Queens Daily Eagle: DA launches grants for youth services, crime prevention | November 2021: Nearly 30 organizations in Queens have been named as recipients of a new grant from the Queens district attorney’s office designed to fund youth development and crime prevention programs.
“We strongly applaud the announcement made today by Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, Commissioner of the NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA), at a hearing before the City Council’s Committee on Aging, that DFTA and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be increasing the per meal rate
New York Latest News: This Queens School uses art to help students heal | October 2021: When Ryan Holodeck steps into the Voyage Preparatory, a transfer high school for students at risk of dropping out late, he first sees his self-portrait.
“I think it’s important to teach my son to be involved in his community and help him realize he has the power to contribute to creating change in his community and in the world. He will be able to encourage his peers to advocate for themselves and for others.