September 2022- Our Community Based Services program had an eventful weekend. Children and families from Rockland FSN & health home programs went to Camp Getaway Shankitunk in Delhi, N.Y. from 9/23-9/25. Seven participants did cooking classes, archery, and many other activities. Then there was the Family Fun Fest at Dominican University in New York, sponsored by the Friends of Saint Dominic’s. 33 children and caregivers attended.The first part of the morning had a lacrosse clinic where children were taught to play lacrosse with assistance from Friend’s president, Brian Finneran and his team of coaches. The rest of the day the children and families enjoyed horse rides and other fun activities.

September 2022- On September 22, Saint Dominic’s Family Services hosted their annual Summerfest event at their Blauvelt campus to commemorate the conclusion of summer. The event consisted of food trucks, music and prizes. Despite some raindrops and cloudy weather, our employees relaxed and enjoyed themselves as they celebrated the start to autumn. A special thanks goes out to all who planned the event and to those who set up everything around our campus. Another thanks goes out to all companies involved in providing food- NoCo Catering, Waffles and Dinges, Jiannetto’s Pizza & Catering and Carvel.

August 2022- The Friends of Saint Dominic’s has made a very generous donation to Saint Dominic’s Family Services in support of school safety in both our Rockland and Bronx Schools. This donation will be used to purchase and install lockdown systems in all classrooms. In addition, we will also have the support of school safety officers at all locations. There will also be enhanced door and lock systems as well as cameras and sound systems.

We are extremely grateful to Friends and our partnership in keeping our kids and school staff safe.

Thank you Friends of Saint Dominic’s!