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A Life in Foster Care: Znaya’s Story
“I was in foster care at age 8 because my mom and her boyfriend were verbally and physically abusive to me. I was taken to my half-sister’s dad’s family. They had my best interest in mind. I was there until age 12. Then I went back to my mom. She had promised me a...
“It Was a Great Emotion for Me”
The headline: After advocating for Rafael Par Guarcax for more than five years, our Immigration Legal Program successfully achieved permanent resident status for him. The story? Much more involved. Rafael arrived in the US in 2016 as an unaccompanied minor, age 17. He...
LSSNY CFO Honored by Crain’s as a Notable Asian Leader
Crain’s New York Business has named 50 honorees who are spearheading innovation and making New York City a better place. Among them is our Chief Financial Officer, Rinku Bhattacharya. In her work as LSSNY’s CFO, Ms. Bhattacharya oversees finance and information...
Celebrating a Win-Win!
Our New LIFE School barbering students, along with the Master Barber, gave free haircuts to residents of our supportive housing. Nicole Russo, Program Director of the Muhlenberg Residence, said, “I was so excited to bring this back to my site! This was something we...
Compassion is the Greatest Form of Love
This is a story of compassion, the greatest form of love humans have to offer. Our Executive Director for Residential Services, Rachel Bleecker, LMSW, was scheduled to meet with the Department of Homeless Services at our future sanctuary facility for asylum seekers,...
Angel Gifts for Christmas
This Christmas, Our New LIFE Center in Uniondale — with the help of Long Island church sponsors — provided Angel Gifts to over 1,000 children, seniors, and disabled adults. This gave our program participants the opportunity to shop for both toys and clothing. We...
Our Very Own Christmas Miracle
“LSSNY is in the process of taking over operations for a Sanctuary facility located in Brooklyn. There are 84 families currently living at the facility, all asylum seeking. Because this program is in the process of transition, there is no one agency "running the...
Bronx Backyard Makeover
We may live in a concrete jungle but that wasn’t good enough for daycare provider Alenny Lopez. Her dream was to cover the backyard pavement with synthetic grass but doing so was too expensive. She spoke with LSSNY’s Family Child Care Director Sheraliz Velazquez, who...
An Eighth Grader Who Understands True Compassion
Meet Cody, an 8th grade student. He is a member of the Junior National Honor Society. As such, he was asked to volunteer his time in some way. Cody wanted to spend his time giving back in a way that would help others. He collected toy...