News from Sunnyside

The Queens Gazette features our free ESOL classes in a recent issue. Read more at https://www.qgazette.com/articles/scs-offers-free-esol-classes-instruction-begins-january-12/

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Read about our free virtual ESOL classes, which will be held this winter via Zoom: http://sunnysideblog.org/sunnyside-community-services-offers-free-esol-classes-on-january-12/ Register by December 30.

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Sunnyside Community Services will teach English to New Yorkers this winter through a series of free classes. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes will be held entirely online from January 12 – March 25.   The classes will consist of four levels – Beginning I, Beginning II, Intermediate I, and Intermediate II – and will be offered in a choice of morning and evening sessions. Classes will include interactive Zoom sessions, and online activities on Google…

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Instead of holiday lights, the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce decided to raise funds for local food pantries, including Sunnyside Community Services. Read more in this Sunnyside Post article: https://sunnysidepost.com/skillman-holiday-lights-taken-down-businesses-decide-to-fund-food-pantries-instead

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With food pantries experiencing a decline in funding, legislators and providers ask that the state use unspent CARES Act funding and rainy day funds to help New Yorkers. Learn more in this New York Focus article: https://www.nysfocus.com/2020/12/04/food-pantry-funding/.

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NY1 Noticias talked to caregiver Lucía León and Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) Division Director of Senior Services Shyvonne Noboa about the Care NYC program. SCS is in danger of losing funding for this important program, which offers support and assistance to family caregivers who are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. View the story online on Facebook…

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Sunnyside Community Services will train 120 New Yorkers to be Home Health Aides, thanks in part to a $10,000 grant from TD Charitable Foundation. Read more about this program via this article from the Queens Gazette.  

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Sunnyside Post talks to our Executive Director Judy Zangwill and Associate Executive Director Monica Guzman about a $10,000 challenge matching grant offered by FJC: A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds. This grant will match all donations made to Sunnyside Community Services by December 31. Read more about the work that we’ve done so far during the pandemic, and…

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This Thanksgiving, instead of the usual group meal, volunteers and staff from Sunnyside Community Services delivered more than 200 bags directly to the homes of seniors. The bags were filled with Thanksgiving meals and treats, including fruit cake and non-alcoholic bubbly drink.  Learn more about our programs for seniors at https://staging.scsny.org/programs/senior-programs

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In March 2020, the world as we knew it came to a halt.The pandemic hit Queens hard, and our neighbors reached out to us for help. Watch this short video to find out how our staff and volunteers made a difference: https://youtu.be/EQZHj3ypKDM

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The Daily News interviews our Associate Executive Director Jonah Gensler for an article about Pre-K closures in New York City. Read the article online at https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-some-schools-still-open-covid-20201120-dbiie2trbbhk5m75ezzr6llcey-story.html

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Spectrum Noticias NY1 talks to Jonah Gensler of Sunnyside Community Services and Jonathan Forgash of Queens Together about food pantries at risk of running out of food to distribute. Watch the video online at https://twitter.com/NY1noticias/status/1327348667985104898

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