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December 2, 2021 LaToya

Thankful for Community

This Thanksgiving, NYCHA, resident associations, businesses and community organizations, and elected officials provided NYCHA residents across the city with donations

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November 30, 2021 LaToya

Little Free Libraries at NYCHA Developments

NYCHA residents at select developments can now share their love of reading with their neighbors through little free libraries installed

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November 24, 2021 LaToya

NYCHA Holds Virtual Domestic Violence Awareness Conference

NYCHA’s Family Partnerships Department (FPD) held two virtual Domestic Violence Awareness Conferences to mark National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in

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November 23, 2021 LaToya

Community Thanks at Breukelen Houses

On November 20, Breukelen Houses residents and community partners came together to ensure that residents of the development would have an abundance of food for their Thanksgiving celebrations.

Education REES Top Story

November 19, 2021 LaToya

Announcing the 2021 NYCHA-CUNY Scholars

Most of this year’s recipients of the NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarships spent the past two years pursuing college degrees to become

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November 18, 2021 LaToya

Columbia Vision Screening Program for NYCHA Residents

Residents of Lincoln Houses and St. Nicholas Houses age 60 and over are eligible to participate in a free, on-site

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November 10, 2021 LaToya

Heal-The-Violence Program Engages Young NYCHA Residents

Heal-the-Violence is a new $720,000 violence prevention program that will train young people at 24 NYCHA developments to develop solutions

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COVID-19 NYCHA Resident Associations

October 26, 2021 LaToya

Meet Angel King, Breukelen Resident Association President

Last August, Angel King, 37, became the resident association (RA) president at Breukelen Houses. As a 32-year resident of the development, leading the RA board is the perfect next role for someone who was the youngest resident to join the RA board when she was 19 and has stepped up as a leader in her community.