
In the News
Foster Care: A Path to Reunification – Part 1 – March 15, 2019 – Administration for Children & Families
Scaling Social Justice: A Latinx Immigrant Worker Co-op Franchise Model – February 14, 2019 – Nonprofit Quarterly
Done good: Sunset Parker honored for work helping Bklyn’s immigrants – November 21, 2018 – Brooklyn Paper
How a Brooklyn school district is integrating – with the help of urban planners – November 9, 2018 – NYC. EPEAK.IN
What Happened at OPEN 2018? – October 10, 2018 – P2P Foundation
Shuler Hensley and More Join Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night – July 10, 2018 – Playbill
Potluck dinner feeds residents’ desire to help DREAMers – May 25, 2018 – Brooklyn Reporter
Democratizing the Workplace – May 20, 2018 – Grassroots Economic Organizing
3 Brooklyn Sites Offer Free Tax Assistance for Low-Income New Yorkers – March 24, 2018 – Bklyner.
Celebrating a Great Business Model for Immigrants on International Women’s Day – March 8, 2018 – NYN Media
Worker cooperatives in the US raising labour standards – April 8, 2016 – Al Jazeera
Community Job Training Center Pushes Sunset Park Forward – April 7, 2016 – Kings County Politics
Center for Family Life Offers Technical Assistance for Organizations to Create Worker Co-ops – April 5, 2016 – Grassroots Economic Organizing
NYC Set to Triple Number of Worker Cooperatives – January 11, 2016 – Next City
More Cities Get Serious About Community Wealth-Building – November 10, 2015 – Forbes
One woman’s journey from Staten Island slavery to being her own boss – November 2, 2015 – Christian Science Monitor
National Program Recognizing Outstanding and Equitable High Schools – May 10, 2015 – The Bronx Chronicle
Schools of Opportunity: the inaugural winners – May 7, 2015 – The Washington Post
National Program Recognizing Outstanding and Equitable High Schools Announces its First Accolades – May 7, 2015 – National Education Policy Center Newsletter and PRWeb
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL, BROOKLYN, NY | SILVER RECOGNITION – May 7, 2015 – Schools of Opportunity Program
Parents in Brooklyn fight for after-school programs – April 23, 2015 – News 12 Brooklyn
Free tax help offered at sites across Brooklyn – April 11, 2015 – News 12 Brooklyn
Co-ops Enable Low-Income Women to Work as Owners and Decision Makers – March 30, 2015 – Truthout
Design Within Reach to open first NYC outlet – March 12, 2015 – Crain’s New York Business
City Council Will Decide to Include Co-Ops in Reports for City Contracting – February 26, 2015 – The Working World
Brooklyn Youth Turn to Cooperatives for Economic Opportunity – February 9, 2015 – Fast Co.Exist
More Than 50,000 Sign Up to Enroll in City’s New Municipal Identification Program in First Week – January 16, 2015 – NBC4 New York
6,000 NEW YORKERS ENROLL FOR MUNICIPAL ID IN FIRST WEEK – January 16, 2015 – City & State
NYC ID Card Appointments Backed Up to April in Spots Amid High Demand – January 16, 2015 – DNAinfo
When Philanthropy Builds Community – December 30, 2014 – The New York Times
Chronic Absenteeism, Poverty and How Community Schools Can Help – December 2, 2014 – HuffingtonPost
How worker-owned co-ops lift people out of poverty – October 8, 2014 – Christian Science Monitor
Using Democratic Education to Change the Way Social Services are Delivered – August 27, 2014 – Toolbox for Education and Social Action
A Co-op State of Mind: New York City jumpstarts worker cooperatives – August 18, 2014 – In These Times
How America’s Largest Worker Owned Co-Op Lifts People Out of Poverty – August 14, 2014 – Yes! Magazine and Truthout
Against the Odds: Four NYC worker-owners talk co-ops, family, and jobs with justice – July 29, 2014 – Grassroots Economic Organizing
How New York City Is Advancing Worker Cooperatives – July 24, 2014 – NationSwell
State Announces Advantage After School Awards – July 21, 2014 – New York Nonprofit Press
Brooklyn afterschool programs nab share of $10.9M grant – July 18, 2014 – Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Governor Cuomo Announces Major Grant For CAMBA – July 18, 2014 – Ditmas Park Corner
Governor Cuomo Announces $10.9 Million in Grants for After School Programs Statewide – July 18, 2014 – NY.gov
NYC budget includes $1.2M for worker co-ops – July 14, 2014 – Home Reporter News and Brooklyn Spectator
City Budget Provides $1.2M to Help Low-Income New Yorkers Become Business Owners – July 10, 2014 – New York Nonprofit Press
Featured Grantee Partner: Center for Family Life’s Progressive Business Model – July 9, 2014 – New York Women’s Foundation newsletter
Worker Cooperatives Address Low-Wage Work and the Feminization of Poverty – July 1, 2014 – Community Wealth and Yes! Magazine
The Home Reporter has a story about a new dog walking cooperative launched by SCO’s Center for Family Life in Sunset Park – June 30, 2014 – Brooklyn Buzz(Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce newsletter)
Trusty Amigos Dog Walking Co-op Launches in Sunset Park – June 25, 2014 – Home Reporter News
Leveling the Playing Field for Worker Cooperatives – June 21, 2014 – Truthout
‘Trusty’ New Co-op Debuts; City Council Urged To Back More – June 6, 2014 – Labor Press
With City Contracts, New York Fails to Diversify – June 5, 2014 – Gotham Gazette
DACA Outreach Provider: SCO Center for Family Life in Sunset Park – May 29, 2014 – New York Immigration Coalition
Empresas ofrecen trabajos en Sunset Park (Companies offering jobs in Sunset Park) – May 29, 2014 – El Diario and La Opinión
Let’s Vote: Do We Water the Plants Too? – April 4, 2014 – Voices of New York
Economic Update: Building Worker Co-ops – April 3, 2014 – truth-out.org
Community Supported Agriculture in Sunset Park – February 7, 2014 – Heritage Radio Network
State Grant Helps Two Sunset Park After-School Sites – February 4, 2014 – Brooklyn Daily Eagle
State Grant Helps 2 Sunset Park After-School Sites – January 30, 2014 – Brooklyn Bureau
Worker Cooperatives for New York City – January 2014 – FPWA Report
Sunset Park High School Celebrates First Graduation – July 4, 2013 – The Brooklyn Spectator
Immigrant-Run Worker Co-op Program Wins Innovation Award – May 28, 2013 – Voices of NY
NYC Innovative Nonprofit Awards – May 23, 2013 – New York Nonprofit Press
Brooklyn Kids Rally Against Child-Care Budget Cuts – March 29, 2013 – Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Sunset Park Soccer Players Kick Off Training Co-Op with Help of Former Pro – February 1, 2013 – DNAinfo.com
Bronx Group that Serves South Asian Immigrants to Create Worker Co-ops with Aid of City Training Program – January 7, 2013 – Daily News
Fair Pay: Brooklyn Co-ops Provide Opportunities for Immigrant Women – January 2, 2013 – Independent Sources

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