SCAN-Harbor at SOMOS Conference in Albany, New York

This past weekend, SCAN-Harbor was invited to sponsor a workshop during the legislative sessions at the SOMOS Conference in Albany, New York. SCAN-Harbor Executive Director, Lew Zuchman was a panelist and moderator on a legislative session titled “Decolonizing Inner-City Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth Work.”   This particular legislative session was visited by New York City Mayor […]

SCAN-Harbor Staff & Board Dinner Showing We are All Better Together!

On Tuesday night, February 27th, SCAN-Harbor hosted a Board and Staff Dinner at Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem. The dinner is an annual tradition at SCAN-Harbor, which is meant to bring staff and board members together so they may learn from each other and share a deeper understanding of what SCAN-Harbor does for its community. The […]

Meet SCAN-Harbor Day at New York Junior League

Last Night, at the Astor House, New York Junior League’s (NYJL) headquarters, volunteers gathered with SCAN-Harbor staff to celebrate the partnership between the two organizations.   The evening opened with a few words from the NYJL President, Serra Eken, then some comments from SCAN-Harbor Executive Director Lew Zuchman, followed by a program featuring SCAN-Harbor staff […]

SCAN-Harbor staff and New York Junior League Volunteers meet to discuss strengthening their partnership.

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 Executive Director, Lew Zuchman, to Speak at Bay College in Michigan

SCAN-Harbor’s Exective Director, Lew Zuchman, has been invited to Bay College in Escanaba, Michigan to speak about his life’s work from Civil Rights activism, to decades-long leadership in youth and family services. The talk will be on January 18th at 2pm on the Bay College campus. Here is an exerpt from local media covering the […]

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 / 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 […]

Black History Month Celebration at SCAN-Harbor’s Johnson Center

On the evening of February 16th, at SCAN-Harbor’s Johnson Center in East Harlem, Assemblymember Edward Gibbs and SCAN-Harbor will present a Black History Month Event honoring civic leaders in New York who have broken barriers to become the first African American to reach their esteemed position. Invitees for the event include:   Manhattan District Attorney […]