Rockland counts its homeless Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack is one of the locations for the point-in-time count, required by the federal government, Jan. 24, 2019. Nyack Center and The United Way of Rockland coordinated The PIT Count for Nyack! Click Link below for the story on Lohud
https://www.lohud.com/videos/news/local/rockland/2019/01/24/video-rockland-counts-its-homeless/2666726002/?fbclid=IwAR1E8sCt2Xz4YlpNd3m6SRFMDy1kKQmfae-OVYiw9j4Tg4DIT7UeM5gOfHQ
Nyack Center in The Journal News and in lohud as part of the press for Volunteer New York’s day of Service on MLK weekend. We have participated for the last few years and have been the beneficiary of their birthday box project for kids in our programs. See link below.
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2019/01/04/rockland-volunteer-mlk-day-service/2471393002/
Calling all Rockland County Youth ages 13- 20
for Nyack Center's MLK ORATORY CONTEST 2018
This contest is a celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Scholarship Awards for Winners
Open to all Rockland County Youth ages 13- 20
(First time college students and Jr. college students looking to attend a 4-year institution)
When: Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Where: Nyack Center
58 Depew Ave, Nyack, NY
For more information and registration, contact: Drusilla M. Kinzonzi (845) 783 7167
mlkoratory@gmail.com
Scholarship Awards for Winners
Open to all Rockland County Youth ages 13- 20
(First time college students and Jr. college students looking to attend a 4-year institution)
When: Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Where: Nyack Center
58 Depew Ave, Nyack, NY
For more information and registration, contact: Drusilla M. Kinzonzi (845) 783 7167
mlkoratory@gmail.com
IN THE NEWS
Nyack Center's new gig: Recording Studio
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/2016/05/25/expect-sound-music-nyack-center-summer/84290588/
Click on this link to read story on loHud about Nyack Center's Women of Leadership and Vision Historical Honoree
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Click on this link to read story on loHud about Women of Leadership and Vision
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2016/02/15/meet-nyack-resident-who-rocklands-1st-female-voter/80405950/ |
Nyack Center turns 25
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http://www.nyacknewsandviews.com/2015/09/nsl-nyack-center-turns-25/
http://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/rockland/2015/11/03/nyack-center-celebrates-25-years-gala/74642342/
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Local awards The Nyack, N.Y. Area Peace Prizes go to Kim Cross and the Nyack Center, and Herb Kurz.
By Meredith Nicolich
http://forusa.org/blogs/meredith-nicolich/winners-are/13039
on Thursday, September 18, 2014, 1:41pm
Each year, the Fellowship of Reconciliation awards international, national, and local peace prizes to individuals or organizations that have made life-long commitments in their work for peace, justice, and reconciliation.
FOR’s 2014 award recipients are inspirational change-makers. Their grassroots efforts have inspired countless others to join the cause of ending violence, promoting peace, and standing up for justice and human rights.Begun in 2006 to honor an organization or individual involved in significant peace and justice work in the community of FOR’s national headquarters, the Nyack Area Peace Prize is awarded this year to two recipients: Kim Cross and the Nyack Center, and Herb Kurz...
KIM CROSS AND THE NYACK CENTER
Kim Cross has been Executive Director of the Nyack Center for 13 years. Founded in 1990 by a group of concerned citizens, Nyack Center is housed in a renovated historic church in the heart of Nyack, N.Y.Its mission is to create interpersonal connections that cross social, cultural and economic boundaries.
The center aims to improve the lives of people in the Nyack community by supporting children, teenagers, and families through educational and recreational programs.This nonprofit organization offers a welcoming gathering space for vital before- and after-school programs and provides access to computers for students. Other activities include summer camp, cultural celebrations, and community events.
Since founding the center, Ms. Cross, her staff and volunteers have worked steadily to increase the number of programs serving community needs, always maintaining a family-focused atmosphere. They have collaborated with many other community organizations, including Nyack Public Schools, Rotary, the local YMCA, and Nyack library.
Currently, the center serves more than 40 children in its before-school “Breakfast Club” program and 85 young people in the after-school program. Numerous teens participate in “Late Night Teen Fridays,” a substance-free performance program run by and for teenagers. Future plans include building a sound and recording studio on premises, and offering healthy cooking, music, and painting classes to adults and seniors.
Ms. Cross credits the center’s success on its very supportive members of the community and the board, noting that they have sustained incredibly generous support even in tough economic times. Ms. Cross says the fact that some staff have worked there for as many as 20 years shows their devotion to the children and the center’s mission.
She recognizes the center’s success when she sees children who have been in its programs since kindergarten become staff members and wonderful adults who are good members of both their families and the community.
on Thursday, September 18, 2014, 1:41pm
Each year, the Fellowship of Reconciliation awards international, national, and local peace prizes to individuals or organizations that have made life-long commitments in their work for peace, justice, and reconciliation.
FOR’s 2014 award recipients are inspirational change-makers. Their grassroots efforts have inspired countless others to join the cause of ending violence, promoting peace, and standing up for justice and human rights.Begun in 2006 to honor an organization or individual involved in significant peace and justice work in the community of FOR’s national headquarters, the Nyack Area Peace Prize is awarded this year to two recipients: Kim Cross and the Nyack Center, and Herb Kurz...
KIM CROSS AND THE NYACK CENTER
Kim Cross has been Executive Director of the Nyack Center for 13 years. Founded in 1990 by a group of concerned citizens, Nyack Center is housed in a renovated historic church in the heart of Nyack, N.Y.Its mission is to create interpersonal connections that cross social, cultural and economic boundaries.
The center aims to improve the lives of people in the Nyack community by supporting children, teenagers, and families through educational and recreational programs.This nonprofit organization offers a welcoming gathering space for vital before- and after-school programs and provides access to computers for students. Other activities include summer camp, cultural celebrations, and community events.
Since founding the center, Ms. Cross, her staff and volunteers have worked steadily to increase the number of programs serving community needs, always maintaining a family-focused atmosphere. They have collaborated with many other community organizations, including Nyack Public Schools, Rotary, the local YMCA, and Nyack library.
Currently, the center serves more than 40 children in its before-school “Breakfast Club” program and 85 young people in the after-school program. Numerous teens participate in “Late Night Teen Fridays,” a substance-free performance program run by and for teenagers. Future plans include building a sound and recording studio on premises, and offering healthy cooking, music, and painting classes to adults and seniors.
Ms. Cross credits the center’s success on its very supportive members of the community and the board, noting that they have sustained incredibly generous support even in tough economic times. Ms. Cross says the fact that some staff have worked there for as many as 20 years shows their devotion to the children and the center’s mission.
She recognizes the center’s success when she sees children who have been in its programs since kindergarten become staff members and wonderful adults who are good members of both their families and the community.
