SAVE THE DATE! SCAN-Harbor Spring Gala May 22nd!

  Something special is coming!   SCAN-Harbor is beyond excited to announce its 2024 Spring Gala- Better Together: Honoring Our Partners   At our last event, a joyous evening featured special performances all night, and a wonderful highlight of SCAN-Harbor’s work.  Come join us in celebrating our partners this year!   Be sure to save […]

Lew Zuchman Speaks at Bay College

  Earlier this month, SCAN-Harbor Executive Director, Lew Zuchman was invited to speak at Bay College in Escanaba, Michigan. The College extended the invite to hear Mr. Zuchman speak about his life and history with the Civil Rights Movement, as well as his work with SCAN-Harbor. Here is an excerpt from the news coverage of […]

SCAN-Harbor Executive Director, Lew Zuchman, stands with Indigenous Artwork at Bay College in Michigan

SCAN-Harbor Executive Director, Lew Zuchman featured in NYN Media Profile

SCAN-Harbor Executive Director Lew Zuchman was featured in a lengthy profile this week by NYN Media. The feature included many insights on work at SCAN-Harbor, and what makes the organization special:   “We empower people to move up, encourage them to get their high school and college degrees. Many of our staff came to us […]

SCAN-Harbor Youth Learn to Play Hockey with New York Rangers

SCAN-Harbor’s partnership with the Garden of Dreams Foundation continues to grow, as 50 youth from SCAN-Harbor programs were recently gifted enrollment into the New York Rangers’ Learn to Play Hockey Program. All children in the program were given a free set of equipment, and free enrollment into a full session of Learn to Play Hockey. […]

New York Junior League Refurbishes SCAN-Harbor Eisman Nursery School Library

SCAN-Harbor’s Eisman Nursery School was the site of transformational refurbishment from The New York Junior League’s (NYJL) Community Improvement Project (CIP).   The project, completed this month, utilized over 200 volunteer hours, and a nearly $20,000 investment from NYJL, to give students at the Nursery School a warm and welcoming reading space. Last week, at […]

SCAN-Harbor and New York Junior League cut the Ribbon on a newly refurbished Nursery School Library.

SCAN-Harbor Holiday Toy Drive

  SCAN-Harbor would like to thank its supporters for contributing to our Holiday Toy Drive!   If you would like to help us send as many gifts to as many children in our care as possible, there is still time.    Anyone who wishes to donate, can give online: www.scan-harbor.org/ways-to-help/donate/#donate-now   Or, a check can […]

SCAN-Harbor Performing Arts Academy with Quite the Busy Summer!

To say that the Performing Arts Academy has had a busy summer would be an understatement. To recount all of the activities would take quite some time, so we wanted to share some highlights, because we are so proud of both the youth in the program who are pouring their hearts out for the program, […]

SCAN-Harbor Performing Arts Academy students pose at the end of their showcase performance!

SCAN-Harbor Performing Arts Academy Fall/Winter 2023 Registration Open

Pre-Registration has begun for SCAN-Harbor Performing Arts Academy.   We are a tuition free program, based in East Harlem, servicing students ages 3 – 24.   Fall / Winter classes will begin Tuesday October 3rd 2023, Tuesday – Saturday.   Please use the link below to pre-register.   Pre-registration link – Fall 2023 – 2024: https://forms.office.com/r/2usaFujuUm […]

SCAN-Harbor Welcomes Lanita A. Ward-Jones, MSG Entertainment, to W.I.S.H. Program Event

On Monday June 5th, SCAN-Harbor’s W.I.S.H. (We. I. She. He.) program welcomed Lanita A. Ward-Jones, Senior coordinator of Theater Operations at Madison Square Garden Entertainment, to a monthly program activity called “Monday Mix-Up.” The event aims to provide a safe space for members of the LGBTQ community. Ms. Ward-Jones spoke to participants about the importance […]

SCAN-Harbor’s Board President, Jamel Oeser-Sweat speaks at UNH Event

Last week, at an event hosted by United Neighborhood Houses (UNH), a 100 year old entity that represents 46 neighborhood settlement houses, reaching 765,000 New Yorkers, SCAN-Harbor’s board president, Jamel Oeser-Sweat was invited to speak on a panel discussion on advocacy for human services. We are honored to have been included in such a way, […]

Jamel Oeser-Sweat joins panel discussion on advocacy for human services.