Monthly Archives: September 2009
Ribbon Cutting at the Sunset Park High School
The official opening of the long-awaited Sunset Park High School took place last Wednesday, September 23, 2009, with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Speakers at the event included NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, NYC Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott, Brooklyn Borough President … Continue reading
We Can Do It! in the National Spotlight
A big day for the We Can Do It! Cooperative: on September 15, coop members and the Center’s Vanessa Bransburg traveled to Washington D.C at the invitation of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. At the 2009 Public Policy Conference, part of … Continue reading
Filed under Fair Work, Immigrants in NYC, Worker Cooperative Project
Coops On the Money
The Sunset Park cooperatives supported by the Center were recently featured on the TV show On the Money, which addresses economic justice issues affecting New York City’s neighborhoods. The show is produced by the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP), … Continue reading
Our Annual Progress Report
Each year, the Center compiles a report that gives a detailed look at our work in each of our program areas. The new edition of our Progress Report is now in print; the electronic version can be downloaded here (pdf). … Continue reading
Filed under Center for Family Life
Non-Profit Quarterly: Focus on Immigration
In its Summer 2009 issue, Nonprofit Quarterly focuses on the issue of immigration, “taking apart and restitching the picture of nonprofits and their service, program, and advocacy relationships with immigrant populations.” Articles in the journal, including some web-only features, approach … Continue reading
Redesigning Foster Care: Workshop in Florida
Late last spring, the Center’s co-director, Julia Jean-Francois was invited by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to Florida to deliver a two-day workshop on family-focused approach to foster care delivery. The workshop, called “Critical Thinking,” was part of the Foster … Continue reading
Filed under Center for Family Life, Child Welfare
Her Story
The video below is an interview with key Si Se Puede!/We Can Do It! Cooperative member Afsari Jahan, from a series called “Herstories in the Economy” by the New York Women’s Foundation: Since the launch of the cooperative incubator project … Continue reading
