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Thanksgiving at Jasmine Court
Yum! #TBT to our Thanksgiving meal at Jasmine Court — part of our supportive housing program. Thank you to Program Director Lyronie Gayle and her team for organizing this feast! Our residential programs and services help people with mental illness, history of...
Thanksgiving at Community House
Delicious eats! The day before Thanksgiving, we distributed 60 meals at our Community House — turkey, mac and cheese, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, collard greens, and apple pie (not shown). We also gave out DIY ornament kits so our residential participants...
The “Little Chicken Drive” That Could
Thankful! During November, our New LIFE Center in Uniondale, New York received 16,500 pounds of food from Island Harvest, Long Island Cares, and individuals. A total of 120 turkeys and 160 chickens were donated for the Thanksgiving baskets we distribute. Roughly 300...
Fantastic Fungi at LSSNY
We have our own version of fantastic fungi at LSSNY’s supportive housing residences! Not only have mushrooms gotten their due in the award-winning Netflix documentary of the same name, but one of our residents, Mina Sekine, has been testing out a mushroom home grow...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Not only does a tree grow in Brooklyn, it grows at Our Sisters' Place, a loving and nurturing residence for expectant and young mothers up to 21 years of age who are in foster care. Located in Brooklyn, the program serves pregnant and parenting foster children from...
Breast Cancer Awareness and Support
At our Jasmine Court residential services program, Director Lyronie Gayle and her team organized a breast cancer awareness event to show support to those affected by breast cancer. Residents gathered in the community room, enjoyed a light refreshment, picked up breast...
Losing His Mother Was Just the Beginning
Pictured above: David (L) with his siblings and mother How does a child of six understand his mother’s battle with breast cancer? “I wasn’t really understanding the severity of the situation,” says LSSNY Budget Manager David Salinas. “I remember her looking swollen....
“It felt like I lost everything, but I never lost faith”
"I was diagnosed in 2014 with stage 1 breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy, 23 radiation treatments, and 13 treatments of chemotherapy. I was working in LSSNY's Safe Haven program when it happened and everyone was very supportive. Especially my Supervisor...
“You Could Save Your Life”
“In the beginning, I was kind of shocked. I had just turned 50,” says Romanita Irish-Partington, a teacher in our Early Childhood Education Program. “A week or two on my way to work, I had a callback after my routine mammogram and they asked me to go for a biopsy and...