by Jennifer Mirsky | May 30, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
Pictured from L to R at the farm they owned in Olney, Maryland, 1943: Brothers Lloyd and Robert; father Harold; Dog Peggy; Ken; brother Bradley. Four of the five children returned here in 1983 to figure out a life-time care plan for their mother. Ken Sherman,...
by Jennifer Mirsky | May 25, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
“Many of our immigrants come to us with just the clothes on their backs,” says Fortitude House Program Director Bardha Fusha, MSW. “We have seen a lot of them go through detention centers, where they are stripped of any belongings that they may have. We...
by Jennifer Mirsky | May 19, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
Mother’s Day can be a disheartening time for teen mothers who are more often criticized than praised. This year, we held an extraordinary holiday celebration at LSSNY’s “Our Sister’s Place,” a prenatal and parenting residential program for teenage mothers who...
by Jennifer Mirsky | May 16, 2023 | News & Announcements, Upcoming Events
Hear firsthand accounts of the latest news from LSSNY! Please join us for our next Virtual Town Hall on Monday, June 5th from 6-7pm. RSVP hereHere’s the Zoom link in advance: https://bit.ly/LSSNYjune5 The more the merrier — please share.
by Jennifer Mirsky | May 2, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
Severe health outbreaks in New York City. A home for children that was tragically destroyed by fire. A serious fire at agency headquarters on Park Place in Manhattan, followed two years later by shuttered offices in the wake of September 11th. The care of orphaned and...
