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As a NYC parent – finding a daycare/pre-school/school that aligns with your full-time workday is so hard to come by. Sixth Street Community Center hosts an amazing after-school youth program accommodating children in grades 1-5, operating Monday -Friday 3pm-6pm. The amazing part about their after-school youth program is that not only do they…[Read more]

Ever heard of the phrase :“a picture paints a thousand words”?
Well this snapshot of some of the Sixth Street Community Center activities does just that. From after-school programs to food distribution for neighborhood locals, SSCC shows Lower East side how much they love their community by showing up in meaningful ways not only during the…[Read more]

Sixth Street Community Center, as pioneers in urban sustainability and in collaboration with a local community garden, El Jardín del Paraiso on E 5th Street between Aves C & D, run a compost program where CSA members are able to drop off their food scraps for composting.

Benefits of composting:

• reduces waste that ends up in landfills

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Sixth Street Community Center advances food access to Lower East side residents through Community Supported Agriculture or CSA. Via their collaboration with Hempworth Farm, SSCC promotes direct access to fresh produce grown in New York’s Hudson Valley. They also subsidize fruit and vegetable shares for low-income families in the local community.…[Read more]