Monthly Archives: April 2009

Brooklyn’s Chinatown: An immigrant community awaits spring awakening

by Hou-Kai Chen Hou-Kai is a caseworker in the family counseling program of Center for Family Life. Born in Taiwan, he now helps Asian families living in Brooklyn’s Chinatown find stability and build a nurturing and dynamic community. Walking in … Continue reading

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Filed under Center for Family Life, Family Counseling Program, Immigrants in NYC

Hot pink T-shirts emblazoned with “Si Se Puede!”

Ode Magazine is a great publication in print and a vibrant, international online community interested in the people and ideas that are changing our world for the better. They recently published an article about the Si Se Puede!/We Can Do … Continue reading

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Filed under Fair Work, Immigrants in NYC, Worker Cooperative Project

“Every voice was heard.”

The Home Reporter and Sunset News recently published a story on how the Sunset Park community organized to advocate for the first high school  in the neighborhood. Here are some excerpts of the article: “It has been a long haul … Continue reading

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Filed under Community Collaborations, Education, School-Based Youth Development Programs