Tune in Wednesday, February 7 at 8 p.m. on WNYC to hear a discussion of the awards, and conversations with this year's winners of the Lehrer Prize for Community Well-Being.  

Community well-being is a phrase drawn from the public health arena that takes into account the combination of social, economic, environmental, cultural, and political conditions that affect people in a particular community. 

This year's theme: People and organizations who work to welcome the many migrants arriving from the southern border and to help them adjust to life in New York City.

The Winning Organizations and their Leaders:

• Power Malu, founder of Artists Athletes Activists, which greets new migrants and asylum seekers upon arrival in NYC and connects them with support services.
  
• Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo, attorney, community activist and the founder of the Jackson Heights Immigrant Center, which helps newly-arrived individuals apply for asylum and form a community.
• Jesus Aguais, president of Aid for Life, which provides clothing, shoes, hot meals, and information to newly arrived migrants and asylum seekers. 
  

Plus: NYC-based Jazz pianist Arturo O'Farrill, whose work uses music to illuminate the humanity of migrants, discusses the issue, and shares excerpts from his 2018 project, Fandango At The Wall, which brought together over 60 musicians performing together from both sides of the Tijuana-San Diego border.

About the Lehrer Prize:
The award is named after WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning host Brian Lehrer, whose daily call-in show aims to build community by bringing listeners together with elected officials, community leaders, policy-makers, journalists, and each other to convene conversations about the issues affecting our city, our nation, and our lives. Founded to commemorate Brian Lehrer’s 30th anniversary on-air at WNYC, The Lehrer Prize recognizes a standout idea, person, group, or effort that has contributed meaningfully to life in New York City and the surrounding areas over the past year. Each honoree receives $2,500 to continue their organization's outstanding work.