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NYCHA Residents Program Partners Top Story 

AmeriCorps CEO Visits NYCHA-Based AmeriCorps Programs

December 28, 2022January 17, 2023 LaToya Green City Force, NYCHA Health Corps

As part of his visit to New York City on December 9, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith met with residents

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NYCHA Residents Program Partners REES Sustainability Top Story 

Astoria Houses Celebrates New Farm with Christmas Tree Lighting 

December 23, 2022January 17, 2023 Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

Christmas came early at NYCHA’s Astoria Houses for residents and staff who came together on December 21 to decorate a

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Exceptional Colleagues NYCHA Residents Smoke-Free NYCHA Top Story 

Meet Shetara Turner, Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison for Manhattan

December 22, 2022December 23, 2022 Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

Shetara Turner has lived at Campos Plaza since she was 6 years old. Now this mother of two is not

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Communities NYCHA Residents Top Story 

Decking the Halls: Penn-Wortman Resident’s Famous Decorations

December 22, 2022December 21, 2022 LaToya

For 41 years, Elizabeth Figueroa has been decorating the seventh-floor hallway of her Penn-Wortman Houses building in festive fashion to

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Comprehensive Modernization NYCHA Developments NYCHA Residents Top Story 

Visioning the Future of Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens

December 5, 2022January 17, 2023 LaToya

Over 200 residents from Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens recently had the opportunity to share their ideas and feedback on

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Communities Featured NYCHA Residents Top Story 

Thankful for the NYCHA Community

December 2, 2022December 12, 2022 LaToya Thanksgiving

The NYCHA community united to ensure that NYCHA residents had Thanksgiving meals with their families and friends.

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NYCHA Residents The Arts Top Story Youth 

Media Project Celebrates Youth Work

November 29, 2022December 29, 2022 LaToya The Fund for Public Housing

Young people had the opportunity to share the work they produced as participants in NYCHA’s first-ever Youth Media Project, an

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NYCHA Residents The Arts Top Story 

Inspiring Young NYCHA Residents Through the Arts

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 LaToya

Tareake Dorill has lived at Riis Houses in the East Village all his life – and his grandmother was one

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Communities Health NYCHA Residents Top Story 

Breast Cancer Walk at Howard Houses

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 LaToya Breast Cancer Awareness

On October 16, Howard Houses resident Tracy Tomer walked with her neighbors, family, and friends in the annual breast cancer

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Education Featured NYCHA Residents REES Top Story 

Announcing the 2022 NYCHA-CUNY Scholars

October 24, 2022November 9, 2022 LaToya NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship

NYCHA-CUNY Scholarships were awarded to 71 residents, the largest number of scholarships distributed to NYCHA residents in the award’s history.

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