SCAN-Harbor SPRING 2024 BETTER TOGETHER GALA Honoring Our Partners

Join us Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 at the Plaza Hotel, as we host an evening reception and dinner celebrating the work of SCAN-Harbor, empowering youth in Harlem, East Harlem and the South Bronx. We are more than thrilled to have Hip Hop Royalty Doug E. Fresh performing at the show!!   “The World’s Greatest Entertainer,” […]

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 […]

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 Board Member, Lyor Cohen, Honored for His 40-year Career in HipHop

Earlier this week, at the Spirit of Life Gala hosted by City of Hope Foundation in Los Angeles California, Lyor Cohen, SCAN-Harbor Board Member, was honored for his impactful 40-year career in HipHop.   We are very proud of Lyor and his accomplishments, as he was given the Spirit of Life Award, and many of […]

Lyor Cohen and Chuck D at the Spirit of Life Gala in Los Angeles, California, October 18th, 2023

One Year Later…

SCAN-Harbor Celebrates Accomplishments One Year Later On October 19, 2022, SCAN-Harbor held its first in-person fundraising event since its successful merger of SCAN New York and Boys and Girls Harbor. The event was a smashing success! An impressive $1,000,000 was raised for SCAN-Harbor programs, but what was most memorable about the event was the joy, […]

SCAN-Harbor Performing Arts Academy youth perform at the Better Together Gala 2022

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 / Bronx District Attorney Co-Sponsor Youth Summit at Foster Center

  This past weekend, youth from the South Bronx came to Reverend T. Wendell Foster Recreation Center, a community center operated by SCAN-Harbor for over 30 years, to discuss gun violence in their community. SCAN-Harbor and Office of the Bronx District Attorney hosted the Youth Summit, an event that will be the first of many […]

SCAN-Harbor’s Janice Harrison Honored with Award from COFCCA!

  SCAN-Harbor Directors and Staff were thrilled to hear that Janice Harrison was honored with an award from COFCCA (The Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies)! The award, named the Jim Purcell Excellence Award, is given to a staff in a youth services agency “who demonstrates excellence in their job.”   Janice is currently […]

What a Blast! SCAN-Harbor Performing Arts Students Spotlighted at Radio City Music Hall

The 2023 Garden of Dreams Foundation Talent Show at Radio City Music Hall featured performances from kids in youth services agencies across New York. Once again, SCAN-Harbor had several artists in the talent show, and in addition, several other youth from SCAN-Harbor’s Performing Arts Academy helped with the production of the event- including DJing, Narrating […]