It’s Harvest time!
Our seniors at the Bob Cecile Center enjoyed their annual feast together last week! We celebrate our community and seniors, sharing a hearty meal and wonderful company. What a special way to give thanks this season!
November 2023 – Employee of the Month: Ralph Lyke
Ralph Lyke was hired as the seasonal coordinator of our free tax services program in the fall of 2014 after serving the program as a volunteer. He then became a full-time tax specialist in the program when it transitioned from a seasonal to a year-round operation in the fall of 2020. While everyone can imagine how hectic this work gets between January and April, what sets Ralph apart during what would normally be thought of as the “off-season” is his tireless pursuit of additional tax credits for our clients, which require a high degree of diligence and research and the kind of knowledge and expertise that have earned him the informal title of Tax Guru.
Through his hard work, Ralph Lyke takes advantage of every opportunity to give back to the community in a very literal and impactful way, and that is why he has been named our Employee of the Month!
Photo: Employee of the Month Ralph Lyke, with (left to right) VP of Operations & Strategy Todd Goehle, Free Tax Prep Program Manager Sharon Thompson, and Executive Director Carolyn Brown.
School-based program sessions at Roxboro Rd. Elementary and Roberts
Check out these photos of our school-based program sessions at Roxboro Rd. Elementary (CNS Bigs) and Roberts (Corcoran Bigs)! It’s always inspiring to see our bigs and littles getting creative and having a blast during our program sessions.
Eastwood Community Center was proud to host the Onondaga County Executive and Health Commissioner
On November 6th, PEACE, Inc. and its Frank DeFrancisco Eastwood Community Center was proud to host the Onondaga County Executive and Health Commissioner as they announced a free rabies vaccine clinic for pets. The event will take place this Thursday, November 9th, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Appointments are available now by registering at the Health Department website: https://ochdrabiesclinic.as.me/schedule/d0ede0db or by calling 315-435-3165.
Make an appointment today!
New Brief outlines the Kresge BOOST Initiative, PEACE, Inc.’s work within it
In a new brief, the national workgroup Jobs for the Future explores how community colleges and human services nonprofits such as PEACE, Inc. can partner -and have partnered- to advance multigenerational family economic success. The paper highlights insights and recommendations from six sites in The Kresge BOOST initiative working to change organization policies and practices and connect students with critical supports and career opportunities. PEACE, Inc. is proud of the work that it pursued in partnership with Onondaga Community College and other key workforce/education/human services entities, including but not limited to OnPoint for College, Onondaga County 2 Gen, LeMoyne College Erie 21, CNY Works, SUNY EOC, and OCM BOCES. It is also proud of the knowledge gained through the national cohort, the participating cities, and the initiative’s advisors and the ways it helped spur important internal reforms at the agency around workforce/education pathways as well as DEI.
To learn more about the BOOST initiative and PEACE, Inc’s involvement within it, read the report here: https://www.peace-caa.org/learn-more/public-research-and-reports/