From left to right: Sixth-grader Miracle, ninth-grader Kendell, and sixth-grader Carlos planting the first seeds. If it’s Sunday, it’s a day in the garden at Ocean Bay Cornerstone Community Center! It all began on July 26, when participants ranging in age from 11 to 14 planted their first seeds: string beans. Since then, they’ve been returning every Sunday for what has become known as Horticulture Sundays. “The participants very much enjoyed themselves and look forward to ret

My family has been part of The Child Center of NY since my son, Luka, was just three weeks old. He is now 2 and a half, and he is enrolled in Early Head Start in Astoria. Before that, I was part of the perinatal program in Flushing. It has been such an important part of our lives, and I truly feel like The Child Center is my family here. My husband and I came to the United States for our honeymoon. When COVID happened, we couldn't find a place on a plane to go home. We ended

I was in 12th grade when a couple of my friends started talking about WIOA and the Work, Learn & Grow (WLG) Youth Employment Program during lunch. They said it would help us get ready for college, and I thought that sounded pretty cool. We all went to the office, and I signed up without really knowing exactly what it was. As time went on, Ms. London, the WIOA program director, and Ms. Roberta, WIOA case manager and college advisor, explained more about the program. Ms. Robert