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Isaac Salazar still remembers the staffers at the community-based clinic that helped him navigate New York City’s complexities when he came from Mexico 10 years ago.

It’s what inspired him to go back to school and pursue social work, officially graduating in August from Hunter College.

Last year, he received another lifeline: he was awarded a scholarship known as the CUNY Social Work Fellows, a City Council program that covers tuition and other fees for students pursuing masters of social work degrees for many much-needed jobs in behavioral health at ci

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