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 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...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Apr 28, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
We’re closing out National Volunteer Month with a shout-out to Joan Fuerch. She started volunteering with our New LIFE Center food pantry 14 years ago. Four mornings a week, Joan carries out various jobs. She enjoys working closely with our clients and maintaining a...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Apr 24, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
For the past 3 years, Phil Ferrato has volunteered with Lutheran Family and Community Services’ New LIFE Center Food Pantry. He is always willing to help with any task that needs to be done at the pantry. Sometimes his day starts early, as he travels to Eisenhower...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Apr 21, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
Diane Kelly has volunteered at Lutheran Family and Community Services since September 2000, in the food pantry and layette program. Presently, she serves as the volunteer in charge of the layette program for low-income families with new babies. She coordinates and...
