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  • Volunteering in a New York Minute

    Volunteering in a New York Minute

    Fox 5 New York aired this segment highlighting recent volunteer activities at the SCS Center for Active Older Adults. On April 17, New York Cares and volunteers from HSBC helped […]

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  • SCS on UniMás

    SCS on UniMás

    Sunnyside Community Services Associate Executive Director of Community Services, Jonah Gensler, and Kerly Serrano, director of the Center for Active Older Adults discussed our continuum of care on UniMás (NYC […]

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  • SCS Career Readiness Program SHINES

    Our Career Readiness Program combines internship experiences with career readiness education. Program staff offer guidance on developing resumes and honing interview skills, and guest speakers provide expertise in financial literacy. The […]

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  • Univision Explores Impact of Alzheimer’s Among Hispanic Communities

    Univision Explores Impact of Alzheimer’s Among Hispanic Communities

    Of about 40 million family caregivers in the country, 21% are Latinos according to the 2015 study “Caregiving in the US”, by  AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving.  Univision explores the impact of Alzheimer’s among […]

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  • Race for SCS

    Race for SCS

    The Third Annual Sunnyside Post Mile Run/Walk was held on October 14.  Hundreds of people turned out to run or walk a course through the streets of Sunnyside. In addition […]

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  • Lucidity Chamberistas Free in Concert At Sunnyside Community Services

    Lucidity Chamberistas Free in Concert At Sunnyside Community Services

    Led by conductor Eugene Takahashi, the Lucidity Chamberistas orchestra performed powerful renditions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento in D major, K.136/125°, Claude Debussy, Sarabande from “pour le piano,” arranged by […]

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  • SCS Annual Celebration held on Monday,  Oct. 30.

    SCS Annual Celebration held on Monday, Oct. 30.

    We hosted our Annual Celebration on Monday, October 30, honoring Corporate Citizen, Lamb Financial Group and Neighborhood Visionary Maureen A. Lynch, Edward D. Lynch Funeral Home. The celebration were held […]

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  • Seniors Get Tech Savvy at SCS

    NY1 reports on Congessman Joe Crowley and AT&T representatives at SCS helping seniors to get the best and safest use of their mobile devices. Watch the story here:  http://www.ny1.com/nyc/queens/news/2017/08/25/seniors-learn-how-to-use-cell-phones-at-sunnyside-workshop.html

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  • Third Annual Sunnyside Post Mile set for October, funds to go to Sunnyside Community Services

    Third Annual Sunnyside Post Mile set for October, funds to go to Sunnyside Community Services

    The Sunnyside Post Mile is entering its third year, with a mid-October event in store to raise funds for Sunnyside Community Services. The event, set for October 14, is organized by the Sunnyside Post and […]

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  • Keep Families Covered Forum hosted by SCS

    Keep Families Covered Forum hosted by SCS

    Nick Gulotta, the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Queens Borough Director, Jonathan Soto, CFCP Executive Director, and Ben Anderson, Children’s Defense Fund-NY Director of Health Policy discussed policy, options, and advocacy at the “Keep Families […]

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  • Age-Friendly NYC: New Commitments For a City For All Ages launches at Sunnyside Community Services

    :   The New York Department for the Aging (DFTA), under the leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio, on Wednesday launched Age-Friendly NYC: New Commitments For a City For All […]

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  • New Intergenerational Progam Focuses on Food and Fun

    New Intergenerational Progam Focuses on Food and Fun

    Sunnyside Community Services launched a new inter-generational program focused on nutrition, thanks to United Neighborhood Houses’ Older Adults Strengthening Communities Initiative.  Members of the SCS Center for Active Older Adults […]

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