Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your support of the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park.
You helped make Celebrating Community 2025 a huge success! It was an unforgettable night spent with friends of CFL, old and new, honoring Julie Stein Brockway’s enduring legacy.
We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the Julie Stein Brockway Innovation Fund, which will enable CFL’s next generation of leaders to power Julie’s creative vision long into the future.
“Words cannot begin to express the depth of my love and appreciation for the incredible people with whom I have partnered in this remarkable, vibrant community over the past 43 years.
I leave with my heart full to overflowing, knowing that the strong and resilient Sunset Park community and Center for Family Life will continue to thrive in the most capable hands.” – Julie Stein Brockway
With your generous support, we engage more than 20,000 children, youth, and adults through our programs offered at 14 different locations.
Here are some of CFL’s 2025 highlights:
- We served 2,130+ youth through our afterschool programs and 1,600+ children through our summer day camps
- We connected 1,150+ youth to summer work and service-learning opportunities, generating close to $2 million in earnings for youth and their families
- We served 135,612 meals through our food pantry
- We provided free immigration and legal services to 430+ community members through ActionNYC
- We helped community members file nearly 6,000 tax returns with our VITA tax filing team, securing refunds totaling more than $8.7 million
- We placed 190+ participants in jobs with our Adult Employment program
- We have incubated 25+ cooperatives, with the Cooperative Business Development Program recently launching Cooportunity Cleaning
Current and former “Life Lines” participants and staff – accompanied by maracas of “joyful noise” from the crowd – brought a perfect ending to the night with a spirited rendition of “The Heat of Sunset Park”!
