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Our Youth Program offers neighborhood children attending local elementary and middle schools a unique experience in the arts, poetry, creative movement and health and nutrition. Ninety-five percent of our students are from low-income households and attend at no charge. We pride ourselves on providing a quality enrichment program to families that need it most.
This coming year we’re excited to continue our students’ growing connection with Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). With the support of our CSA volunteers, students will continue to receive weekly hands-on workshops in healthy food preparation and juicing using our local produce and learn about sustainable |
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agriculture through trips to the farm. And right here in the neighborhood our students are learning about community gardening, working at the Fifth Street Farm roof-top garden at Earth School and composting food scraps at El Jardin del Paradiso garden by P.S. 15.
This January we will start our weekly yoga classes for all participants. And for summer 2016 I will continue to lead our Friday Kids Bike Trips to Governors Island, Hudson River Park, Brooklyn and even New Jersey (with a little help from the MTA)! Everyone is welcome to join us on these trips. |
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We are thrilled to share that our Organic Soul Cafe is now open from 9 am-1:30 pm, Monday through Friday! We are serving organic fair-trade coffee and teas, fresh juices and elixirs using produce from our CSA. All proceeds go towards our Youth Program. Please spread the word! We’ll be working hard to re-launch our dinner schedule in 2016 under the continued guidance of our amazing Chef and Program Director Annette Averette. As part of this, Annette and our CSA volunteers will be offering nutrition and vegetarian cooking workshops to the community.
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We have two great teachers running our Youth Program- Jen Chantrtanapichate and Libby Mislan. Not only have they done a remarkable job creating an innovative program for our neighborhood kids, but they’ve also launched our new Sixth Street Synergy, a Tuesday night workshop series focused on wellness, the arts, and environmental and social justice. Thus far, participants have enjoyed workshops in essential oils for winter, superfoods for immunity and mood boosting, and basic hand-sewing techniques.
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CSA
The CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a program of the Sixth Street Community Center which brings fresh, organic produce grown locally in the Hudson valley right to your backyard. Our on-going relationship with Hepworth Farm provides guaranteed income for our farmer, and guaranteed fruit and veggie bliss for you!
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Community Center
Sixth Street Community Center has been working to empower the Loisaida community by organizing around issues that affect the community since 1978. In 1996, we began focusing on issues concerning food, health, and the environment. In addition to community organizing, we also seek to create a fulfilling sense of community in the neighborhood by bringing neighborhood residents together around the same table.
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Organic Soul Café
Organic Soul Cafe is located on the ground floor of our center and is currently open weekday mornings from 10 AM to 2 PM. We serve coffee, espresso drinks, premium teas, elixirs, herbal infusions and fresh juices! All of our beverages are organic. Our juices and elixirs use produce from our CSA program. Best of all? All the proceeds are used to support our Sixth Street Youth Program!
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