Leggett Joins Nonprofit Partners to Announce Citizenship Initiative

For Immediate Release: Monday, May 22, 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 10:30 a.m.

Veterans Plaza

1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring

 

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will be on hand at Veterans Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring to help launch a Citizenship Initiative to promote and help eligible residents in the County to become U.S. Citizens. 

The County has joined Cities for Citizenship and the “Naturalize Now! Summer Citizenship Campaign,” a coordinated naturalization event and communications outreach effort to encourage 1,000,000 eligible community members to naturalize this year. Cities for Citizenships is a national initiative aimed at increasing citizenship among eligible U.S. permanent residents and encouraging cities across the country to invest in citizenship programs.  

 

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Media Contact: Lorna Virgili 240-777-6507