IMPORTANT COVID INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OPEN DOOR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERS
Carver Center continues to be an important community resource for our community. John Rodriguez, COVID-19 Outreach Specialist, and Gabriela Saraiva were here during Carver Market hours to provide education and resources, and to schedule appointments for vaccines/boosters. They registered 8 people for vaccines/boosters!
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FEEDING OUR COMMUNITY
Inflation is at an all time high and the price of groceries is skyrocketing. Many of our Port Chester families continue to struggle. We anticipate the need for food to grow in the upcoming months. In the month of December, we distributed food to 857 children, 1,041 adults, and 447 seniors at our Carver Market Distributions.
Our Food Service Program served 681 snacks and 8,710 meals to After School students at the four Port Chester Elementary Schools, the Port Chester Middle School, and to the teens who come to our Teen Center.
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SOUNDWAVES MUSIC PROGRAM
Making beautiful music together
Since early last year, SoundWaves has been providing low or no cost music instruction to Port Chester children at the Carver Center on Saturdays. Guitars, keyboards, drums and ukuleles are provided free of charge. Children are having fun while learning the basics of beginner music therapy. As Jim Reddoch, Soundwaves founder beautifully stated, "Life is more fun with music in it."
(From left to right, Jim Reddoch, Bryan Montiel SoundWave student, Anne Bradner, CEO, Carver)
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WELCOME DAISY GARCIA, CARVER CENTER'S NEW TEEN SCHOLAR PROGRAM COACH
Our Carver Scholar Coach is responsible for planning, implementing, and supervising a program that meets the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of the Teen Center Scholars. The program provides an opportunity for teens to participate in unique leadership workshops, receive individualized coaching, and take part in college readiness and application exercises. Daisy is a 2018 graduate of Port Chester High School and is a first-generation college graduate. She just received her B.S. in Forensic Psychology and plans to purse a Master's in Forensic Psychology. We are excited to have you!
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HAPPY 79th BIRTHDAY CARVER CENTER!
Did you know that the Carver Center has been has been serving the community’s children and families since 1943? Our humble beginnings started as a small storefront after school program for children whose parents worked in wartime defense plants. The founders were African American parents—grassroots organizers and advocates for the minority community in Port Chester. They named the organization after the renowned African American scientist George Washington Carver, who passed away in 1943. The Carver Center grew to a small food pantry and child care program that operated out of a rented synagogue basement for over 50 years.
Through our programs and services, Carver Center continues to “build brighter futures” by providing services that span a lifetime.
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GINA NOCCO SPEAKS TO VOLUNTEER NEW YORK!
Gina Nocco, Carver Center's Senior Director of Operations, was recently a guest speaker at Volunteer New York's RSVP Advisory Group meeting. RSVP of Westchester is a program specifically geared to engage people aged 55+ in a diverse range of volunteer activities. Currently, Volunteer New York! has over 900 RSVP members serving throughout our local communities. . Gina introduced many of the attendees to the Carver Center and the great work that we are doing in Port Chester. We hope to see many of them at Carver Center soon.
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HAVE YOU SAVED THE DATE?
Join us on Saturday, April 23rd at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich
We are planning to be in-person for our 2022 Spring Benefit. This is our ONLY fundraising event of the year and will raise critical funds that support our Carver Market, After School Programs, Citizenship Classes, Aquatics and Teen Center. Proof of vaccinations will be required. Please mark your calendar.
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Port Chester Carver Center Inc.
Mail to: P.O. Box 429, Port Chester, NY 10573
400 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573
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