by Jennifer Mirsky | Feb 3, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
Today was National Wear Red Day and our Bergen Street staff represented. This residence provides single-room apartments for formerly homeless individuals, along with supportive services and daily programming. Pictured staff (L to R): Asma Aljahmi, Supervisor of Social...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Feb 2, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
“Giving back has just always been an important part of what I do.” That’s what Kiya Rheubottom, Director of Family Support Services at LSSNY, told our Executive Director of Residential Services, Rachel Bleecker, as she filled Rachel’s SUV with...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Jan 18, 2023 | News & Announcements, Stories
“That time” is never any fun. But what do you do if you suffer from period poverty, meaning that you can’t afford products for menstruation? High school senior Ryann Jordan learned about this issue from her sister, who’s an undergraduate at Cornell. Ryann researched...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Dec 31, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories
“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...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Dec 31, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories
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...
by Jennifer Mirsky | Dec 28, 2022 | News & Announcements, Stories, The New LIFE School
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...
