by Kim Polson | Aug 6, 2020 | News & Announcements
“I have always loved helping others in any way that I can,” says Hylkije Halili, Program Coordinator for LSSNY’s New LIFE Center of Long Island. Since volunteering with our refugee program in 1999, she has worked with both our foster care and hunger...
by Kim Polson | Aug 6, 2020 | News & Announcements, Uncategorized
We are so proud of our Early LIFE families for engaging in distance learning during the pandemic! We bought and sent school supplies to every family in the program. From tablets provided by the NYC Department of Education to blackboards and virtual graduations, we...
by Kim Polson | Jul 3, 2020 | News & Announcements
Snip, snip, snip goes the scissor…buzz, buzz, buzz goes the buzzer… Typically, these are the sounds of our barbering program at The New LIFE School in the Bronx, a therapeutic school which serves special needs students age 8-21 (grades 3-12). These days, due to COVID,...
by Kim Polson | Jun 19, 2020 | News & Announcements
Q: What does it mean to be a father? A: It’s not a biological issue. It’s about how you look at caring and preparing children to be well-functioning adults, giving them the strength to succeed in the world and providing guidance and a sort of blueprint for how they...
by Kim Polson | Jun 11, 2020 | News & Announcements
It’s “not just doctors and nurses” on the front lines, says Fordham University’s alumni magazine. “Everybody’s thanking doctors and nurses, but they forget about the other care providers,” says alumna Victoria Cipollone, a physician assistant in cardio-thoracic...
