The furniture and plants are going into Roqué House! In a matter of days, ten families will be able to call the space home. We want to thank our amazing community for helping to make this possible. Your generosity allowed us to keep this program moving forward this year despite so many challenges. We are also grateful to our incredible partners at Way Finders whose hard work over many years … [Read more...] about The Furniture is Going In!
What's New
Register for PRIME TIME
Dear Parent: You are invited to attend PRIME TIME, an online family reading program this winter hosted by The Care Center and funded by Mass Humanities. Designed to support families with children ages 6-10, this program helps kids improve their reading skills by involving the whole family in making reading fun. People who like to read do so often, and people who read often become great … [Read more...] about Register for PRIME TIME
Scholarship Opportunities!
Care Center Graduates: The Care Center is pleased to offer two different educational scholarships that each award $500. You may apply to both of these scholarships if you meet the eligibility criteria described below. The Care Center Selenia Vazquez Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of Selenia Vazquez, a counselor at The Care Center who grew up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940s. … [Read more...] about Scholarship Opportunities!
What do gandules have to do with education?
Every year, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, my colleague Jenna prepares a massive turkey and I order a church-sized batch of Puerto Rican pernil. Care Center staff members each bring in a homemade side dish or dessert to share. Aida and I cook rice and inevitably argue over whose is more delicious. (We both substitute Kielbasa for the more traditional ham but I also throw in the very … [Read more...] about What do gandules have to do with education?
