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Career Event a Success at SCS
SCS held a Career Fair in September 2018. More than 50 career seekers attended, and many resumes were submitted, with at least one hiring as a result. There was great interest in the free Home Health Aide (HHA) three-week free training program and already certified HHAs looked into signing up with SCS’ Home Care services.…
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Students Court Success
Students in Sunnyside Community Services’ Youth Futures program at Queens Vocational & Technical High School enjoyed an inspirational learning opportunity when they visited the Honorable Sanket Bulsara, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for The Eastern District of New York in his courtroom by special invitation. Judge Bulsara and the staff shared valuable information about the…
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School Supply Drive at Sunnyside Community Services
Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) is collecting school supplies for children in the programs at the Cornerstone Community Center at Woodside Houses and at the Boulevard Family Residence. “The cost of basic school supplies can be more than some families can afford every year,” said Sheena Sukhraj, Assistant Executive Director of Youth and Family Services at…
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Thank you and Congratulations to our Volunteers
Three Cheers for Sunnyside Community Services’ Volunteers NY City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, New York State Senator Mike Gianaris, Assemblyman Brian Barnwell, and representatives from the offices of Congressman Joe Crowley and Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan were on hand to help honor Sunnyside Community Services’ volunteers at their annual celebration on April 26, 2018. The…
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Volunteering in a New York Minute
Fox 5 New York aired this segment highlighting recent volunteer activities at the SCS Center for Active Older Adults. On April 17, New York Cares and volunteers from HSBC helped our members to assemble and paint springtime crafts while Sabor and the Afro-Latineers played and shared information about Latin and African clave music. A great…
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SCS on UniMás
Sunnyside Community Services Associate Executive Director of Community Services, Jonah Gensler, and Kerly Serrano, director of the Center for Active Older Adults discussed our continuum of care on UniMás (NYC Channel 68) and covered the range of services SCS makes available for people of all ages throughout the community. Click here to watch. You can click…
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SCS Career Readiness Program SHINES
Our Career Readiness Program combines internship experiences with career readiness education. Program staff offer guidance on developing resumes and honing interview skills, and guest speakers provide expertise in financial literacy. The program includes opportunities to learn about options for post-secondary education and to analyze how each will impact your future choices. For more information, please call 718-937-3010 ext.…
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Univision Explores Impact of Alzheimer’s Among Hispanic Communities
Of about 40 million family caregivers in the country, 21% are Latinos according to the 2015 study “Caregiving in the US”, by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving. Univision explores the impact of Alzheimer’s among Hispanic communities by following Nancy and Alejo. “When Nancy Aponte moved from Colombia to the United States, Alejo Conde and his wife helped her adapt…
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Race for SCS
The Third Annual Sunnyside Post Mile Run/Walk was held on October 14. Hundreds of people turned out to run or walk a course through the streets of Sunnyside. In addition to being great fun, the event helped to support Sunnyside Community Services, and the 14,000 individuals they serve every year. Sunnyside Community Services staff members,…
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Lucidity Chamberistas Free in Concert At Sunnyside Community Services
Led by conductor Eugene Takahashi, the Lucidity Chamberistas orchestra performed powerful renditions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento in D major, K.136/125°, Claude Debussy, Sarabande from “pour le piano,” arranged by Leo Soeda, Yui Kitamura, Japan Sketch (2017) for string orchestra, and Edward Grieg, Holberg Suite, op. 40. The performance was well attended, with about 100…
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SCS Annual Celebration held on Monday, Oct. 30.
We hosted our Annual Celebration on Monday, October 30, honoring Corporate Citizen, Lamb Financial Group and Neighborhood Visionary Maureen A. Lynch, Edward D. Lynch Funeral Home. The celebration were held at the Paper Factory in Long Island City, NY 11101. Photos of the event will be available here soon, or visit our Facebook page.
