Center for Family Life’s food pantry serves thousands of people each year. Since the threat to SNAP benefits, we are facing longer pantry lines, and our stock is depleting at a much quicker rate.
In just one day this week, we helped 132 community members access our food pantry services, including many first-time clients and those directly impacted by the SNAP cuts.
We anticipate that the number of daily visitors will continue to rise as the shutdown continues and SNAP funding remains uncertain.
Cathy Vargas, our Community Services Program Director, shared, “Our phones have been ringing off the hook, asking for pantry services. Our lines are increasing. We see more stress in the faces of these families. And to add to the need, we’re now serving federal employees who are working without paychecks since the government shutdown.”
Since 1978, Center for Family Life has been a trusted resource for the Sunset Park community. When families visit CFL for food support, they are also connected to the many holistic services our settlement house offers.
Pictured above is the food pantry line this Wednesday at 10AM.
Help us support families though the link in our bio ♥️
The PS 503/506 school yard was packed yesterday for our Community Resource and Health Fair!
It was a sunny afternoon filled with fun activities, good food, and resource-sharing. Thank you to our school and community partners who help make events like these a huge success 🌷
We are proud to support Mayor Mamdani (@nycmayor ) and DCWP Commissioner Levine (@hellodcwp ) in their work to build a fair and equitable economy in New York City.
In his recent op-ed, Commissioner Levine argues that to push back against economic domination, we need to strengthen our policy and citizens' movements. He writes, "Democracy depends on fairness that people can see, rules they can understand, and a sense that the system is not quietly being fine-tuned against them".
🔗 Read the full piece at the link in our bio.
Tomorrow, May 14th, PS 503 and PS 506 are hosting a Community Resource and Health Fair in the School Yard! 😁
Meet community organizations like Center for Family Life, learn about your child's school, and get resources!
🌧 In the case of rain, the Gymnasium and Patio will be utilized
Center for Family Life is hiring📍
The Office Manager is a key member of the Operations team and is responsible for the day to day running of our main building.
🔗 If this sounds like a good fit for you, apply at the link in our bio!
#sunsetpark #hiring #joblisting #officemanager
We join the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (@nycimmigrants ) in wishing everyone a #FelizCincoDeMayo!
In this installation of their Immigrant Enclave Illustration series, MOIA highlights Little Mexico right here in Sunset Park. ☀
Check out more of the series at @nycimmigrants .
Last month, we had the wonderful opportunity to gather in community for our Above & Beyond fundraiser! 🎉
We are grateful to everyone who attended in celebration of our Family Enrichment Center (@riseupsunsetpark ).
Read more and learn about our next event, a Sunset Park Community Walk, at the link in our bio! ☀
CFL's "Life Lines" Community Arts Project proudly presents The Show Must Go On!, an original piece in collaboration with Sunset Park High School (@sunsetparkhs )! This improvisational play, created by teens, artists-in-residence, and program staff, showcases the creativity and talent of a dedicated cast of over 50 middle and high school students from Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Catch a performance next week at Sunset Park High School:
- Thursday, May 7th at 6PM
- Friday, May 8th at 6PM
You won't want to miss this! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Dear familia,
Since it won’t be raining this Saturday, join RISE UP In Sunset Park, Center for Family Life and The Circle Keepers for this wonderful event for the whole family!
Our Teaching Artist Beth and I will be facilitating this workshop in the park on Saturday and would love it if you joined me!
Join us for a hands-on intergenerational community building workshops series featuring activist singalongs, drumming, art making , social justice readalongs and of course, snacks! This is for all ages!
¡Únete a nosotros en una serie de talleres prácticos e intergeneracionales para la construcción de comunidad que incluyen canciones activistas, percusión, creación artística, lecturas sobre justicia social y, por supuesto, refrigerios! Es para todas las edades!
Saturday 5/2 -1PM-4PM SUNSET PARK! (Corner of 36th street and 5th ave)
To round out #AfterschoolProfessionalsWeek, we want to give a big round of applause to all of our amazing afterschool program directors and coordinators 👏👏👏
Thank you for all that you do!
#sunsetpark #afterschool #afterschoolprofessionals
Our next highlight for #AfterschoolProfessionalsWeek goes to the CFL program at PS 169!
Started in 2012, our afterschool program at PS 169 has a dedicated staff team who provide a wide range of activities and services to youth K-5.
Above are some of the staff at one of their fun events!
#sunsetpark #afterschool #afterschoolprofessionals
Our CFL program at PS 1 was first established in 1979, making it our longest running afterschool partnership!
The staff at this site do a stellar job facilitating afterschool activities, summer camp, and one of our neighborhood centers. 🌟
🎥 If you want to learn more about our PS 1 program, check out the "School-Based Youth and Community Programs" video on our profile.
#sunsetpark #afterschool #afterschoolprofessionals
