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SCS Raises Awareness of New Services to Help Family Members Provide Care for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s or Dementia.
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness and National Caregivers Awareness Month. SCS held a press conference to highlight CARE NYC, our comprehensive city-wide program of supportive services for family caregivers and their loved ones. Matthew Wallace, Chief of Staff for NYC Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Judy Zangwill, SCS executive director, David Aglialoro, representing Assemblywoman…
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CELEBRATE WITH SCS
CELEBRATE WITH SCS: Please click HERE to reserve your tickets or journal greeting for our 2016 Annual Celebration honoring Neighborhood Visionaries Gert McDonald and Lily Gavin (in memoriam) on November 10 at M. Wells Dinette at MOMA PS1. Donations from individuals like you are critical to Sunnyside Community Services’ ability to serve children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. We rely on…
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Care NYC Announces New Caregiver Events for October
Caregivers, take a break with your loved one and get the support you need. Join CARE NYC for an Autumn Sing-Along on Thursday, October 6 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. with Sean Condron at Sunnyside Community Services. On Thursday, October 13, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m, enjoy a guided tour of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Participation…
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To Commemorate Women’s Equality Day, Take Care of Caregivers
Currently, there are roughly 3.2 million American women who are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease. These women are also mothers, sisters, wives, colleagues and community members who must deal with the stress of those responsibilities too. With all of those responsibilities piling up, it’s no wonder caregivers report devastating tolls on their own physical…
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Gert McDonald, Sunnyside Leader and Political Pioneer Celebrates 100th Birthday at SCS
SUNNYSIDE — When the city once planned to cut the number of weekly garbage pickups in Queens but not in Manhattan, lifelong Sunnyside resident Gertrude McDonald had a suggestion for her fellow outer borough residents: take your trash to work with you. That’s just one of the stories about McDonald that friends and loved ones…
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Enroll now for Free Pre-K Programs in September
At Sunnyside UP Pre-kindergarten, children build foundational literacy and math skills in a welcoming, supportive, and fun environment. Our multi-lingual teachers celebrate the diverse talents and interests of each child, and helps them learn to work, play, and solve problems together, Sign up now for free full-time classes starting in September. Affordable after-care options are available. Please call…
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Sunnyside Community Services and Amie’s Place Foundation Partner for a Third Year
Sunnyside Community Services and Amie’s Place Foundation Partner for a Third Year to Keep the Elderly and their Animal Companions Together June 2016, Sunnyside, New York Amie’s Place Foundation, a New York-based not-for-profit Foundation that funds organizations dedicated to keeping families and pets together, has renewed funding for a third year to Sunnyside Community Services…
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Judy Zangwill, SCS Executive Director, on NY1 with reporter Angi Gonzalez and PSS Deputy Director Katherine Martinez
SCS Executive Director Judy Zangwill and Presbyterian Senior Services Deputy Director Katherine Martinez discuss new Alzheimer’s Caregiver Services available throughout the five boroughs with NY1 reporter Angi Gonzalez. Watch the interview here.
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Hay ayuda para hispanos que cuidan familiares con Alzheimer
Sunnyside Community Services is one of several organizations that provide services for family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or chronic illness. See story in El Diario.
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NY1 Reports on Supporting Alzheimer’s Caregivers
A recent NYI report by Erin Billups discussed issues facing New Yorkers providing care to loved ones with Alzheimer’s Disease. The story features staff and participants of our CARE NYC and Adult Day programs, and shows how our programs support people providing care and make positive differences in the lives of caregivers and their loved…
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SCS Summer Camps in the News on Univision 41
Watch this news story on Univision 41 NY on free Summer Camp programs reported from Sunnyside Community Services. SCS has spots available for children currently in grades 1 through 8. If you live near Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City or Elmhurst, please call 347-684-3399. If you live in another community in the five boroughs of New…
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Now Accepting Applications for September 2016 Free Pre-Kindergarten Program
Pre-Kindergarten classes lay a foundation for stronger math and literacy skills throughout a child’s education. Help your child born in 2012 get ahead with free, high-quality pre-Kindergarten classes at Sunnyside Community Services. Applications are being accepted now for classes starting in September. For more information or to get an application form, call 718 784-6173 ext.…
