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The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is a vital initiative that provides young individuals with the opportunity to gain meaningful work experience, explore various career paths, and develop essential professional skills. Through a broad range of placements—from physical therapy clinics to positions with the Marines, local precincts, doctors’ offices, supermarkets, life insurance...

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,so that everyone who believes in him might not perishbut might have eternal life.”–John 3:16 The fourth Sunday of Lent is sometimes called Laetare Sunday. Laetare is a Latin word that means “rejoice.” Even as we observe our Lenten sacrifices, we...

Housing Support Services of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York marked a Backpack Giveaway event Aug. 23 at Second Farms in the Bronx. More than 450 backpacks were distributed free-of-charge to area youngsters preparing to go back to school. The cost of the program was paid for by Catholic Charities...

For decades, Catholic Charities offered city kids a chance to enjoy a slice of summer life in rural Putnam Valley. Thanks in large part to Catholic Charities’ donors, that tradition continues today, as day campers from an Alianza-sponsored program in the Bronx enjoyed a day of fun...

The Pierre Toussaint-Mother Cabrini Scholars recently spent a Day of Service planting flowers and refurbishing the grounds at Astor Tilden Services, a Catholic Charities agency in the Bronx. The scholars program is part of an outreach by the Office of Black Catholics for the Archdiocese of New York. The...

As a pall of heat and humidity envelopes the city this summer, punctuated by sporadic outbursts of gunfire and smoky air, nervous parents of modest means shield their children the best they can. That often means for many teenagers a summer cooped up in apartments playing video games. That...

Education is the cornerstone of personal growth and community development. At Catholic Charities New York, we firmly believe in the power of education to uplift individuals and empower communities. Through our comprehensive and transformative educational programming, we are making a lasting impact in the lives of children and families across...

Prom is a tradition based on enjoying the last few months in high school while approaching graduation. Finding the perfect dress or suit isn’t easy. April 22nd was a glamorous afternoon to remember at Catholic Charities Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center in Washington Heights. Over a hundred young...

Another Year of Partnership with the Bronx Bombers The press was there to talk to manager Aaron Boone about the Yankees’ winter signings, including that of the team’s other Aaron, slugger Aaron Judge. But the thousands of kids who showed up at Yankee Stadium Dec. 16 were more interested...

Monique Myers directs a summer employment program with 2,000 city youths through Alianza, a Catholic Charities agency in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan. They come with varying degrees of hopes, anxieties and determination. Monique knows what that is like. She’s been with the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) ever since 2013...