𝑱𝑶𝑩 𝑭𝑨𝑰𝑹- A reminder that on Wednesday, November 2, from 2-6 p.m., we will be having a job fair in our human resources training room at our Blauvelt Campus. To view the list of available positions within our organization, visit the following link down below . Please bring a copy of your résumé. We look forward to meeting you .
Tonia Rutherford to receive Excellence in Practice Award from Administration for Children’s Services
October 2022- Tonia Rutherford, a case planners at Saint Dominic’s Family Services, has been nominated and will receive an Excellence in Practice Award from the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). These awards are given out by ACS twice a year to highlight outstanding work being done by staff at the provider agencies. These awards will be given out at a meeting to be held Wednesday, October 26 from 3-4:30pm, which will include leadership from all the foster care agencies, as well as ACS. Tonia will also be receiving an Excellence in Practice certificate signed by Interim Deputy Commissioner Ina Mendez. Congratulations Tonia! We’re so proud of you.
St. Dominic’s TORCH Earns National NAEYC Accreditation
October 2022- St. Dominic’s TORCH preschool in the Bronx has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)—the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children.
NAEYC Accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a set of 10 research-based standards to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality-improvement in high-quality early learning environments. “We are proud to have achieved accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young children (NAEYC),” said Ethel Rosally, TORCH principal. “This lets families know that children in our program are getting the best care and early learning experiences possible. St. Dominic’s TORCH has been an NAEYC accredited program since 2010.”
To earn NAEYC Accreditation, TORCH went through an extensive self-study and quality-improvement process, followed by an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to verify and ensure that the program met each of the ten program standards, and hundreds of corresponding individual criteria. NAEYC-accredited programs are always prepared for unannounced quality-assurance visits during their accreditation term, which lasts for five years.
In the 30 years since NAEYC Accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education. More than 6,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC—less than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition.
“NAEYC-Accredited programs have committed to a process that takes time, energy and dedication to complete,” states Alissa Mwenelupembe, Senior Director Early Learning Program Accreditation. “TORCH has demonstrated their commitment to young children and their families.”
For more information about NAEYC Accreditation, visit the NAEYC website.
Community Based Services attended Camp Getaway and Family Fun Fest
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.
Saint Dominic’s hosts Summerfest 2022
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.