Older Adult Services
Winter Celebrations in our NNORC!
Our NNORC program hosted several cultural celebrations over the past two months, including a Lunar New Year celebration in late January to welcome the Year
February 28, 2025
Our NNORC program hosted several cultural celebrations over the past two months, including a Lunar New Year celebration in late January to welcome the Year
We are excited to introduce Riis’s newest board member, Dr. Sam Mejias! Dr. Mejias is currently the Dean of the School of Art, Media, and
Riis Academy hosted its Second Annual Science Fair on Tuesday, January 28, and it was a fantastic success! The event was filled with excitement and
We’re honored to announce that Riis has been selected as a 2024-2025 grantee of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation! The Foundation was inspired by Mother
In early 2024, the Administration for Children’s Services selected Riis to launch a Family Enrichment Center (FEC) in Astoria, where families can come together to
Our Immigrant Services department had a busy fall, facilitating ESOL classes, citizenship preparation classes, and coordinating several clothing drives and distributions. A few highlights from
We are thrilled to share that Riis was recently named one of 22 frontline nonprofits selected to receive a grant from The Newest New Yorkers
On Tuesday, December 17, our Youth Services department hosted Riismas, an intergenerational holiday show featuring a lively production from both our youth and older adult
This month, our MAP NSTAT team wrapped up the Art Safe program, an eight-week series of multidisciplinary art classes for local youth, funded through the
On Saturday, December 7, 50 of our NNORC participants bundled up for a lovely evening at the Mama Foundation’s 2024 Winter Benefit Concert, hosted by
Our 17th Annual Fall Family Feast took place on November 16, 2024, and was a great success! We served meals at both our Queensbridge and
We are thrilled to announce the winning project for the Queensbridge NSTAT Action Plan 5.0—an initiative shaped by residents’ voices! With 977 ballots cast, the
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The mission of Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement is to build and strengthen underserved communities in western Queens and to act as a catalyst for change.
