Program News
Every day Good Shepherd makes a difference in someone’s life. Our work is multi-faceted and always evolving to best meet the needs of our participants and the communities in which we work. The stories featured below will keep you updated on our new programs, the activities and accomplishments of existing programs, and tell you more about the many ways in which we work toward our goal to provide young people and their families with a safe passage to self-sufficiency.
17th Street Drug-Free Program with Donna Chavous
Any evening with 40 teenage girls is likely to be a noisy one. But on Monday, March 11th the young women who live at our 17th Street residence were listening with rapt attention to Donna Chavous talk about her work on the television show “Intervention.” more
Learning to Work Internships Support Academic Success
The LTW internships help students develop positive workplace habits and skills and identify career options. more
Camp POWER Successfully Returns
From August 20 to August 26, 170 rising fifth through ninth graders descended on Tyler Hill Camp in Wayne County, in northeastern Pennsylvania for Camp POWER 2012. more
Good Shepherd Services is Sanctuary Certified!
In June, Good Shepherd Services' implementation of the Sanctuary Model was evaluated by representatives from The Sanctuary Institute. more
Safe Homes Director Honored for Her Work
On June 20, 2012, Safe Homes Project Program Director Catherine Hodes was named a 2012 Brooklyn Woman of Distinction at a gala dinner hosted at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island. more
GWS Seniors Finish at the Top of the Class
Calisa and Sayeda are graduating seniors from World Academy for Total Community Health (WATCH) High School in East New York and have lots of things in common. They are friends, hope to be doctors one day, are at the top of their graduating class (ranking first and second), and for the last four years, have participated in Groundwork for Success (GWS). more
Community Residents Celebrate Groundwork Joining GSS
On Saturday, June 9th, over 400 community residents filled the PS 328 playground in East New York for a Community Festival to celebrate Groundwork joining Good Shepherd Services. more
GSS After-School Program at PS 676 Hosts Event to Encourage Reading
"Bookworms" wriggled throughout the halls of PS 676 in Red Hook on Friday, May 25, 2012 at the after-school program's Literacy Fair designed to celebrate the joy of reading. more
