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Washington, May 18, 2011
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) on Wednesday announced that the Welcome Back Initiative is one of four recipients of its 2011 E Pluribus Unum Prizes for exceptional immigrant integration Initiatives.
Washington, May 31,2011
The four winners of the Migration Policy Institute’s (MPI) E Pluribus Unum Prizes for exceptional immigrant integration today were designated by the White House as “Champions of Change” and their innovative, life-changing work is being showcased this week by the White House
Gazette, May 18, 2011
Nonprofit with Silver Spring location welcomes back immigrant health care professionals. National organization receives immigrant integration award. When Yelitze Medina moved to Rockville in 2001, she left a 10-year stint as a nurse in the Venezuelan Air Force and arrived in a country where she had no credentials, little understanding of the English language, and even less understanding of the intricacies of the American health care industry.
BALTIMORE, MD (May 19, 2011)
The Maryland Welcome Back Initiative, supported through a grant from the Maryland Department of Labor (DLLR) and administered by the Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, was touted last night by the Migrant Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy. The Initiative earned the Commission on Hispanic Affairs the E Pluribus Unum Prize for its successful work to encourage the adoption of effective integration practices.
