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The 5th Annual Sunnyside Post Mile Run/Walk Took Place on October 5th.
Great Turnout for the Annual Sunnyside Post Mile This popular, family-friendly event, co-organized by the Sunnyside Post, the Woodside Sunnyside Runners and Sunnyside Community Services, started at Lou Lodati Park on 43rd Street and finished on Skillman Avenue and 44th Street on October 5, 2019. For more pictures, information about the race, and even more pictures, please click…
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New York Life Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Sunnyside Community Services Cornerstone Program to Support Out-of-School-Time Programs to Help Middle School Students Transition to 9th Grade
New York Life Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Sunnyside Community Services Cornerstone Program to Support Out-of-School-Time Programs to Help Middle School Students Transition to 9th Grade Award is one of 26 Aim High Grants Nationally, Totaling $1.35M The New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance today announced a $15,000 grant to the…
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Senator Gianaris Announces Funds for Health Aging Programs at Sunnyside Community Services
Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris announced that he secured $13,000 in this year’s budget for women’s health programming at Sunnyside Community Services on July 3 while attending the Sunnyside Community Services’ annual Fourth of July celebration. The funding is allocated for senior programs that promote healthy aging. “Sunnyside Community Services provides critical services for older adults in…
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Bank of America Support Helps SCS Expand HHA Training Program
Sunnyside Community Services is grateful to Bank of America for helping us to offer additional training classes for Home Health Aide (HHA) certification in Spanish and helping us to place individuals and families on the path to economic sustainability. Our three-week training provides a direct track to employment. This comprehensive program prepares students to make a…
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Queens DA Candidate Forum
We had a more than full house at our Queens DA Candidate’s Forum earlier this week. The event, moderated by Beth Fertig of WNYC, provided the candidates the opportunity to answer questions from the audience on issues of importance to members of our diverse community as well as the other contenders. We are grateful to…
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NY1 Noticias Coverage of Adult Literacy Rally on April 10
Sunnyside Community Services stood with other community organizations, immigrants, adult learners, advocates, and allies on the steps of Queens Borough Hall on April 10th to protest funding cuts to the Mayor’s executive budget for English and other adult literacy programs. The New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy estimates there are 2.2 million adult New…
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Thanks a Million!
Sunnyside constituents will have the chance to decide how to spend over $1 million on capital projects throughout the district. “After months of hard work, dedicated community members narrowed down hundreds of great ideas to 13 projects that would undeniably benefit our neighborhoods. Things like important upgrades to our schools, housing, and parks,” said Councilmember Jimmy…
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Amie’s Place Foundation Increases Support of Sunnyside Community Services’ Pet Pals Program for The Fifth Year
Amie’s Place Foundation Increases Support of Sunnyside Community Services’ Pet Pals Program for The Fifth Year With $70,000 Renewal Grant Over the Next Two Years. December 2018, Sunnyside, NY: Thanks to a $70,000 renewal grant, Amie’s Place Foundation, a New York-based not-for-profit foundation that funds organizations dedicated to keeping families and pets together, has renewed…
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More than $120K Raised for Victims of Recent Sunnyside Fire
Approximately a thousand residents showed up Monday night to the Sunnyside Fire Relief Fundraiser to raise money for the employees and business owners whose lives were turned upside down after a massive fire destroyed a string of Queens Boulevard businesses last week. Read all about it: https://sunnysidepost.com/sunnysiders-come-out-in-droves-to-fire-relief-fundraiser-more-than-100k-raised https://qns.com/story/2018/12/18/sunnyside-community-raises-120000-affected-five-alarm-blaze/ http://www.qgazette.com/news/2018-12-19/Features/Picking_Up_The_Pieces_After_Sunnyside_Fire.html https://pix11.com/2018/12/17/thousands-of-dollars-raised-for-victims-of-sunnyside-fire/ https://www.amny.com/news/sunnyside-fire-fundraiser-1.24681901
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Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras at Sunnyside Community Services
On Tuesday, December 11, best-selling author Ingrid Rojas Contreras read from her novel, “Fruit of the Drunken Tree,” and shared fascinating insights about writing, life, language, and historical and personal context with moderator Cindy Rodriguez, New York Public Radio senior investigative reporter. Contreras took questions from the audience about important characters, themes, and personal experiences, and…
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SCS College Readiness Director Peter Wilson is “New Yorker of the Week”
Our own Peter Wilson, College Readiness Program Director has been recognized by NY1 as “New Yorker of the Week.” SCS’s College Readiness Program offers free SAT prep classes, college application assistance, and financial aid workshops – everything students need to get into and to pay for college. Each year, the program’s graduating class is awarded a total of…
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Hundreds Turn Out for Sunnyside Post Mile Run Walk on September 29, 2018
More than 450 people participated in the 4th Annual Sunnyside Post Mile Run-Walk on Saturday, September 29 to help raise funds for Sunnyside Community Services. The ceremonies included welcoming speeches from Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, SCS Executive Director Judy Zangwill, Christian Murray, publisher of the Sunnyside Post. Participants ran and walked the one-mile track from 10…
