Community Spotlight

I started working here just over two years ago. I find that it’s a very humble, nice place. It’s very relaxing and they take care of their employees here. The…

The 14th Street Y playroom is special to me because I’ve been having my class for toddlers for many, many years–since 1996. I started working at the Y as a…

So I’ve always gone to the neighborhood community centers. We used to have the Henry Street Settlement, which is in close proximity to where the Education Alliance is. Going to…

I started at the 14th Street Y as a temp for Shira’s Executive Assistant. It was a two week gig, but now I’ve been here for two years. Now I…

There’s so much to tell. I’ve been playing at the 14th Street Y since probably 1970 or so. I’m actually a former basketball player, former coach, and worked at Beth…

My favorite thing about the 14th Street Y is that the counselors here are very nice and they let me hug them whenever I want. My favorite memory, it was…

  I started working with Grey in the Early Intervention Program this summer. I was working with him at home three times a week. I knew then that he would…

I have a lot of friends who have been LABA fellows over the years. I first began my conversation with the LABA team because of my other theater project that I’ve…

I find community at the 14th Street Y, with LABA, with parents of my kids’ friends, at their school, and my synagogue, Lab-Shul. When we go, it feels like a…

When I heard about the opening for the role of Preschool Director at the 14th Street Y and saw how the preschool is in the middle of this very vibrant…