June
2007

Announcement: Center for Family Life Now Able to Accept Online Donations!

We are pleased to announce that Center for Family Life now has the ability to accept credit card donations online and securely.
Just click on the "DONATE ONLINE!" button and you will be directed to our online form. Credit card donations will be processed by SCO Family of Services, our parent organization, and are fully tax-deductible.

On May 9, CFL’s Annual Awards celebration honored two outstanding leaders: Linda Gibbs, New York City Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, and Gail B. Nayowith, Executive Director of Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York.

Friends of the Center gathered to celebrate the vibrant cultures of Sunset Park through food, music, and a compelling performance by youth in the Center’s acclaimed arts and afterschool programs.

Above: Honorees Linda Gibbs and Gail B. Nayowith

Speaking at the event were Lisa M. Cirando (left), Event Chair and CFL Advisory Board Member, and Joan Caridi (below), CFL Advisory Board Chair

 

Above: Julie Stein Brockway

Below: Honoree Linda Gibbs and Robert McMahon, Executive Director of SCO Family of Services

Below: (Standing, L-R) Gail Nayowith; Linda Gibbs; Robert McMahon, Executive Director of SCO Family of Services; Nicholas Scoppetta, NYC Fire Commissioner; (Seated, L-R) Julia Jean-Francois, CFL Co-Director; Sister Mary Paul Janchill, CFL Co-Founder; and Julie Stein Brockway, CFL Co-Director

Above: Honoree Gail B. Nayowith (left) with board members and staff of Citizens' Committee for Children.


Below: (L-R) Lynn Brenner, Julia Jean-Francois, CFL Co-Director, and Deborah Foley, CFL Advisory Board Member

Below and Right: Youth participants in CFL’s “Life Lines” Community Arts Project and “Full Out Teen Dance Company put on a dazzling performance.

We Can Do It! Women's Cooperative (Si Se Puede! in Spanish) was founded in Sunset Park in August, 2006 to bring together immigrant women to create a women-run, women-owned, eco-friendly housecleaning business. The cooperative is designed to create living wage jobs that will be done in a safe and healthy environment, as well as to provide social supports and educational opportunities for its members. Center for Family Life provides guidance and support to We Can Do It! Women's Cooperative and encourages you to visit their new website.
Archive of past News & Events
  • March 2007: Youth Employment Program participants advocate for summer jobs in Albany; Rise On youth create mural for CFL Employment Office
  • December 2006: Community Service Program helps families celebrate Thanksgiving
  • October 2006: "Life Lines" youth perform at waterfront festival
  • August 2006: Sunset Park Coalition for New Immigrants hosts 2nd Annual Sister Mary Geraldine Symposium on Immigration Reform
  • June 2006: CFL Annual Awards ceremony honors Joseph T. McLaughlin and Kathryn S. Wylde
 

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