The Drone Cadets teach droning at the Miccio Center

exposes them to potential careers in tech. Congressman Daniel Goldman’s office and local community members joined Good Shepherd Services staff and AT&T executives today to celebrate the participants’ work and achievements.

This program operated out of two of Good Shepherd Services’ summer camps in Brooklyn, one in East New York and one in Red Hook.

The project provided technology skills and digital literacy in a fun and innovative way through drone technology. They were introduced to the basic science behind drones, including physics, aerodynamics, robotics, and electronics.

Bush. And it carried mediation efforts in hundreds of other conflict areas around the world scenarios. But that same history reveals the risks of papal meddling. Pope Pius XII, in an attempt to mediate between the parties in World War II, failed to strongly or adequately condemn totalitarianism and has been accused, at that time and after, of tacitly allowing Germany to pursue its campaign of mass genocide. (So long and corrupting is this shadow that no other Pope has taken the name of Pius.)

Pope Francis knows the risks, and he hasn’t failed to condemn Russia’s aggression. At the same time, his moral authority is now defied by another party: the attacked, the Ukrainians, its leadership and its people.

Up to now, Ukraine and its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy have shown no interest in listening to the Vatican. The Pope’s livestream won’t help thaw that relationship. But the frosty dynamic isn’t the only challenge. Vatican diplomacy is mostly working in Russia, publicly; in the US, a little bit more secretly; and, as the Francis’ upcoming trip to Mongolia shows, in China. Ukraine, as it has been in the past, is out in the cold, and throughout the war it has been treated as a side character in its defense of its existence.

Deliberately or not, the Pope is following the old Cold War playbook of solving regional crises by appealing to and bringing the biggest powers to the table — and no one else. Putin isn’t the only one who knows his history. Zelensky does, too. Ukraine see what’s happening here, and it has been vocal that it won’t allow others to determine its fate. Not even the Pope.

Good Shepherd Services’ and AT&T ran a free digital literacy and tech educational program to help bridge the digital divide in Brooklyn and address the diversity gap in technology industries. The program was led by Drone Cadets, a New York based organization whose curriculum focuses on promoting safe and responsible drone pilots of any age, and is providing 35 elementary and middle school campers with the opportunity to learn critical digital literacy and tech skills and

“AT&T’s Summer Soaring Project has been a wonderful way for Red Hook youth to explore opportunities in STEM,” said Councilmember Alexa Avilés. “Many thanks to Good Shepherd Services, AT&T, and the Miccio Cornerstone Community Center for your continued commitment to identifying and securing partnerships that provide opportunities for our youngest neighbors.”

Health screenings and information, assistance from Empire BlueCross BlueShield, special entertainment for kids, demonstrations, and an adult activity area were also highlights.

The first day of school for NYC public school students is Thursday, September 7, 2023. Lengthy school supply lists can be an added financial burden on already tight budgets for many families across the City. This Resource Fair helped many families in Sunset Park and surrounding neighborhoods.