Press - Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Building Communities One Life at a Time Sat, 02 Aug 2025 04:15:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-Ë®¹ûÅÉ-Favicon-32x32.png Press - Mosholu Montefiore Community Center 32 32 Mosholu Day Camp: A Beloved Bronx Summer Tradition for Over 35 Years /2025/08/01/mosholu-day-camp-a-beloved-bronx-summer-tradition-for-over-35-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mosholu-day-camp-a-beloved-bronx-summer-tradition-for-over-35-years Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:10:45 +0000 /?p=10849 Mosholu Day Camp teaches archery, swimming and other summer activities across its 66-acre property. . GARY JEAN-JUSTE photos Article Excerpt: Olivia Young Mosholu Day Camp, located in Orange County, New York, is an eight-week summer program where kids spend their days outdoors enjoying a range of activities — from swimming and archery to woodworking and […]

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Mosholu Day Camp teaches archery, swimming and other summer activities across its 66-acre property. . GARY JEAN-JUSTE photos

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Olivia Young

Mosholu Day Camp, located in Orange County, New York, is an eight-week summer program where kids spend their days outdoors enjoying a range of activities — from swimming and archery to woodworking and theatre.

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]]> Bronx Mom & Ë®¹ûÅÉ Program Director Dedicated to Serving her Community /2020/09/22/bronx-mom-mmcc-program-director-dedicated-to-serving-her-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bronx-mom-mmcc-program-director-dedicated-to-serving-her-community Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:46:00 +0000 /?p=3785 Jasmine Lewis is committed to her community. Whether she’s on her feet, dancing with kids or rallying support and donations, there’s nothing she won’t do to make an impact.USA TODAY – Sept 22, 2020 Read Story

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Jasmine Lewis is committed to her community. Whether she’s on her feet, dancing with kids or rallying support and donations, there’s nothing she won’t do to make an impact.
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]]> Summer Youth Employment Programs Survived The Budget, But Are Short On Details /2020/07/01/summer-youth-employment-programs-survived-the-budget-but-are-short-on-details/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-youth-employment-programs-survived-the-budget-but-are-short-on-details Wed, 01 Jul 2020 21:33:00 +0000 /?p=3806 Mayor Bill de Blasio, who initially planned on scrapping summer youth employment programs in this year’s budget, at a SYEP event in 2016. MICHAEL APPLETON/MAYORAL PHOTOGRAPHY OFFICE Article Excerpt: In the grim budget passed by the City Council late on Tuesday night, the partial, $115 million restoration of the Summer Youth Employment Program, rebranded as […]

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Mayor Bill de Blasio, who initially planned on scrapping summer youth employment programs in this year's budget, at a SYEP event in 2016. MICHAEL APPLETON/MAYORAL PHOTOGRAPHY OFFICE

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In the grim budget passed by the City Council late on Tuesday night, the partial, $115 million restoration of the Summer Youth Employment Program, rebranded as the SYEP Summer Bridge program, was one bright spot.Ìý

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]]> How To Keep Kids Occupied, Cool In NYC This Summer /2020/06/23/how-to-keep-kids-occupied-cool-in-nyc-this-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-keep-kids-occupied-cool-in-nyc-this-summer Tue, 23 Jun 2020 03:18:00 +0000 /?p=3865 Bronx Food Pantry Fighting to Keep Up /2020/05/19/bronx-food-pantry-fighting-to-keep-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bronx-food-pantry-fighting-to-keep-up Tue, 19 May 2020 21:20:00 +0000 /?p=3800 Before the pandemic, Mosholu Montefiore Community Center served 800 bags of groceries a month. Now they’re up to 250 a day. Read Story

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Before the pandemic, Mosholu Montefiore Community Center served 800 bags of groceries a month. Now they’re up to 250 a day.

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With a new decade comes a new census. More than 150 community groups citywide will divvy up $19 million for census outreach, thanks to the efforts of Mayor Bill de Blasio, city council Speaker Corey Johnson, and the City University of New York. JULIUS CONSTANTINE MOTAL / File

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There a lot happening in 2020 — what some say is the start of a new decade, the presidential election, and a redesign of Bronx buses, in some form, going into effect.

It will also be the year of the census, the decennial count of every man, woman and child in the country.

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]]> A Community Advocate Whose Influence ‘Spreads Like Wildfire’ /2019/12/29/a-community-advocate-whose-influence-spreads-like-wildfire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-community-advocate-whose-influence-spreads-like-wildfire Sun, 29 Dec 2019 03:33:00 +0000 /?p=3873 Marisol Baez at the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center in the Bronx. As the community coordinator for the center Healthy Families program, Ms. Baez helps clients facing eviction and other crises.Credit…Erica Price for The New York Times Article Excerpt: When Marisol Baez was growing up in public housing in the Bronx, she developed a habit of […]

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Marisol Baez at the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center in the Bronx. As the community coordinator for the center Healthy Families program, Ms. Baez helps clients facing eviction and other crises.Credit...Erica Price for The New York Times

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When Marisol Baez was growing up in public housing in the Bronx, she developed a habit of approaching people in her neighborhood and asking them about their struggles, particularly when it came to finding food and shelter. Most told her they felt they had nowhere to turn for help.

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