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She Never Forgot This Face
“I always say that if we keep ourselves open to the universe, amazing things can happen.” So said the Hon. Susan Danoff, an 81-year-old Judicial Hearing Officer (as she calls it, “a fancy title for a retired judge.”) Danoff works four days a week at the Youth...
Financial Literacy at Our Family Enrichment Center
Are you financially literate? In other words, can you effectively manage financial matters such as budgeting, investing, and debt management? Financial literacy involves having the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed financial decisions that align with...
Dr. Kelly Appointed to NYC Nonprofit Advisory Council
“Nonprofit workers are our frontline workers, and we are going to make sure they have all the resources needed to thrive in our city.”—Mayor Adams Today, the mayor announced New York City’s first-ever nonprofit advisory council. Appointed to the council is LSSNY’s...
Easter Sunday at Vanguard House
Easter Sunday would have been incomplete without the Easter Bunny! At Vanguard House, our sanctuary for 143 families located in Long Island City, Queens, we pulled out all the stops to make sure that the kids had fun! Two of our staff members — Eduardo Garcia, Case...
Welcoming LaVonne Bost-Barksdale
Please welcome our new board member, LaVonne Bost-Barksdale. She is Division Director of the Landlord Management Unit at the Human Resources Administration’s Homelessness Prevention Administration and an agent with Real Brokerage. Ms. Bost-Barksdale enjoys helping...
Investing in Human Services Workers
"Do you hear us? What do we want?" "Just pay." "When do we want it?" "Now." Alongside our human services colleagues, we advocated. We stayed up all night outside City Hall. And it paid off. Mayor Eric Adams announced a $741 million investment for 80,000 human services...
Welcoming Deacon Diana R. Auer, Esq.
It’s women’s history month and we’re pleased to announce the appointment of two women to LSSNY’s Board of Directors. Please welcome Deacon Diana R. Auer, Esq., Director of Youth and Family Ministry at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Garden City, NY. Ms....
He’s Walked in Their Shoes
“I grew up in the inner city. Hanging around with friends doing teenage stuff. That’s how I ended up getting in trouble. Police officers in Brooklyn wanted to arrest young kids for anything they did. Writing on a door with a marker. They’d arrest me and then I’d have...
LSSNY’s New General Counsel on “Dominican Spirit”
“If I had to choose one, I would go with Los Tres Golpes,” says Kerwin Ledesna, LSSNY's General Counsel, when asked for his favorite Dominican recipe. He adds that he only eats this from time to time vs. every day. “Otherwise I’d have a heart attack,” he laughingly...