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LSSNY Receives Award from the Citi Foundation
Small businesses owned by people of color were disproportionately impacted by COVID. In recognition of this, the Citi Foundation awarded $25 million in small business technical assistance to 50 community organizations. LSSNY is pleased to be among them, receiving...
Please Welcome Our New CFO: Rinku Bhattacharya
Rinku Bhattacharya LSSNY is pleased to welcome Rinku Bhattacharya as our new CFO. She has more than 25 years of financial and administrative experience in financial management, information technology, strategy, and infrastructure building, with a specialty in the...
Welcoming an Educator’s Educator
Jason Adolphus LSSNY is delighted to welcome Jason Adolphus as the principal of The New LIFE School. Says our President and CEO, Dr. Damyn Kelly, “Jason stood out among a cohort of excellent candidates for the position. He is an ‘educator’s educator’ and brings...
Katie’s Pride Story
Meet Katie Paniagua, Assistant Director of HR at LSSNY and a member of the #LGBTQ community. She is a self-described bisexual person of color. Though she realized she was attracted to boys and girls as early as second grade, she didn’t come...
Culinary Adventure Supports LSSNY’s Kitchens
Oh what a night! Chef David Kirschner taught us how to make his world-famous pot stickers as we raised money to refurbish LSSNY’s kitchens. Participants joined virtually and in person at our Muhlenberg Residence. Our kitchens feed the formerly homeless,...
Pride Month at LSSNY
Love is love. In support of pride month, Lutheran Social Services of New York staff wore pride masks and installed pride flags both inside the residence and on the building’s exterior. Each year, LSSNY helps thousands of people lead...
A Bright Future Indeed
Dayron Garcia Varo “We are more than test scores. We are students with goals and bright futures.” So said Dayron Garcia Varo, The New LIFE School valedictorian, during last year’s virtual graduation ceremony. Given his learning disabilities, Dayron had worried...
Lutheran Services in America Honors LSSNY with First-Ever Micah Award
‘Act justly, and love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.’” —Micah 6:8 We are deeply honored to be recognized by Lutheran Services in America for how we inspire others and exemplify the spirit of Micah. Says the organization, "LSSNY exhibited outstanding...
The Art of Tequila
The Art of Tequila: An Interactive Tequila Tasting with Esteban Ordonez Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN SOLD OUT The Art of Tequila: An Interactive Tequila Tasting with Esteban Ordonez Esteban Ordonez is the principal mixologist and managing...