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New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul presented “State of the State” at SCS
New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul presented highlights from Governor Mario Cuomo’s “State of the State” address to a large audience of members and participants at Sunnyside Community Services, after which she met briefly with attendees. Children in our Pre-K program gave the Lieutenant Governor a warm welcome before the event. NYC Council Majority…
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SCS Receives Grant to Support Family Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Sunnyside Community Services is proud to be one of the nine recipients of Governor Cuomo’s $67.5 million dollar initiative for the development of programs that support family members who care for the nearly 380,000 New Yorkers living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The awards are part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Initiative…
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SCS Volunteer Named NY1’s Queens Person of the Week, August 2015
NY1 reporter Leisha Majtan talks to Ngawang Chime, who has spent the summer volunteering at Sunnyside Community Services to help provide free enrichment programs to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.
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Free SONYC Summer Camp for Grades 6-8
Students city-wide are invited to attend Sunnyside Community Services’ free SONYC Summer Programs for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Classes meet Monday through Thursday, starting NOW and running through August 20. Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th Street, Sunnyside, NY. To register, call 718.551.8538 or email sshogan@scsny.org I.S. 5 (Walter Crowley Middle School), 50-40 Jacobus Street, Elmhurst, NY. To register, call…
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Students Raise Awareness and Funds for Alzheimer’s Programs
On Monday, June 8, students from PS150Q walked a mile to raise awareness and funds in support of Alzheimer’s Disease programs. After walking, students tied purple ribbons to the fence in front of the school, near a number of handwritten signs. Sixth grade students have been participating in service learning projects at Sunnyside Community Services’ Social Adult…
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Volunteers Spring into Action at SCS
Thanks to New York Cares and support from Morgan Stanley, over 100 members of the Center for Active Older Adults enjoyed painting and potting their own personalized flowerpots. Morgan Stanley volunteers engaged members during their artistic endeavors, and helped as needed. Several of the volunteers worked to bring a bloom of color to the planters…
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Mayor De Blasio, Local politicians visit Sunnyside Up Pre-Kindergarten
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited Sunnyside UP, our pre-Kindergarten program, to talk to the children and their parents about the importance of Universal Pre-K (UPK) and early childhood education. NY1 featured the visit in a story you can watch here. On hand to show their support were New York State Senator Michael Gianaris, New York City…
