Local Job Seekers Explore Life Sciences Career Opportunities
This April, Riis collaborated with Long Island City Partnership, Urban Upbound, and the Queens Borough President’s Office to host a Career Open House at our
This April, Riis collaborated with Long Island City Partnership, Urban Upbound, and the Queens Borough President’s Office to host a Career Open House at our
Teen participants at Riis’ Ravenswood Cornerstone program nominated staff members Denise Rumola (assistant director) and Jill Moore (administrative assistant) for “Community Mom” awards from the
This past winter, our Ravenswood Cornerstone program partnered with Rethink Food and Tacombi Community Kitchen to provide free, hot meals to community members. Every Tuesday,
Did you know that current New York City and State contracts have resulted in the human services workforce being some of the lowest paid workers
Riis’ Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NNORC) is designed to help older adults age safely within their own homes while staying connected to the larger
After a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic, Riis was delighted to resume our after-school programming at Riis Academy – P.S.171 this year, especially our
Cecilia (left) presents at MoMI’s gala honoring Rita Moreno Teens participating in our Riis Academy-InfoTech Learn & Earn program have recently been exploring the arts
Congratulations to our Director of Youth Services, Desiree Lewis, for winning a prestigious 2022 PASEsetter Award from the Partnership for After School Education (PASE). PASE
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported our 2021 Annual Appeal campaign this past holiday season. Your generosity and support will sustain our efforts
Congratulations to our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students for completing their fall classes this December. This graduation day was special because it
Happy kids at Nas’ Toy Giveaway! The Queensbridge community stepped up to make this holiday season special for our young people. We worked with organizations
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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.