IT TAKES A VILLAGE

The Y And Its Public And Private Partners Deepen Impact In Communities

MAKING AN IMPACT

l to r: VP of Transitional Housing and the Jamaica Y Cedric Dew, Congress Member Gregory Meeks, Rockaway Y Executive Director Michael Garcia, and teens at the Jamaica Y celebrated Meeks securing Community Project Funding for the Ys in his district.

HEALTH FIRST

The La Central Y collaborated with the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit, the Office of Assembly Member Amanda Septimo, and partners such as H+H: Test & Treat Corps, MetroPlus Health, New York Blood Center, to host a Health Care Fair in the South Bronx. Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson stopped by to show support.

HOOP DREAMS

Participants of Saturday Night Lights programs at the Broadway, Castle Hill, Cross Island, Dodge, Flatbush, Jamaica, Long Island City, Northeast Bronx, Prospect Park, and Ridgewood Ys came together for a special event at Madison Square Garden where they ran drills and learned from New York Knicks legends.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

In collaboration with Heart of Dinner and Meals on Wheels, youth in the Chinatown Y’s afterschool program made greeting cards for the elderly and those living with severe illnesses to accompany their care packages and meals in celebration of Lunar New Year.

SHRED IT

Congress Member Grace Meng and Assembly Member Ron Kim stopped by the Flushing Y’s shredding event, with was hosted in partnership with AARP New York.

MARCH POLITICAL MADNESS

For the second year in a row, the Y partnered with City & State to host March Political Madness, a chance for elected officials to hoop it up. This year’s event took place at the Rockaway Y. (l to r) City & State’s Skye Ostreicher spoke with Council Member Joann Ariola, State Senator James Sanders Jr. focused on style, and State Senator Jamaal Bailey showed up ready to win.

YOU’RE HIRED!

(l to r) Doris I. Kiefer, Talent Acquisition Manager at TD Bank; Hong Shing Lee, Executive Director of CMP; Council Member Sandra Ung; Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and Flushing Y Executive Director Tiffany Dunbar all showed their support for a CMP Job Fair hosted at the Flushing Y.

ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE

The Chinatown Y’s program at Beacon 131 reached out for help with winter coats for newly arrived migrant families, and the NYC Department of Education coordinated a donation of coats, hats, and gloves from the United Federation of Teachers