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Queens Ledger: Community groups rally to address food insecurity
The Queens Ledger attended our rally on food insecurity in Queens. Read their article online at http://www.queensledger.com/view/full_story/27780279/article-Community-groups-rally-to-address-food-insecurity?
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Sunnyside Post: Queens Food Pantries See Food Supply Depleting as Food Lines Increase
Writer Allie Griffin spoke to our Executive Director, Judy Zangwill and Jonathan Forgash, co-founder of Queens Together, for an article about food insecurity in Queens. Read the article online at https://sunnysidepost.com/queens-food-pantries-see-food-supply-depleting-as-food-lines-increase.
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Queens Courier: Community groups team up to fight food insecurity in Woodside
Learn more about our rally that was held in Woodside that we co-hosted with Queens Together. You can read the Queens Courier article and view several photos from the event online at https://qns.com/2020/10/community-groups-team-up-to-fight-food-insecurity-in-woodside/.
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Noticiero 47 Telemundo: Live Filming of Rally for Food Security
Telemundo filmed live at our rally in Woodside, Queens about food insecurity in the borough. Jonah Gensler, Associate Executive Director of Community Services for Sunnyside Community Services was interviewed, along with some Queens residents who have benefited from our food distribution efforts. You can watch the video online at https://www.telemundo47.com/local/organizaciones-comunitarias-reclaman-falta-de-despensas-tras-alta-demanda-en-queens/2111586/.
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Univision New York: Rally for Food Security
Queens organizations including Sunnyside Community Services, Queens Together, Nice, and others rallied for food security. Watch the video online at https://www.univision.com/local/nueva-york-wxtv/trabajadores-de-restaurantes-piden-ayuda-para-sobreponerse-a-los-efectos-de-la-pandemia-video.
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CBS New York: Queens Rally for Food Security
CBS News highlights recent efforts by Sunnyside Community Services, Queens Together, and Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens to meet the growning need for food in New York City. Watch the story online at https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/10/28/halloween-harvest-pop-up-helps-hundreds-of-families-in-need-in-brooklyn/,
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Queens Gazette: Rally For Food Security In Woodside Wednesday
Sunnyside Community Services and Queens Together organized a rally to draw attention to the dwindling funding for food programs. Read the Queens Gazette article online at https://www.qgazette.com/articles/rally-for-food-security-in-woodside-wednesday.
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Sunnyside Post: Sunnyside Residents and Property Owner Come Together to Turn Empty Lot Into Composting Site
Sunnyside Post reporter Allie Griffin talked to Judy Zangwill, Executive Director of Sunnyside Community Services, property owner Harry Otterman, and Kristina Baines, one of the organizers with the 45th Street Composters for this feature article about how they worked together to convert a vacant lot in Sunnyside into a composting site. Judy Zangwill, executive director…
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Collaborating for Compost
Since last June, Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) has been working with the 45th Street Composters to negotiate with the owner of a vacant lot in Sunnyside to use the lot for composting. The property owner, Harry Otterman, agreed to allow the composters to use the lot if SCS was involved. Last week, the negotiations were finalized and SCS signed a one-year lease for the lot on behalf of the 45th Street Composters. …
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Sunnyside Community Services Distributes More Than $1/2 Million in Assistance to Needy New Yorkers
Since the pandemic began, Sunnyside Community Services in Queens has distributed over half a million dollars in cash assistance to struggling New Yorkers. But with more than 500 people currently on the waiting list, the funds have run out. “The number of people asking for help is just staggering,” said Judith Zangwill, executive director of Sunnyside Community Services. “In a 12-month period during normal times, we would expect to distribute about $25,000 in assistance. Since March, we…
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Queens Daily Eagle: NYC Funds Immigrant Legal Services at Five Queens Providers
Sunnyside Community Services is one of five Queens organizations to receive grants to enhance legal counsel and case management to undocumented immigrant New Yorkers. The ActionNYC grant, from the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration, will allow us to provide free legal assistance, information and referrals to undocumented immigrants. Other Queens-based…
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WNYC: Masks And Handwashing But No Hugs In Pre-K During Covid
PreK children all over the city are heading back to in-person classes. WNYC reporter Jessica Gould stopped by our free preK Sunnyside UP program on the first day of school to find out what’s different this year. Jessica spoke with a preK teacher and even heard the class handwashing song. Hear Jessica’s report, incluidng that charming song,…
