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Dunkin’ in Jamaica Donates to The Child Center of NY

Omar Kazi and other Dunkin' and community members pose with a giant check.

Omar Kazi and other Dunkin' and community members pose with a giant check.Last month, Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins in Queens celebrated the grand reopening of their newly remodeled restaurant at 187-11 Jamaica Avenue. Dunkin’ franchisee Jamaica Donuts commemorated the occasion with a generous $1,500 donation to The Child Center of NY’s Jamaica Family Wellness Center (JFWC).

Omar Kazi, LMHC, Program Director of JFWC, expressed gratitude, stating, “I am honored to receive this generous donation from Jamaica’s Dunkin’ Donuts Program on behalf of The Child Center of NY. We are a community-based organization with an extensive behavioral health program as well as a range of support services. Our mission is to strengthen children and families in under-served communities with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. This donation from Dunkin’ Donuts will directly benefit the same community this location will serve during the upcoming holiday season.”

Supporter Spotlight: Soles4Souls

“New shoes!” was the rallying cry

Girl tries on Converse shoes at Soles4Souls event at Head Start CoronaIt was an 80-degree summer day, but Tanya Krien was researching organizations that provide winter coats to children.

“Winter coats are always a huge need with our families,” Tanya, a vice president of early childhood education at The Child Center of NY, explains.

That’s when she came across Soles4Souls—a nonprofit organization that provides not winter coats, but footwear, which is another ever-present need for families with children in a Child Center early childhood education program, such as Head Start and Early Head Start. Continue reading


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