Boro Pregnancy Counseling Center (BPCC) is located in Bayside, Queens and offers compassionate care and social services to men and women facing unplanned pregnancies. Currently, these services are being offered online. LFCDC continues to partner with BPCC by connecting participants for fundraising events such as their annual gala and Walk for Life. LFCDC has also allocated grant money to help expand their services.

To volunteer with BPCC, please contact Connie Cheng.

 

Hillside Center for Education (formerly known as GeMS) offers ESL classes, homework tutoring for students, women's conversation classes, citizenship test prep and summer kids' events to the immigrant community in Jamaica, Queens.

Most recently, LFCDC has been supporting Hillside Center by having youth volunteers move on from after-school tutoring to providing social media support and a few adult volunteers go from after-school tutoring to becoming Hillside Center board members. LFCDC was honored to help Hillside organize their annual Christmas party this past year.

To volunteer with Hillside Center for Education, please contact Connie Cheng.

 

YWCA of Queens, located in the heart of downtown Flushing, offers a range of direct services to its community and members, such as English education, social services, food pantry, and a senior citizens program. LFCDC has been partnering with YWCA of Queens since 2020 by providing volunteer support for their food pantry pantry programs. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly 15 volunteers per week performed door-to-door food package delivery services. Every month, roughly 12 LFCDC volunteers pack 100 boxes to support YWCA's Love Sharing Box campaign, where boxes containing essential items such as culturally-appropriate food, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and personal hygiene items are packed. LFCDC also participates at YWCA of Queens' annual gala.

To volunteer with YWCA of Queens, please contact Paul Kim.

“The most rewarding experiences for me this past year were virtually tutoring a student through Hillside, then being invited to watch her fifth grade graduation online, and finally seeing her in person at the Christmas party!”

— Emma C., volunteer at Hillside Center for Education