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A Passover Message from Executive Director Rabbi Joanna Samuels

Download Telling the Story: A Haggadah for Our Immigrant City  Like many of you, I found myself glued to the news on Monday, as the first reports emerged about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. Despite the fact that I am neither French, nor Catholic, nor an architecture enthusiast, I…...

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Special Edition Volunteer Spotlight: National Volunteer Appreciation Week

Ruffa Elaine Espejon volunteers with MCC’s Senior Advocacy Leadership Team, working with senior activists on a variety advocacy projects that empower older adults on the Lower East Side to use their voice to make change. Read about her experience in her own words: “I started after I heard about my…...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Sheila

Sheila is a founding member of SALT (Senior Advocacy Leadership Team), a group of older adults that is working to ensure seniors are heard in the community, around issues like transportation, affordable housing and green space. Sheila attends SALT’s weekly meetings at MCC, along with many other events in and…...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Ciara

Meet Ciara! She is a data and evaluation volunteer for the Research & Evaluation team, and has been volunteering for five months, and will be with us until May doing a practicum. She is originally from Brooklyn and is in an applied developmental psychology doctoral program at Fordham. She helps…...

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6th Floor Improvement Project Begins Monday, February 11th

Manny Cantor Center strives to create the best programs and services possible in our beautiful, light-filled building. With that in mind, we will be refurbishing our 6th Floor community space, including replacing the flooring. The project will take place between Monday February 11th and Sunday, February 24th. We have scheduled…...

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