It is with great excitement that we announce the launch of our new Volunteer Program! To celebrate this milestone, we sat down with our Volunteer Coordinator, Grace, who is spearheading the program and will be organizing the volunteer events as the program takes off.
On a sunny Wednesday morning in June, our Community Advisory Board (CAB) gathered in the kitchen of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Chelsea, excitedly preparing for their summer outreach event.
After a long and successful career with CUCS, Joanne Karnik, the Controller with our Fiscal Department, will be retiring in July. We sat down with Joanne to discuss her career, successes and what she is looking forward to the most in retirement. We wish her all the best, and a very happy retirement!
On the morning of June 18th, an eager audience trickled into a conference room at the New York Ethical Culture Society for a timely, yet divisive, topic: the closing of Riker’s Island. Organized by CUCS’s Academy for Justice-Informed Practice, panelists came together to discuss The Path to Closing Rikers and more specifically, what it means for justice-involved people with significant behavioral health needs.
This summer, CUCS is partnering with Raise New York to Raise up Brighter Futures. For the entire month of July, every purchase made at Raise New York will support CUCS!