VOLS On the Ground Briefing 10/14 - Denise Vivar (John Jay Immigrant Student Success Center)
Channel: Volunteers of Legal Service
Date: 16/10/2020

Denise Vivar, Interim Specialist at the Immigrant Student Success Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, discusses her work with the VOLS Immigration Project and is introduced by VOLS' Peter Kempner. 

Event overview: VOLS community and legal partners share their "on the ground" reports of how the crises facing New York City -- the pandemic, racial injustice, and economic recession -- impact our community and how we are responding, together. Speakers include Ian Benjamin (VOLS), Peter Kempner (VOLS), Denise Vivar (John Jay College Immigrant Student Success Center), Rohit Malik (Citi), Karen Narefsky (United for Small Business NYC), Bill Whalen (DC37), Sara Effron (VOLS), Brenna DeVaney (Skadden), and with a special recognition to outgoing VOLS executive director Marcia Levy (University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law).