by Jennifer Mirsky | Nov 9, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories
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...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Oct 30, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories
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...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Oct 27, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories
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....
by Jennifer Mirsky | Oct 27, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories
“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...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Oct 20, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories
“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...
