On September 17th, Cities for Citizenship (C4C), a national initiative aimed at increasing citizenship among eligible legal permanent residents (LPRs), celebrated its 1-year anniversary. CPD co-coordinates the program with the National Partnership for New Americans and under the leadership of the Mayors of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. Citi Community Development is the founding corporate partner. Since its launch in September of last year, nearly 20 cities have joined and more than 6,000 individuals nationwide were assisted in their pursuit of citizenship. Mayor Bill de Blasio, one of C4C’s founding mayors, highlighted the initiative in his remarks during a Citizenship Day oath ceremony celebrating the naturalization of over 100 immigrants.

The White House recently released a statement highlighting C4C as an example of an initiative working in support of its “Stand Stronger” Citizenship Awareness Campaign, which aims to break down the barriers eligible immigrants face when seeking citizenship.