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OUR COMMUNITY
July 18, 2024
The H.E.S. marched alongside family, friends and community members at the 718 Walk for Life, in honor of Nico, a young artist who was killed by gun violence in 2020. It was a powerful gathering and the youth came out in numbers! Thank you to those who came out to support!
June 5, 2024
We are deeply honored and grateful to the @ujafedny for recognizing H.E.S. for our volunteer engagement efforts. This award is a testament to the incredible dedication and passion of our amazing volunteers who tirelessly support our community through our food pantry, community events, and so much more.
A special shoutout to Karen Delzine, one of our regular volunteers who was awarded for outstanding volunteerism, whose unwavering commitment to service exemplifies the spirit of our volunteer program. Karen, your selflessness and hard work inspire us all!
June 2, 2024
The H.E.S. was proud to march in the annual Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue. The parade celebrated the world’s largest expression of unity and support for Israel! It was an unforgettable day with over 40,000 marchers, vibrant floats, and captivating Jewish and Israeli musical performances!
June 9, 2024
It was a joy to see our community come together for a day full of fun, laughter, and amazing activities at our Annual Street Fair. From music, to carnival games a bouncey house, soccer, karate demos, BBQ, live DJ, face painting, a man on stilts. There was something for everyone to enjoy. What more can you ask for! So much fun!
April 4, 2024
A heartfelt thank you to Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and the 69th Precinct Community Council, along with Senator Roxanne Persaud, Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman, and Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse for their invaluable partnership in making this year’s Job Fair a monumental success. Over 1,000 attendees came with hopes and left with opportunities, a testament to what we can achieve together. Your commitment to our community’s growth and prosperity shines bright.
January 15, 2024
MLK Day of Service 2024 was a huge success! 🙌 Volunteers of all ages and walks of life came out to give back to the community and together we were able to achieve incredible impact.
Volunteers were able to assemble:
– 800 PPE Kits
– 500 Filled Pencil Cases
– 400 Care Packages
– 300 Baked Goods
– 200 Containers of Soup
– 100 cleaned and dried Coats
We were able to distribute items to local shelters, senior centers, to migrant students and their families from local schools and even soldiers in Israel.
A heartfelt thank you all the volunteers, our partner and sponsor @ujafedny. A special shout out to the jazz band that livened our lobby, to the talented steel pan group, Genesis Pan Groove at P.S. 233 who helped close out our day and to our outstanding staff for leading and facilitating the day.
September 7, 2023
Attorney General Letitia James along with Met Council Executive Director David Greenfield, Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse (46th district), and Councilwoman Farah Louis (45th district) joined us for our annual Rosh Hashanah Holiday food distribution from our pantry. We had a great turnout and we can’t thank our partners and community leaders enough for sharing this wonderful experience with us.
