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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...
LSSNY Volunteer Hosts a Food Drive for Our Uniondale Pantry
Kathy Draves What better time than Women’s History Month to highlight one of the wonderful women who volunteer with LSSNY? Meet Kathy, an office volunteer at our Uniondale food pantry. Along with other volunteers, she hasn’t been able to come in to work with us during...
Our Resident’s Compassion is Inspiring, Infectious, and Worthy of Recognition
Kevin Cope Meet Kevin. After years of experiencing homelessness, he found his forever home at our Bergen Street Residence. This supportive housing unit is part of LSSNY’s Home LIFE program. Kevin’s presence and attitude have been nothing short of inspirational. His...
Voting for the First Time in Years
Since the start of the election season, our Supervisor of Social Services, Cait Graham, led the charge in encouraging our residents to have their voices heard by voting. She trained our case managers and placed signs with information about how and where to vote and...
How a “Burn It All and Start Over” Memo Prepared LSSNY for COVID
“I would never want to be them,” said Thomas Dewar, LSSNY’s Executive Director of Information Technology, when he witnessed the massive disruption at other organizations during 9/11. Employees couldn’t access their workplaces, servers, or locally stored files for...
LSSNY Tackles Social Justice
“It’s been the tipping point for the nation but for me it’s long overdue.” — Marie Louis, MSW, Clinical Supervisor, The New LIFE School On Memorial Day, May 25, the name George Floyd became etched into the minds of the American psyche when he died beneath the knee of...
LSSNY’s Unsung Hero Hylkije Halili
“I have always loved helping others in any way that I can,” says Hylkije Halili, Program Coordinator for LSSNY’s New LIFE Center of Long Island. Since volunteering with our refugee program in 1999, she has worked with both our foster care and hunger...