A 2020 COVID Holiday Blessing
Christmas Wishes Granted for Sunset Park On December 22, 23, and 24 Children of the City had a Holiday distribution event where over 300 gifts, as well as boxes of food, were distributed to our program participants. Our staff and volunteers were meticulous to ensure safety, social distancing, and cleaning during our distribution. We set up shifts for families to come and pick up items, checked temperatures, required the proper PPE to enter the building etc. It was during these pickups that we are reminded of what the Holidays truly are about. A father told us while picking up toys for his...
Read MoreThanksgiving 2020
On Sunday, November 22nd, dozens of volunteers gathered together at the Brooklyn site of Children of the City to distribute Boxes of food to local residents. These boxes included Turkeys, farm fresh vegetables, milk and many other items to ensure struggling families had a good meal on their table this Thanksgiving. Sunset Park was hit hard with the COVID 19 pandemic. With so many out of work and not knowing what to do, they know they can turn to Children of the City for help. COC has been a trusted support in this community for several decades. Turkeys and fresh produce came into Sunset Park...
Read More2019 Year End Holiday Event
We want to give a shout out to everyone who helped provide gifts and food for our COC Christmas event. Close to 100 families were in attendance. Even though it was quite a bit smaller this year due to several partnerships that were unable to help, we found this to be a great opportunity to get to know some of the families we help on a more intimate level and build some important relationships, forging a deeper and more effective platform of service. We continue to inform and support parents as we provide much needed educational assistance along with the most basic needs for their children....
Read More2019 Thanksgiving Boxes of Love Outreach
On Sunday November 24th, children and their parents joined us for our annual holiday meal distribution. With the help of longtime partner Cru and the generosity of sponsors and donors we were able to give away turkeys along with boxes with the fixings and side dishes for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. We provided a total of 100 families with this much needed assistance during a time of year when a majority of families are experiencing hardship. Although Thanksgiving has come and gone, there is still time to make an impact on a...
Read More2019 Night of Laughs Comedy Event
On Thursday Nov 21st, the well-known venue Comedy Cellar-Village Underground hosted an event with all proceeds going to benefit children of the City’s mission of changing the culture of poverty through education and outreach. Guests in attendance had fun for a worthy cause. Look out for our next event the 2020 Children of the City – David Tyree Charity bowl with the NY Giants coming up on June 2nd, 2020. You can purchase tickets or sponsor a full lane for you and guests contact Carmen Camacho for details (carmen.camacho@childrenofthecity.org or 718-436-0242 x...
Read MoreDavid Tyree Charity Bowl 2019
NY Giants Running Back Saquon Barkley along with team mates Will Hernandez, Daniel Jones and Golden Tate, just to name a few, were awesome hosts for our guests and sponsors. Also joining us for the night to raise awareness for the educational crisis in Sunset Park Brooklyn were Florinda Kajtazi, Miss New York USA 2019 and Manya Saaraswat, Miss New Jersey USA 2019. Bruce Beck, lead sports anchor at WNBC-TV was super entertaining as our emcee and host for the live auction. The night was electric with so much to do and see at every turn, including taking photos with our celebrity guests at...
Read MoreDavid Tyree Charity Bowl 2018
Emmy-Award-Winning Sportscaster Bruce Beck was Master of Ceremonies at this star-studded event. Our beloved New York Giants players came out in force to support the work of Children of the City. Guests enjoyed a spectacular evening of scrumptious culinary delights, a media and cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, and entertainment at the upscale and fabulous Lucky Strike venue (located on the corner of 42nd and 12th Ave). The evening was replete with laughter, photos and autographs from their favorite players, and a true show of dedicated spirit to further Children of the City’s...
Read MoreDavid Tyree Charity Bowl 2017
2017 Charity Bowl A Smashing Success for the Children of Sunset Park For the third year in a row Lucky Strike on 42nd and 12th Avenue in Manhattan was buzzing Tuesday, June 6th, with a star studded event benefitting Children of the City, an organization serving disadvantaged children in Sunset Park Brooklyn. David Tyree and New York Giants players were over the top as they gathered to enjoy an evening of food, photos, chatting and bowling with supporters of the organization. Among our special guests for the evening were reigning Miss Universe, Iris Mittenaere, and Miss USA, Kára...
Read MoreDavid Tyree Charity Bowl 2016
Once again Children of the City scores a touch down at the annual David Tyree Charity Bowl with New York Giants players and other special guests. Among the renowned names in attendance were our beloved Odell Beckham Jr. (here for the second year in a row), Olivier Vernon, Rashad Jennings, and Triple Crown Jockey Victor Espinoza, just to name a few. The beautiful upscale Lucky Strikes venue was buzzing with excitement all night long as guests captured the moment to chat and bowl with players, splurge on a delicious gourmet spread, bid on their favorite auction items, and enjoy down time with...
Read MoreChristmas Event 2016
Children of the City was able to brighten the Holidays for many unsuspecting families, as approximately 400 children and their parents gathered at our headquarters in Sunset Park for a special Christmas event. There was food, games, music, and Muppets, but best of all, each child did not leave empty handed. Many of the children had been able to fill out a “wish list” months prior, and others who were invited were also blessed with a wonderful gift. Moms were present, many of them carrying newborns in their arms as young as 2 weeks old. It is the desperation of poverty that...
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