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NYCHA Now
May 2015 

NYCHA Celebrates Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

Michael Corwin
Michael Kelly and children
At 90 Church Street, GM Michael Kelly welcomed the children with a reference to a popular children’s book series Harry Potter, in which Dumbledore told Harry that it wasn’t his skills that would make him great, it was his choices.

NYCHA employees may have noticed some very special guests touring the offices at 90 Church Street, 1200 Waters Place, and Long Island City on April 23. These weren’t new employees; they were children of employees participating in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work.

NYCHA and the Committee on Women’s Concerns celebrated by welcoming 114 children, ages 8-15, to a fun-fi lled and educational day at the three participating sites. In addition to seeing where their parents work, meeting their parents’ co-workers, and learning some of the ins and outs of NYCHA operations, the kids participated in educational and interactive activities.

All children went home with a “fun kit” that included a variety of items such as mugs, notebooks, and wristbands, as well as a better understanding of what their parents do all day.