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DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications are now open for the NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship. NYCHA annually provides numerous scholarships to support residents pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees
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Education
Residents Work with Professional Architect Mentors on Design Ideas for Wagner Houses
In a new feature of the design program, professional architects were called upon to act as mentors for the students by providing additional guidance throughout the course and increasing their exposure to other aspects of the profession.
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Growing a Love of Reading on the Playground
The former Johnson Houses resident created libraries at selected NYCHA development playgrounds to help provide a fun environment for children and their parents to read.
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Environmental Learning Lab Opens First NYCHA Site at Astoria Houses
A new greenhouse lab was officially opened at Astoria Houses on April 25 as the first facility of its kind on a NYCHA campus.
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NYCHA, City Tech Program Brings Urban Design Case Study to Washington Houses
Nurturing their passion for the fields of architecture and urban design, a group of young NYCHA residents looked to the campus of Manhattan’s Washington Houses for
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Mentoring Program Offers 1-on-1 Support for NYCHA Residents in Early College Years
Navigating the first couple years of college can be quite the undertaking, but for some, having someone to lean on
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NYCHA-CUNY Scholar: Katherine Pinzon
Today, Katherine, 26, is a senior at Baruch College – and her career goals today are more community focused, a change she credits to both NYCHA and the City University of New York.
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NYCHA-CUNY Scholar: Natasha Crump
Several years after starting work and later giving birth to her son, NYCHA resident Natasha Crump knew she needed to go back to college to
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NYCHA-CUNY Scholar: Kenoy Frith
Kenoy Frith has many goals in life: She wants to graduate from Baruch College and become an accountant, take care
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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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