Citizenship Now!

Volunteer of the Month

Each month we will highlight one of our outstanding volunteers. Below you will find the current Volunteer of the month as well as a list of volunteers who we have profiled in the past. Click on the photos to read more about them.

Sainslot Belizaire has been a Volunteer Corps Member since 2011:

Q. Tell us about yourself--do either you or a family member have a personal immigration story?
A. "I'm becoming a U.S. citizen in order to find more opportunities and to travel with a U.S. passport."

Q. Why do you volunteer with the NYC/CUNY Citizenship Now! Volunteer Corps?
A. "I enjoy the interaction of the CUNY staff with the volunteer crew. Also, I really enjoyed the first TPS events for Haitians in the aftermath of the earthquake and the citizenship events."

Q. What are you looking forward to at the next event?
A. "To serve more people as much as possible."

Q. Outside of work and volunteering, tell us about some special hobbies or interests that you have?
A. "I enjoy traveling and learning more foreign languages."

Q. What is your favorite section of the volunteer newsletter “Citizenship Now! Monthly” and/or volunteer website?
A. "The Volunteer of the month section where volunteers write about their personal immigration stories."

Q. In what way(s) has volunteering with Citizenship Now! impacted you personally?
A. "It made me learn more and get more experience in the immigration field."