Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm continued its “day of service” tradition in early 2024.
Over the course of two days in late February and early March, more than 40 of the Firm’s staff members volunteered at the Charlotte Bilingual Preschool, completing a variety of projects which included raking leaves, planting flowers, cleaning playgrounds, filing sandboxes, designing billboards, building bicycles and more.
“We are so grateful for the volunteers from Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm,” said Katie Troy, Charlotte Bilingual Preschool’s Advancement Associate and Volunteer Coordinator. “Our school looks beautiful because of their help, and I know our families will be so happy to see the new garden, decorated hallways, and playground area. Garfinkel has been a dedicated partner of ours, and it means the world to have their support.”
Charlotte Bilingual Preschool was founded in 1999 and its mission is “to prepare Spanish-speaking children for success in school and life by providing superior dual language, multi-cultural early childhood education.” The school currently serves more than 185 students ages 3 to 4 and offers “a dual language, literacy-rich environment that prepares them for kindergarten and builds their English proficiency while leveraging the advantages of bilingualism and cultural diversity.”
In addition, the school sponsors family programs such as ESL, healthcare referrals, employment referrals, CMS and Meck Pre-K enrollment services, virtual family cafes, car seat checks, tax preparation and more as well as a workforce development initiative, which provides the opportunity for families enrolled at the school to register for Early Childhood Education coursework at Central Piedmont Community College. Further, the school recently launched a Community Closet, which allows families to shop for free clothing, diapers, formula, and other necessities.
All programs offered by the Charlotte Bilingual Preschool are available at little to no cost to students and their families.
“We are thrilled to invest in organizations like Charlotte Bilingual Preschool that share our values, and we truly appreciate their work in the community,” Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm Managing Partner Hannah F. Little said. “We believe in the heroic work they do and their commitment, day in and day out, to lift up children to fulfill their potential.”
Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm and its employees are proud to call Charlotte home. The Firm is dedicated to making a positive impact through service projects and by giving back via the Garfinkel Charitable Fund, which returns a portion of the Firm’s profits to nonprofit organizations in the local community and nationally that reflect its core values of inclusion, equality as well as social and economic justice.
More photos from Garfinkel Immigration’s “day of service” at Charlotte Bilingual Preschool can be found below.
