Queens Community House
@qchnyc.bsky.social
Providing individuals and families with the tools they need to improve their lives and build healthy, inclusive communities.
www.qchnyc.org
www.qchnyc.org
From childcare to housing, @mayor.nyc.gov’s priorities need nonprofits to succeed.
We stand ready to deliver. But we also need real support from City Hall to do so.
Learn how transforming the contracting system will boost prosperity for all New Yorkers:
www.cityandstateny.com/sponsors/spo...
We stand ready to deliver. But we also need real support from City Hall to do so.
Learn how transforming the contracting system will boost prosperity for all New Yorkers:
www.cityandstateny.com/sponsors/spo...
NYC’s nonprofits will make or break Mayor Mamdani’s agenda
How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices.
www.cityandstateny.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
From childcare to housing, @mayor.nyc.gov’s priorities need nonprofits to succeed.
We stand ready to deliver. But we also need real support from City Hall to do so.
Learn how transforming the contracting system will boost prosperity for all New Yorkers:
www.cityandstateny.com/sponsors/spo...
We stand ready to deliver. But we also need real support from City Hall to do so.
Learn how transforming the contracting system will boost prosperity for all New Yorkers:
www.cityandstateny.com/sponsors/spo...
This month we celebrate, but the impact lasts forever. Black history is American history. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 PM
This month we celebrate, but the impact lasts forever. Black history is American history. #BlackHistoryMonth
We’re excited to share that Queens Community House is a 2026 grantee of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, receiving $100,000 to support our Eviction Prevention and Tenant Support programs—helping low-income individuals and families remain stably housed. Grateful for this partnership! #nonprofit
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
We’re excited to share that Queens Community House is a 2026 grantee of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, receiving $100,000 to support our Eviction Prevention and Tenant Support programs—helping low-income individuals and families remain stably housed. Grateful for this partnership! #nonprofit
Due to the winter storm, all QCH sites will be closed for in-person work and programming on Monday, January 26. ❄️
NYC warming centers are open through Monday. Locations: on.nyc.gov/WarmingCenters
Stay safe and warm, Queens neighbors!
NYC warming centers are open through Monday. Locations: on.nyc.gov/WarmingCenters
Stay safe and warm, Queens neighbors!
January 25, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Due to the winter storm, all QCH sites will be closed for in-person work and programming on Monday, January 26. ❄️
NYC warming centers are open through Monday. Locations: on.nyc.gov/WarmingCenters
Stay safe and warm, Queens neighbors!
NYC warming centers are open through Monday. Locations: on.nyc.gov/WarmingCenters
Stay safe and warm, Queens neighbors!
“Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will, in the end, connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLKDay
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLKDay
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
“Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will, in the end, connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLKDay
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLKDay
The City has relied on nonprofits to perform essential work, all while refusing to #JustPay workers or cover the true cost of services.
@mayor.nyc.gov has the chance to hit reset and start treating nonprofits as the critical partners we’ve always been. www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
@mayor.nyc.gov has the chance to hit reset and start treating nonprofits as the critical partners we’ve always been. www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
Op-ed: Mamdani can reset how NYC treats nonprofits
These organizations have spent the past four years fighting for scraps of progress from City Hall.
www.crainsnewyork.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The City has relied on nonprofits to perform essential work, all while refusing to #JustPay workers or cover the true cost of services.
@mayor.nyc.gov has the chance to hit reset and start treating nonprofits as the critical partners we’ve always been. www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
@mayor.nyc.gov has the chance to hit reset and start treating nonprofits as the critical partners we’ve always been. www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
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Aging parents are often infantilized by their adult children & it needs to stop, says Stacey Gordon, DSW ’21, Assoc ED of Older Adult Services at @qchnyc.bsky.social & Sr Fellow at CHAI. Read her provocative interview with NYU News about her research on family ageism. www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
Why Do So Many Adults Treat Their Aging Parents Like Children?
NYU researcher Stacey Gordon investigates the all-too-common problem of age discrimination in families
www.nyu.edu
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Aging parents are often infantilized by their adult children & it needs to stop, says Stacey Gordon, DSW ’21, Assoc ED of Older Adult Services at @qchnyc.bsky.social & Sr Fellow at CHAI. Read her provocative interview with NYU News about her research on family ageism. www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
In Queens? Then chances are you’ve seen our delivery vehicles bringing meals to neighbors across the borough. 🙌
QCH’s Home Delivered Meals program supports homebound older adults (60+) across Forest Hills, Rego Park, Corona, and Elmhurst w/ nutritious daily meals and meaningful human connection. 🍲
QCH’s Home Delivered Meals program supports homebound older adults (60+) across Forest Hills, Rego Park, Corona, and Elmhurst w/ nutritious daily meals and meaningful human connection. 🍲
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
In Queens? Then chances are you’ve seen our delivery vehicles bringing meals to neighbors across the borough. 🙌
QCH’s Home Delivered Meals program supports homebound older adults (60+) across Forest Hills, Rego Park, Corona, and Elmhurst w/ nutritious daily meals and meaningful human connection. 🍲
QCH’s Home Delivered Meals program supports homebound older adults (60+) across Forest Hills, Rego Park, Corona, and Elmhurst w/ nutritious daily meals and meaningful human connection. 🍲
Happy New Year from Queens Community House! 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Happy New Year from Queens Community House! 🎉
From a divided Forest Hills to a borough-wide network, QCH has spent 50 years bringing people together. Meet the residents and leaders who helped turn conflict into connection in our latest video: youtu.be/k4TY16LZG5Q?...
✨ Celebrating 50 years of community. ✨
#QCH50Years #QueensNY #NYC
✨ Celebrating 50 years of community. ✨
#QCH50Years #QueensNY #NYC
50 Years of Impact and Community Building | Queens Community House
YouTube video by Queens Community House
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December 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
From a divided Forest Hills to a borough-wide network, QCH has spent 50 years bringing people together. Meet the residents and leaders who helped turn conflict into connection in our latest video: youtu.be/k4TY16LZG5Q?...
✨ Celebrating 50 years of community. ✨
#QCH50Years #QueensNY #NYC
✨ Celebrating 50 years of community. ✨
#QCH50Years #QueensNY #NYC
🚨BIG NEWS🚨 We welcomed @governor.ny.gov to the Pomonok Community Center, where she announced $100M in NY BRICKS grants, including $5M to transform our Center for Pomonok neighbors. ✨
Investing in community centers is investing in neighborhoods for generations to come. Thank you, Governor Hochul! 🙌
Investing in community centers is investing in neighborhoods for generations to come. Thank you, Governor Hochul! 🙌
December 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🚨BIG NEWS🚨 We welcomed @governor.ny.gov to the Pomonok Community Center, where she announced $100M in NY BRICKS grants, including $5M to transform our Center for Pomonok neighbors. ✨
Investing in community centers is investing in neighborhoods for generations to come. Thank you, Governor Hochul! 🙌
Investing in community centers is investing in neighborhoods for generations to come. Thank you, Governor Hochul! 🙌
Queens families are facing some of their hardest moments — and today, you can triple the support.
Every gift to QCH is matched 3:1 until midnight.
$25→$75 • $50→$150 • $100→$300
Give hope: www.qchnyc.org/donate/make-...
#GivingTuesday #QueensNY #Nonprofit @givingtuesday.bsky.social
Every gift to QCH is matched 3:1 until midnight.
$25→$75 • $50→$150 • $100→$300
Give hope: www.qchnyc.org/donate/make-...
#GivingTuesday #QueensNY #Nonprofit @givingtuesday.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Queens families are facing some of their hardest moments — and today, you can triple the support.
Every gift to QCH is matched 3:1 until midnight.
$25→$75 • $50→$150 • $100→$300
Give hope: www.qchnyc.org/donate/make-...
#GivingTuesday #QueensNY #Nonprofit @givingtuesday.bsky.social
Every gift to QCH is matched 3:1 until midnight.
$25→$75 • $50→$150 • $100→$300
Give hope: www.qchnyc.org/donate/make-...
#GivingTuesday #QueensNY #Nonprofit @givingtuesday.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving, Queens! 🧡🦃
We’re extra grateful this year after our program The SEVEN Family Enrichment Center was able to give away 200+ turkeys to our neighbors with help from our friends at Komissary. ✨🫶
#Thanksgiving #QCH50Years #seasonofgiving
We’re extra grateful this year after our program The SEVEN Family Enrichment Center was able to give away 200+ turkeys to our neighbors with help from our friends at Komissary. ✨🫶
#Thanksgiving #QCH50Years #seasonofgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Queens! 🧡🦃
We’re extra grateful this year after our program The SEVEN Family Enrichment Center was able to give away 200+ turkeys to our neighbors with help from our friends at Komissary. ✨🫶
#Thanksgiving #QCH50Years #seasonofgiving
We’re extra grateful this year after our program The SEVEN Family Enrichment Center was able to give away 200+ turkeys to our neighbors with help from our friends at Komissary. ✨🫶
#Thanksgiving #QCH50Years #seasonofgiving
A single mom doing it all — until she found a community that refused to let her struggle alone. ❤️ This is Jenny’s story, and how QCH’s afterschool, housing, and food pantry support — all under one roof — helped her family find stability. youtu.be/tJbF9HJtAvA?... #nonprofit #queensny #nyc
Meet Jenny | Queens Community House
YouTube video by Queens Community House
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A single mom doing it all — until she found a community that refused to let her struggle alone. ❤️ This is Jenny’s story, and how QCH’s afterschool, housing, and food pantry support — all under one roof — helped her family find stability. youtu.be/tJbF9HJtAvA?... #nonprofit #queensny #nyc
#ThrowbackThursday to 1975 — when it all started for QCH. 💛
Join us this Saturday for our 50th Birthday Celebration with food, drinks, music & community!
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#QCH50Years #QCHTurns50
Join us this Saturday for our 50th Birthday Celebration with food, drinks, music & community!
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#QCH50Years #QCHTurns50
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
#ThrowbackThursday to 1975 — when it all started for QCH. 💛
Join us this Saturday for our 50th Birthday Celebration with food, drinks, music & community!
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#QCH50Years #QCHTurns50
Join us this Saturday for our 50th Birthday Celebration with food, drinks, music & community!
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#QCH50Years #QCHTurns50
It’s #ElectionDay! 🗳️
Our voices shape the future of our neighborhoods — so let’s show up and make them heard.
Polls are open until 9PM tonight!
✅ Find your site: nyc.pollsitelocator.com
✅ What’s on the ballot: nycvotes.org
🌀 And don’t forget to flip your ballot — there are 6 proposals on the back!
Our voices shape the future of our neighborhoods — so let’s show up and make them heard.
Polls are open until 9PM tonight!
✅ Find your site: nyc.pollsitelocator.com
✅ What’s on the ballot: nycvotes.org
🌀 And don’t forget to flip your ballot — there are 6 proposals on the back!
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It’s #ElectionDay! 🗳️
Our voices shape the future of our neighborhoods — so let’s show up and make them heard.
Polls are open until 9PM tonight!
✅ Find your site: nyc.pollsitelocator.com
✅ What’s on the ballot: nycvotes.org
🌀 And don’t forget to flip your ballot — there are 6 proposals on the back!
Our voices shape the future of our neighborhoods — so let’s show up and make them heard.
Polls are open until 9PM tonight!
✅ Find your site: nyc.pollsitelocator.com
✅ What’s on the ballot: nycvotes.org
🌀 And don’t forget to flip your ballot — there are 6 proposals on the back!
Yesterday, as a part of Queens Power, QCH joined 1,700+ New Yorkers at Metro IAF’s Mayoral Action, bringing 200 neighbors from across Queens. 💪 Both mayoral candidates reaffirmed their commitment to bold action on housing, mental health, NYCHA & protecting our immigrant neighbors. #nycmayor
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Yesterday, as a part of Queens Power, QCH joined 1,700+ New Yorkers at Metro IAF’s Mayoral Action, bringing 200 neighbors from across Queens. 💪 Both mayoral candidates reaffirmed their commitment to bold action on housing, mental health, NYCHA & protecting our immigrant neighbors. #nycmayor
Today is #AgeismAwarenessDay 💪✨
At QCH’s Older Adult Centers, aging means connection, learning, movement, and joy — not limitation. Let’s challenge stereotypes and celebrate every stage of life with respect and inclusion.
🔗 asaging.org/ageism-awareness
At QCH’s Older Adult Centers, aging means connection, learning, movement, and joy — not limitation. Let’s challenge stereotypes and celebrate every stage of life with respect and inclusion.
🔗 asaging.org/ageism-awareness
October 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today is #AgeismAwarenessDay 💪✨
At QCH’s Older Adult Centers, aging means connection, learning, movement, and joy — not limitation. Let’s challenge stereotypes and celebrate every stage of life with respect and inclusion.
🔗 asaging.org/ageism-awareness
At QCH’s Older Adult Centers, aging means connection, learning, movement, and joy — not limitation. Let’s challenge stereotypes and celebrate every stage of life with respect and inclusion.
🔗 asaging.org/ageism-awareness
Our PS 82Q afterschool students had a wildly fun day! 🦎🐍 Thanks to Alley Pond Environmental Center for bringing amazing animal friends—from a chinchilla to a bearded dragon! 🎨🍂 Students ended the day with a cozy fall paint & sip, taking home their masterpieces to share.
October 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our PS 82Q afterschool students had a wildly fun day! 🦎🐍 Thanks to Alley Pond Environmental Center for bringing amazing animal friends—from a chinchilla to a bearded dragon! 🎨🍂 Students ended the day with a cozy fall paint & sip, taking home their masterpieces to share.
🎙️ Our CEO, Ben Thomases, joined The Dr. Doug Edge: Real Talk with Real Leaders podcast to share what makes QCH special and lessons from 10 years of leadership. Tune in to hear the story! www.buzzsprout.com/2506164/epis...
Leadership Beyond Profit: Ben Thomases, CEO of Queens Community House - The Dr. Doug Edge: Real Talk with Real Leaders
What makes a meaningful life? For Ben Thomases, CEO of Queens Community House, the answer came from an unlikely source: Charlotte's Web. "A spider's life is a messy thing. I thought I could lift up my...
www.buzzsprout.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🎙️ Our CEO, Ben Thomases, joined The Dr. Doug Edge: Real Talk with Real Leaders podcast to share what makes QCH special and lessons from 10 years of leadership. Tune in to hear the story! www.buzzsprout.com/2506164/epis...
🗳️ Today is National Voter Registration Day!
NYC’s general election is this fall—are you ready?
➡️ Register, check, or update your info by October 25 at nycvotes.org. @nycvotes.bsky.social
NYC’s general election is this fall—are you ready?
➡️ Register, check, or update your info by October 25 at nycvotes.org. @nycvotes.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🗳️ Today is National Voter Registration Day!
NYC’s general election is this fall—are you ready?
➡️ Register, check, or update your info by October 25 at nycvotes.org. @nycvotes.bsky.social
NYC’s general election is this fall—are you ready?
➡️ Register, check, or update your info by October 25 at nycvotes.org. @nycvotes.bsky.social
✨The 2025 #QCHGala is extra special — celebrating 50 years of service to Queens! 🎉
⏰ 10/23 | 6PM
📍 Museum of the Moving Image
We’ll honor Turner and enjoy a night of food, drinks, and community—all while supporting programs that help Queens thrive.
🎟 Tickets: www.qchnyc.org/fallgala
#QCH50Years
⏰ 10/23 | 6PM
📍 Museum of the Moving Image
We’ll honor Turner and enjoy a night of food, drinks, and community—all while supporting programs that help Queens thrive.
🎟 Tickets: www.qchnyc.org/fallgala
#QCH50Years
September 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
✨The 2025 #QCHGala is extra special — celebrating 50 years of service to Queens! 🎉
⏰ 10/23 | 6PM
📍 Museum of the Moving Image
We’ll honor Turner and enjoy a night of food, drinks, and community—all while supporting programs that help Queens thrive.
🎟 Tickets: www.qchnyc.org/fallgala
#QCH50Years
⏰ 10/23 | 6PM
📍 Museum of the Moving Image
We’ll honor Turner and enjoy a night of food, drinks, and community—all while supporting programs that help Queens thrive.
🎟 Tickets: www.qchnyc.org/fallgala
#QCH50Years
✨Future leaders, meet today’s changemakers!✨
At QCH’s Annual Career Panel, SYEP youth heard insights from leaders across government, media & business—including Queens BP Donovan Richards, NYC Aging Comm. Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, CFO Stephanie Choudri & more! 👔🙌 @nycyouth.bsky.social
At QCH’s Annual Career Panel, SYEP youth heard insights from leaders across government, media & business—including Queens BP Donovan Richards, NYC Aging Comm. Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, CFO Stephanie Choudri & more! 👔🙌 @nycyouth.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
✨Future leaders, meet today’s changemakers!✨
At QCH’s Annual Career Panel, SYEP youth heard insights from leaders across government, media & business—including Queens BP Donovan Richards, NYC Aging Comm. Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, CFO Stephanie Choudri & more! 👔🙌 @nycyouth.bsky.social
At QCH’s Annual Career Panel, SYEP youth heard insights from leaders across government, media & business—including Queens BP Donovan Richards, NYC Aging Comm. Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, CFO Stephanie Choudri & more! 👔🙌 @nycyouth.bsky.social
QCH video highlights from the mayoral forum with Queens Power earlier this month 🎥
Today is Primary Election Day! 🚨🗳️ Polls are open until 9pm tonight. Vote for Mayor, City Council, and more. Check your registration and look up your poll site at nycvotes.org. 📍
youtu.be/v5I1PBdMh40?...
Today is Primary Election Day! 🚨🗳️ Polls are open until 9pm tonight. Vote for Mayor, City Council, and more. Check your registration and look up your poll site at nycvotes.org. 📍
youtu.be/v5I1PBdMh40?...
QCH Highlights at the Mayoral Forum with Queens Power | Queens Community House
YouTube video by Queens Community House
youtu.be
June 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
QCH video highlights from the mayoral forum with Queens Power earlier this month 🎥
Today is Primary Election Day! 🚨🗳️ Polls are open until 9pm tonight. Vote for Mayor, City Council, and more. Check your registration and look up your poll site at nycvotes.org. 📍
youtu.be/v5I1PBdMh40?...
Today is Primary Election Day! 🚨🗳️ Polls are open until 9pm tonight. Vote for Mayor, City Council, and more. Check your registration and look up your poll site at nycvotes.org. 📍
youtu.be/v5I1PBdMh40?...
What a way to kick off #PrideMonth! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ We’re still buzzing from the incredible energy at the Queens Pride Parade in Jackson Heights yesterday! 🤩 It was heartwarming to see the Queens Center for Gay Seniors, Generation Q, other QCH programs, and so many friends and family come together. #QCH50Years
June 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What a way to kick off #PrideMonth! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ We’re still buzzing from the incredible energy at the Queens Pride Parade in Jackson Heights yesterday! 🤩 It was heartwarming to see the Queens Center for Gay Seniors, Generation Q, other QCH programs, and so many friends and family come together. #QCH50Years