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Annual Community Service Awards

Honoring the unsung heroes of the Staten Island nonprofit sector

NONPROFIT STATEN ISLAND

Nonprofit Staten Island provides resources, support, and advocacy for the borough’s nonprofit leaders and organizations to help strengthen our sector and meet the needs of our communities.

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NONPROFIT STATEN ISLAND UNVEILS ITS REBRAND AND CELEBRATES A NEW ERA OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY VOICE, AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE

Nonprofit Staten Island, formerly known as SINFPA, celebrates the public unveiling of their rebranding, including an enhanced website and stunning new logo, as it continues to distinguish the sector and borough in stronger and more unique ways. 

Nonprofit Staten Island is committed to building the capacity of Staten Island nonprofit leaders and strengthening our sector through communication, collaboration, and coalition building. Placing an emphasis on supporting Staten Island nonprofits in being forward-thinking, the organization has set to work on not just rebranding but restrategizing the association and the ways it serves its membership and our borough’s communities. 

As we move into an important new era together, Nonprofit Staten Island centers, supports, and reasserts the excellence and importance of local nonprofits. Staten Island nonprofit organizations are a powerful force of providers and professionals delivering critical services to our communities. Each organization serves through community building, community voice, and community response, and our association is proud to share these three pillars and core values as we bring together best practices and lessons learned to drive a better collective future. 

We thank our members, community leaders, and neighbors for joining us in the important work that will propel our community forward. Together, we set the bar for quality of life and a brighter future in our communities. Nonprofit Staten Island celebrates this important moment of recommitment to the work of creating a culture and a space where Staten Islanders can see themselves working – with dignity, with respect and pride – in the borough that they love and live in. 

“As a young Latina Executive Director, I come in with a vision of intersectionality because in order for us to thrive as an Island we need to move forward collectively. Unveiling our new name, logo, and website is about more than just rebranding; it’s about restrategizing to best fulfill our ongoing commitment to ensure that all Staten Island voices are heard and served. Here’s to our nonprofits. Here’s to Staten Island. Here’s to Nonprofit Staten Island! ” – Tatiana Arguello, Executive Director

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Grateful to our incredible sponsors for supporting our community service awards! 🌟 Huge thanks to Benston & Company and Door Dash for their Platinum sponsorship, as well as Tekie Geek, A Chance in Life, and NYCID for their Gold sponsorship. Special thanks to DH Consulting for their Silver sponsorship, and to Rich Energy Solutions, Rab’s Country Lanes, and SIUH for their Bronze sponsorship. Together, we’re making a difference! 💙 #CommunityService #Gratitude #statenisland #nonprofit #unsungheroes

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Today’s Unsung Hero and ‘24 CSA honoree is Priscilla Marco from Staten Island Business Outreach Center @siboc_nyc Priscilla Marco has been the Neighborhood Development Specialist for the Staten Island Business Outreach Center since January, 2021. In that capacity, she has connected businesses in West Brighton with the resources they need. Whether its information about the latest city regulations, grant or loan opportunities, providing information about free legal representation regarding commercial leases, or during the pandemic, distributing masks, sanitizers and making vaccine appointments. Priscilla has used her years of experience with community issues to interact with the residents of the West Brighton community as well as city agencies and local elected officials.  NPSI celebrates Volunteer Month 🌟 Community Service Awards Staten Island

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Today’s Unsung Hero and ‘24 CSA honoree is Nyree Martinez from Bait-ul Jamaat House of Community @baituljamaat Nyree Martinez is a resident of Staten Island and a teacher at Al Madinah School for over 20 years educating students in grades Pre-k through second.   She holds a degree in Business Management from Baruch College which aided in opening her very own licensed Day Care Center Looking for a new challenge in her career, Nyree took on a promotional position as a Lead Teacher. Through this time, Nyree worked to write quality curriculums, provide professional development, workshops and coaching techniques for her fellow colleagues. When she is not teaching, Nyree can be found on the forefront of her community alongside her husband, as the Cofounder to a newly launched organization called Muslim Peer Services.  Their mission is to create a culture of healing and wellness as peer support specialists for all of humanity. A peer support specialist is a non-clinical, state certified person advocate who has progressed in their own recovery from mental health and/or substance/alcohol use, or formerly incarcerated individual, and is working to assist others on their recovery journey. Using 8 dimensions of wellness to foster long term recovery for those who face mental health and substance use challenges.  Additionally, Nyree is also a board member of Bait-ul Jamaat House of Community and leads the Special events/ Youth Development committees – when not wearing her cape as mother, teacher and cofounder of her new founded organization, Nyree with sleeves rolled up is on the front line in the community serving humanity at its best through the programs and initiatives of BJHOC.  NPSI celebrates Volunteer Month 🌟 Community Service Awards Staten Island

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📣 We are proud to present Cohort 1 of our newly launched Nonprofit On the Go: Action Learning Program! Today was the first day for our Cohort 1 participants. We had the opportunity to listen to our peers share the challenges they want to tackle, and we walked away with a better understanding of our own growth areas as well. The Nonprofit Staten Island team is honored to guide our cohorts on this journey of capacity building so that ultimately, the nonprofit community of Staten Island continues to thrive and grow. Thank you to our funders who made this possible and thank you to the Staten Island Advance for hosting us in their beautiful space! Welcome to Cohort 1! 🎉

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Today’s Unsung Hero and ‘24 CSA honoree is Naomi Basner from the Pride Center of Staten Island @pridecentersi Naomi Basner has dedicated many years in volunteering with the Pride Center of Staten Island  and the Bronx Zoo, serving the lgbtqia+ community and youth. Naomi believes volunteering is self rewarding, and has been a big component on helping  her personally navigate through difficult times and adversity . Naomi especially enjoys Intergenerational programming and connecting with the youth. Building relationships and connecting with people lifts her spirits, because she believes it helps keep hope alive for a better future for them, and the next generation.  Naomi believes it is our duty to provide connection and resources for our craving youth ,and community. One simple way we can change the world is by showing you  I am here, and I am your ally. NPSI celebrates Volunteer Month 🌟 Community Service Awards Staten Island

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Today’s Unsung Hero and ‘24 CSA honoree is Maritza Rivera from the JCC @jccofstatenisland Congratulations and thank you for your service! Maritza joined the JCC in October of 2016 in the role of case assistant.  Since that time, she has been promoted to Assistant Director, and is now Director of both the JCC’s older adult programs located in Stapleton, the Older Adult Center and the NORC. Maritza has dedicated herself to improving the lives of the older adults who live in this community and who attend her programs daily.  Maritza is a kind and generous leader and is always relied upon for her excellent execution of events and for the services she brings to her participants. In addition to caring for her seniors, as she calls them, Maritza is a loving mother to her five children and her newly born grandson.  NPSI celebrates Volunteer Month 🌟 Community Service Awards Staten Island

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Today’s Unsung Hero and ‘24 CSA honoree is Kimberly Vega Fuentes from La Colmena @lacolmenanyc Congratulations and thank you for your service! Kimberly Vega Fuentes, is a fierce advocate on Staten Island fighting for immigrant rights. She graduated in 2021 with her bachelors degree in political science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She is currently at La Colmena as the Affinity Groups Manager where she welcomes and organizes members. Much of her activism comes from seeing first hand how the broken immigration system affected her family directly. Through her organizing she has led many campaigns in New York City to support immigrant workers to ensure they don’t become victims of wage theft or harassment at the work place.  NPSI celebrates Volunteer Month 🌟 Community Service Awards Staten Island

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Today’s Unsung Hero and ‘24 CSA honoree is Jo Ann McCarthy-Mulvey from A Very Special Place @averyspecialplace Congratulations and thank you for your service! Jo Ann McCarthy-Mulvey, RN began her career with A Very Special Place, Inc. in March 2008. She has worked as a Resident Nurse in our Day Programs and in our Supportive Apartments. It was obvious from the start that Ms. McCarthy - Mulvey had a passion for working with people. Her skills as a Nurse were evident and she would be promoted to our Clinical Supervising Nurse. She is now an integral part of our Clinical Leadership team and oversees the health and well-being of hundreds of people that we provide services to. She supervises all our Nurses on duty throughout the agency. She oversees and maintains our 24/7 On Call Nursing system. Ms. McCarthy-Mulvey, RN has a very warm and caring way with all our individuals. Over the years she has made such a positive impact on so many lives. NPSI celebrates Volunteer Month 🌟 Community Service Awards Staten Island

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