 10033, 10040 Would like to enroll them in school for September 2018? We can help! When: Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm Where: Tlanezcalli Community Center: 2770 Third […]

¡Empiece el año nuevo bien — ayude con preparar impuestos en Masa!

El día 17 de febrero, Masa tendrá un día de preparación de impuestos gratuito en colaboración con Ariva. Si le interesa apoyar este y otros eventos de preparación de impuestos gratuitos durante la próxima temporada de impuestos, ayudando a familias a evitar costos altos de preparación de impuestos, *especialmente* si habla español, puede solicitar ser […]

Start the New Year right — help with tax prep at Masa!

On February 17th, Masa will be hosting a free tax prep day in partnership with Ariva. If you’re interested in supporting this and other free tax preparation events during the upcoming tax season, helping families avoid expensive tax prep fees, *especially* if you speak Spanish, you can apply to become a volunteer with Ariva — you’ll […]

¡Recolecta de juguetes para niños en Masa!

¿Quiere contribuir a la recolecta de juguetes para niños en Masa? Hasta hicimos una lista de juguetes deseados de Amazon con varios juguetes divertidos de que los niños de Masa seguramente vayan a disfrutar: http://a.co/6t0x9yx Si desea donar un juguete, puede llevar o enviar juguetes (por favor, no armas de juguete) — si sean de […]

We’re having a toy drive!

Do you want to bring holiday cheer to the kids at Masa? We’re having a holiday toy drive! We even created an Amazon wish list with a bunch of fun toys that Masa kids are sure to love: http://a.co/6t0x9yx If you’d like to donate a toy, you can take or ship unwrapped toys (please no […]

¡Mil gracias al comité de voluntarios de Masa!

¡Felicidades y mil GRACIAS al increíble comité de voluntarios de Masa, quienes participaron en una carrera de 5K/10K a fines de octubre (y en la lluvia)! ¡Recaudaron $3,700 para apoyar a Masa! ¡Estamos tan agradecidos por sus esfuerzos y orgullosos de tenerlos como parte de #TeamMasa! Se puede ver fotos de la carrera aquí.

A big thanks to Masa’s volunteer committee!

Here at Masa, we’d like to share a huge congratulations and an enormous THANK YOU to Masa’s incredible Volunteer Committee, who ran a 5K/10K in late October (in the rain, no less) and fundraised $3,700 for Masa! We are so grateful for their efforts and proud to have them as part of #TeamMasa! You can see […]

Masa’s Family Fair for Hate-Free Schools is Tomorrow!

Masa Parents in Action (MPIA) is a committee of local parent leaders dedicated to improving the educational experiences of underserved families in the South Bronx, especially Latino and immigrant families. Tomorrow, MPIA will host a Family Fair for Hate-Free Schools, an event to launch our campaign against race-based bullying, discrimination, and violence in our public schools. City-level […]

Regreso a escuela + foro comunitario sobre DACA

¡Estamos esperando mucho la lanza de nuestros programas del año escolar en sólo una semana! Esta semana, nos enfocaremos en capacitaciones para voluntarios y dando la bienvenida a familias regresando a Masa. Mientras tanto, estamos preparándonos para responder a la rescisión del programa de DACA. Tendremos un foro comunitario el lunes, 11 de septiembre — […]

Back to school + emergency DACA forum

We’re looking forward to the launch of our school year programs in just one more week! This week, we’ll focus on wrapping up our volunteer trainings and welcoming families back to Masa. In the meantime, we are mobilizing to respond to the DACA rescission. We will be holding an emergency forum on Monday, September 11th […]