Shame and Hunger: Breaking the Stigma Through Lived Experiences

• By: Corissa Raymond, MPH Alexandra Rouzier U.S. Hunger
• April 18th, 2023
• food, food assistance, food insecurity, hunger, low-income families, mental health, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma
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In the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 33.8 million Americans are food insecure. These individuals do not have access to enough food to meet the needs of their household; thus, they must employ various coping strategies to stretch the food they can acquire. Yet,...

From Our Recent Children’s Issue: An Innovative Solution for Family and Home Day Care

• By: Shannon Van Loon, EdM Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• April 1st, 2019
• early childhood education, family child care, literacy skills, low-income families, parent engagement, professional development, school readiness, social-emotional development
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Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), a non-sectarian, not-for-profit multi-service agency founded in 1943, has a long history of focusing on early childhood as a key component to its program for children and families. Research has proven the crucial importance of the first years of life on...

Unique People Services Opens Lynn’s Place: Agency’s First Mixed Income Affordable Housing Development

• By: Staff Writer Behavioral Health News
• July 1st, 2018
• affordable housing, community collaboration, homelessness, independent living, low-income families, mental health, supportive housing, sustainable housing
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The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of Lynn’s Place, the much anticipated first affordable mixed-income development created by Unique People Services (UPS) took place on May 11, 2018. Ann Sullivan, Commissioner of NYS Office of Mental Health, Emily Lehman, Assistant Commissioner of...