During this period she established a volunteer services program and placed over 300 volunteers at the center. she set up and coordinated a ReachOut and Read literacy program for children. which became a model program for the State. and served on all fundraising committees. In 2006. Ms. Ortega organized and served as president of the Caribbean Cultural Caucus where she fought vigorously for an amnesty bill for the Englishspeaking Caribbean nations. In 2000. in part because of her work. I introduced legislation to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act in regard to Caribbeanborn immigrants. Ms. Ortega was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Mount Vernon.
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