Alma Reyes of Queens Community House Receives Civic Advocacy Award at United Neighborhood Houses Annual Benefit

On September 25, United Neighborhood Houses (UNH) hosted its Annual Benefit and Celebration at City Vineyard in Manhattan. Alma Reyes, Community Organizer of Queens Community House (QCH), was the receipient of the Civic Advocacy Award. She was honored for her commitment to community engagement and amplifying community voices.

"I’m so proud to have Alma as a member of QCH’s Community Engagement team and can’t imagine a better candidate for UNH’s Civic Advocacy award. Alma goes above and beyond the expectations of her job description to make sure that our communities are heard and to ensure that one day all will experience equality." —Anna Dioguardi Moyano, QCH Director of Community Building

"Thank you to everyone who joined us for UNH’s Annual Benefit and Celebration. We had the pleasure of honoring our 2024 New Yorkers Who Make a Difference awardees, Matt Chun and Deep Tech Inc., as well as celebrating our Civic Advocacy Award winner, Alma Reyes from Queens Community House, and our Trailblazer Award winner, Mialka Marte from Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement. We were also proud to recognize New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal for their work championing the Settlement House Program." —Susan Stamler, UNH Executive Director