Falk Students Start Their Own Café

As students, teachers, alumni and faculty entered the Stanley G. Falk School’s Cambridge campus, they were greeted by enticing aromas and bright smiles at the opening day of the school’s newest hotspot – “The Hungry Pug Café.” This café was run by none other than Mr. Costello’s seventh grade class. Mr. Costello’s knew his students…
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Grand Island High School Students Make Quilts for Haven House

Caitlin Wojciechowski, a teacher at Grand Island High School, wanted to do something to inspire her students in honor of Women’s History Month. With the help of the school’s art teacher, Jackie Carpenter, the two educators came up with a plan that would give their students hands-on experience while giving back to the community. “We…
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JetBlue Assembles Birthday Boxes and “Sweet Cases” for Children in Foster Care Program

A birthday is the perfect opportunity to let someone know you are thinking of them. During JetBlue’s “Sweet Cases” for Foster Love fundraising initiative, crewmembers filled hand-painted duffel bags with care items and assembled birthday boxes for children in Child and Family Services (C+FS) Foster Care Program. The duffel bags include a stuffed animal, hygiene…
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Children in Residential Treatment Enjoy a “Paint and Snack” Night

Famed Black artist Charles White once said, “An artist must bear a special responsibility. [They] must be accountable for the content of [their] work. And that work should reflect a deep, abiding concern for humanity.” In honor of this year’s Black History Month’s theme: “African Americans and the Arts,” Yvonne DuBois, Chief Equity and Inclusion…
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