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NY1 Noticias: ‘Afuera está muy caliente… es un horno’: adulto mayor en centro de enfriamiento
NY1 Noticias stopped by the SCS cooling center on June 20 for a story about the June heat wave.
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NY1 Noticias: “Casi cinco años, una lucha permanente…”: víctima de abuso y maltrato en el hogar
NY1 Noticias, a Spanish-language TV station in New York City, recently highlighted the issue of elder abuse in this news clip.
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Sunnyside Post: New Yorkers March to Combat Elder Abuse
More than 200 people attended an event on June 10 to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The event was organized by NYC Aging in partnership with SCS.
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Sunnyside Post: Sunnyside stands with neighbors displaced by 5-alarm inferno last year as they face further evictions by landlord
Sunnyside Post covered a recent rally for residents who were displaced by a massive fire last December, and who are now facing the end of their temporary apartment leases.
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Sunnyside Post: Sunnyside Celebrates Women’s History With Inaugural Lily Gavin Memorial Breakfast
SCS Executive Director Judy Zangwill was honored at the first annual Lily Gavin Memorial Sunnyside Women’s History Breakfast Celebration.
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Remembering Byron Stookey, SCS’s First Executive Director
Byron Stookey, one of SCS’s founders and our first Executive Director, died April 12, 2024 in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
SCS employees and members of our Center for Active Older Adults gathered for a rooftop viewing party of the solar eclipse.
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Queens Times: Sunnyside Community Services to Address Elder Abuse
The Queens Times featured our new Elder Justice Program, which provides support and assistance to older adults who are experiencing abuse.
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Queens Gazette: Urban Upbound, Electeds, Community Leaders Note Tax Season Nearing End
The Queens Gazette highlights Urban Upbound, which provides free tax prep for lower-income New Yorkers at 36 partner sites including SCS.
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QNS: U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez Secures $11 Million for Projects Across her Queens and Brooklyn District
U.S. Representative Nydia M. Velázquez secured $450,000 to improve SCS’ building in Sunnyside.
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Queens Ledger: Over 100 Seniors, Advocates Rally for Increased Funding to Queens Senior Centers
Members of our Center for Active Older Adults rallied in support of increased funding for services and to denounce proposed cuts to senior centers.
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Advocating for Older Adults
Members of our Center for Active Older Adults and SCS staff members gathered for a morning of advocacy to support programs for older adults.
