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Dover and Surrounding Areas Working Class Immigrant Community

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REPORT Jan. 23, 2022
Population: 250292
transportation housing voting rights education affordable
Cultural or Historical Interests
We have a shared history of escaping oppressive governments and poverty in Latin America. We're resourceful and entrepreneurial; talented salsa dancers from Colombia and Puerto Rico have started dance school businesses, while others have established Latin American restaurants. We're muralists without access to public spaces that permit murals. Some have unauthorized immigrant status. We're a young community that often doesn't know our own history because it isn't taught in schools nor celebrated in local theaters or arts programs. Food, language, music, dance, and a shared colonization and migration history bond us. Many of us are Christian/Catholic though some follow a Liberation Theology
Community Activities and Services
We're an immigrant community from Latin America, living/working/socializing in Dover, Wharton, Rockaway, Mine Hill, Victory Gardens Parsippany, & Morristown. We speak Spanish, English, Portuguese, Indigenous and Creole languages. We're Christian, Catholic, or Agnostic & congregate at church. We also congregate in dance clubs, soccer fields, rivers, lakes, pools & the beach but lack transportation and affordable access to expensive "public" pools, lakes here in "Lakeland", & the Jersey Shore. The libraries lack Spanish-speaking librarians and programming that would be welcoming to us. We often get healthcare at clinics and hospital emergency rooms.
Economic or Environmental Interests
We lack access to federally-funded financial aid such as SNAP, Social Security benefits, and housing vouchers because of immigrant status, misinformation, illiteracy, lack of public transportation, or language barriers. We sublet rooms in our rented homes because of a lack of affordable housing, share rides to school for kids because of a lack of busing, and share rides to work due to the dire lack of public transportation. We're a working class & middle class community of domestic workers, factory workers, tax drivers, and some professionals with kids in overcrowded schools and limited access to affordable, quality healthcare. We live in flood zones & the environment is not protected.
Community Needs and Concerns
My working class immigrant community is in the 25th legislative district but the concerns and power of upper-class Bernardsville residents drown out ours. Our state legislators ignore us, especially those of us in Dover. Dover is the poorest community in Dover while Bernardsville is one of the wealthiest in the entire state. We have more in common with Parsippany and should be in the same legislative district as other communities in Morris County with significant working-class immigrant populations.
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Comite de Trabajadoras Domesticas de Madison

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REPORT Jan. 23, 2022
Population: 22205
housing healthcare diversity education affordable
Cultural or Historical Interests
Iglesias Santa Vincent, Saint Margaret of Scotland. Idiomas hablados , español, ingles, italiano, comunidad Latina que va aumentando inmigrantes, vamos a ver películas a AMC de Morristown
Community Activities and Services
Doge park, nuestros hijos asisten a las escuelas de madison, Madison High School, vamos a hacer laundry sobre la Central Ave, Restaurante La Rosa , 54 Main St, Chipolte y Delicositas y Sabor latino, Noches de Colombia y Monchys, Las Costillas de Pedro en Dover NJ socialismos en Paola Multiservice. para , vamos a Mall de Rockaway y Livingstang and Short Hills, para atención medica vamos a Morristown Memorial y Zufall y Urgent Care. para transportacion NJ Transit
Economic or Environmental Interests
Se trabaja en factorias en Dover y Whippany, unemployment.
Community Needs and Concerns
Public pool is too expensive, alto costo de alimentos, estamos en distritos separados de ciudades donde tenemos habitantes con los que nos sentimos identificados, queremos estrechar nuestra relación con las comunidades de Dover, Morristown y Rockaway.
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Wind of the Spirit Domestic Workers - Dover

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REPORT Jan. 21, 2022
Population: 52488
transportation housing education environment affordable
Cultural or Historical Interests
Dover's community is multicultural, We have people from Colombia, Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Puertoricans, Uruguayan, Venezuelan. There are many church we go to such as Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Catholic, Latino Americana (evangelic), St. Clement (catholic), the Methodict church, the Adventist church, and many more. The mayority of the people speak spanish. We have parks to go walk as well as to fish.
Community Activities and Services
My comunity Dover has train stations, Many hispanic businesses, Taxis, laudries, we have Zufall Clinic, banks, and everything is very close to us. We have a hospital very close to us St. Claire Hospital. We have the Academy, North Dover schools as well as dover high school. We have many organizations that help the community such as Wind of the Spirit, connecting dover and many more. We have the Library, pharmacy, and they all welcome the immigrant community. We have places were our children can go and play, as well a field were people can play soccer.
Economic or Environmental Interests
We have the train station that takes us to NYC as well as Bus station and taxis. Many hispanic businesses and nighclubs. we have the gym. We also have laudries. Many hispanic restaurants.
Community Needs and Concerns
Where there is snow they do not clean avenues and streets only the main street. The bus signs are not placed in the right place. Gentrification. theving conditions are very expensive. Economic hardships. Store charges too much. We are seeing many assalts to taxy people in late evening. Discrimination.
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10/12 South Orange

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REPORT Oct. 13, 2021
Population: 23078
suburban
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10/12 Training Alpha Pi Alpha

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REPORT Oct. 13, 2021
Population: 16979
housing education environment
Community Needs and Concerns
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