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CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY
Center for Family Life is a neighborhood-based family
and social services organization in Sunset Park,
Brooklyn.
For 38 years, the Center has grown with the Sunset
Park community, responding to emerging needs with
innovative and effective programs.
Today, our comprehensive services in counseling,
employment, education, the arts and recreation
engage more than 17,000 children and adults each
year at eight community locations.
BUILDING COMMUNITY AT
8
LOCATIONS IN SUNSET PARK
CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE
LEADERSHIP
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ADVISORY BOARD
Kathryn Chen
Anne Peretz
Jessica Cohen
Douglas Polak
Bonnie Greaves
Russell Pomeranz
James Hernandez
Yehudah Rose
Michael Melcher
Timothy Sheehan
Puneet Pardasani
Anne Sherman
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CO-DIRECTORS
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Julia Jean-Francois, LCSW, PhD
Julie Stein Brockway, LCSW
ACCESSING
RESOURCES
Last year, the Center helped
low-income families secure
$3 million
in benefits for food, housing and
health insurance.
CREATING
ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
We partner with immigrant
workers in cooperative businesses
that have generated over
$7 million
in earnings.
GROUNDED
IN COMMUNITY
More than
40%
of the Center’s staff members
participated in our programs
as youth.
LEARNING
& GROWING
Our programs engage over
7,000
children, youth and family
members at 7 school sites.
BENEFIT
COMMITTEE
Jessica Cohen
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP
James Hernandez
Soroban Capital Partners LLC
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Puneet Pardasani
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Anne Sherman
Growth Philanthropy Network
HONORING
Wilfredo “Freddy” Pedrero
Center for Family Life
Food Pantry Staff Member
Wilfredo Pedrero has been running the
show at Center for Family Life’s food pantry
for ten years. Freddy receives deliveries
and donations and packs pantry bags with a
careful consideration of the needs of every
individual and family. With Freddy’s dedication
and diligence, CFL provides over 70,000
healthy meals to families facing hunger.
FEATURING
Documentary Short
by Brenna Cukier
Duke University Lewis Hine Fellow
Brenna’s work as a videographer has taken
her around the world, from Atlanta, Georgia,
to the Azores Islands to Indonesia. For the
past year, she has explored CFL’s work through
the Lewis Hine Documentary Fellows Program,
which connects young documentarians to
organizations serving children and their
communities.
MAJOR
SUPPORT
PROVIDED BY
CHANGE MAKERS
Options Group
CHAMPIONS
Industry City
ADVOCATES
James Hernandez
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
BENEFACTORS
Kathryn Chen
Jessica Cohen
Bonnie Greaves
Todd Schermerhorn
Nancy and David Solomon
Eric and Carolyn Stein
Gregory Tusar
REDI Global Industries
THANKS TO
OUR DESSERT,
DRINK AND
PRIZE DONORS!
CHANGE MAKERS
CHAMPIONS
SPECIAL THANKS
FOR OUR DONATED VENUE