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AAFE and Renaissance create $1 million loan fund for small businesses displaced in Flushing fire
Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and Renaissance Economic Development Corp. (REDC) announced the creation of the FLUSHING DOWNTOWN FIRE EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAM, a $1 million loan fund to assist small businesses impacted by the devastating fire at East Commercial Plaza, 40-10 Main St., on March 17.
AAFE and Asian American Bar Association of New York offer free legal clinics in Flushing
Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) announced a new series of free legal clinics in Flushing, Queens, including free 30-minute informational sessions with volunteer attorneys.
AAFE Statement: Safe haven at 91 East Broadway
While AAFE at one time explored a role to assist with outreach to the Asian community in Chinatown and the Lower East Side and to provide Asian language services at the safe haven, we withdrew from the project in December 2021 and have no affiliation with the project.
AAFE urges New York State to legalize accessory dwelling units
We wholeheartedly support the current efforts to advance Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) legalization in the State, and was hearten to hear this issue included in Governor Hochul’s State of the State address.
Fact Sheet: Transitional housing for families with children in Flushing
A summary of the vision and programming at Magnolia Gardens, a 90-unit transitional housing facility in Flushing that will support our most vulnerable children and their families.
Why build transitional housing for families with children in Flushing? There is a critical need
Every day at AAFE we are contacted by our neighbors in Flushing who are in desperate need of help. They are mothers and fathers and children at risk of eviction, unable to afford food and medical care and often ineligible for government aid. They are frequently just a paycheck away from losing their home.