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      • AFTER PARTY TICKET FOR MVLA MEMBER OR GALA TICKET HOLDER
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21st Annual Hispanic Heritage Gala Celebrates Culture, Community, and Latino Excellence in the Mohawk Valley By Natalie Williams October 23, 2025

11/3/2025

 
https://uticaphoenix.net/21st-annual-hispanic-heritage-gala-celebrates-culture-community-and-latino-excellence-in-the-mohawk-valley/

Monalisa Fermin-Fennell ICAN, Auditor

10/27/2025

 
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​​Monalisa Fermin-Fennell
ICAN, Auditor
 
Monalisa Fermin-Fennell was born and raised in Washington Heights, NYC. From a young age, she was active in community service and youth leadership programs focused on empowering girls and addressing community challenges like food insecurity and literacy. She moved to Utica to study Sociology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute with an emphasis on social change.
After graduating, Monalisa worked in New York City supporting families with disabilities, eventually becoming a Facility Director. She returned to Utica in 2010 and currently works as a Quality Management Specialist at ICAN. Monalisa also serves on several boards, including the Mohawk Valley Latino Association and the Utica Civilian Public Safety Advisory Board. She is passionate about advocating for vulnerable populations and strengthening community ties.
 

Social Security Benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments

10/27/2025

 

​Today, we announced that monthly Social Security benefits and
Supplemental Security Income payments for 75 million Americans will
increase by 2.8 percent in 2026.

 Visit our blog [2] for details about the COLA and other important news.
Individuals who create an online _my_ Social Security [3] account can
access their personal COLA up to three weeks earlier than by mail if
they sign up for digital notices by November 19.

Links:
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HITN’s CEO Celebrates Latino Leadership at MVLA Gala

10/23/2025

 

​​BROOKLYN, NY, October 13, 2025 – More than 150 guests gathered for the Mohawk Valley Latino Association’s 21st Anniversary Hispanic Heritage Gala, where HITN President and CEO Michael D. Nieves delivered an inspiring keynote honoring Latino leadership and community impact.
Nieves paid heartfelt tribute to Carmen Sonia Martínez, co-founder of MVLA, praising her decades-long commitment to empowering Latino communities across upstate New York. From humble beginnings, Martínez helped transform the MVLA into a key support system for immigrant families, small businesses, and young leaders throughout the region. “Her vision built more than an organization—it built a community,” Nieves told the audience, highlighting how Martínez’s leadership has fostered education, cultural pride, and unity for over twenty years.
Drawing connections to his own work at HITN, Nieves reflected on the network’s growth to more than 35 million households since he took the helm in 2017. He also noted HITN’s Emmy Award-winning programming and ongoing mission to elevate Latino voices through culture, education, and civic participation.
Nieves emphasized that both HITN and the MVLA champion the same core values: preserving language, honoring identity, and celebrating heritage. He praised Martínez as a shining example of servant leadership—someone who connects cultures and generations through empathy and action. “Progress is born from collaboration,” Nieves concluded. “Every act of mentorship, education, or storytelling contributes to the living narrative of Hispanic heritage.” The evening not only marked the closing of Hispanic Heritage Month but also celebrated the enduring impact of leaders who continue to shape a brighter, more inclusive future for Latino communities in the Mohawk Valley and beyond.

HITN’s CEO Celebrates Latino Leadership at MVLA Gala

MVLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FEATURE ON MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING

10/23/2025

 
MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING

October 05th, 2021

10/5/2021

 

Join Junior Frontiers Today! / ¡Únase a Junior Frontiers hoy!

9/3/2021

 

Junior Frontiers Information Meeting
Reunión de información de Junior Frontiers

The first Jr. Frontiers meeting will take place Monday"s since September, at 5:30 p.m
 
They will meet at the old Utica Academy of Science Charter School located at 1214 Lincoln Avenue. Social distancing and masks are mandatory.

 
They have a ton of information to provide including upcoming college tours, robotics, the arts, and SAT Prep to name a few. 

It is a great opportunity to to join a program that helps the personal, social and academic growth of high school students for more information check out their website. 
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2025 COVID Update

7/30/2021

 

Ending Gun Violence In New York (#SAFESUMMER2021)

7/30/2021

 
Resources 
https://otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies/2021-summer-youth-program.asp -Summer Jobs for the youth in at-risk areas
https://dol.ny.gov/gun-violence-prevention-initiative / or call 1-(833)-324-0365 - Job placement/ training for people (18-24) 
​For more information do not hesitate to contact MVLA at [email protected]

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Update

7/27/2021

 

Statement from USCIS Acting Director Tracy Renaud on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Court Decision

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