In this issue of the Sunnyside News and Views newsletter, you can read about recent news regarding Sunnyside Community Services. Stories include: a recent grant from the Robin Hood Foundation; a new immigration legal services program; a three-year initiative to create opportunities for older...
NY1 Noticias reporter Estefania Hernandez talked to Kerly Serrano, the director of our senior center, about the mobile vaccine center that was at SCS from August 18 – 20. Watch the piece on the NY1 website at ...
Approximately 100 people were vaccinated at the mobile vaccine center at SCS. The mobile unit was parked at our location at 41-31 39th Street in Sunnyside from 8 am – 6 pm, August 18 – 20. Vaccinations are free for all New Yorkers over the age of 12 and many sites no longer require appointments...
As the pandemic raged throughout Queens, many residents who lost jobs and income struggled to provide enough food for their families. Sunnyside Community Services (SCS), a local community organization based in Sunnyside, began weekly food distribution to help meet the need. From April 2020 to...
On October 6, State Senator Jabari Brisport, representing New York’s 25th State Senate District and Chair of Committee on Children and Families, visited the Sunnyside UP pre-K program at Sunnyside Community Services in Queens. The visit was part of his nine-week, state-wide...
QNS reporter Julia Moro talked to Shyvonne Noboa, division director for senior services at SCS, about how we adapted our programs for seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic. QNS also interviewed Nora Moran, director of policy and advocacy for United Neighborhood Houses, an organization that...
Local news site Sunnyside Post features the reopening of our Social Adult Day Program, which offers specialized support and therapeutic activities for older adults with cognitive impairments,...
