Carver Voices - March

Greetings!

March is Women's History Month and at Carver, that is not a calendar note. It is a reflection of who we are every single day. The women on our staff, in our programs, and throughout this community are the backbone of everything we do. This month, we honor them and carry that recognition into everything you'll read below.

From teens imagining their futures to seniors filling our dining room in record numbers, March was full of moments that reminded us why showing up, consistently, joyfully, and together, is everything.

Month in Review

Career Exploration Night

What does an engineer actually do on a Tuesday? What's it like to own your business? This month, professionals showed up ready to answer.

Career Exploration Night brought the Teen Center to life with a round-table style format, where students rotated through conversations with professionals from a range of fields. Real people sharing honest stories about their paths, their pivots, and the moments that shaped them.

For 70 teens who attended, it was a chance to see themselves in careers they may never have considered and to hear, from the people living those lives, that the road to get there is rarely a straight line.

Thank you to our professionals who showed up for our youth!

• Daisy Garcia, Director of Case Management - Carver Center
• Amanda Stout, Senior Production Associate - Tory Burch
• Alvaro Jimenez, Civil Engineer - PK Engineering
• Edwin Vazquez, Registered Nurse - New York Presbyterian
• Kevin Pallazhco, Registered Nurse - New York Presbyterian
• Mat Gurdak, Business Owner - Golden Touch Contracting
• Christopher Salguero, City of Rye Police Department
• Karolyn Lopez, Client Relationship Analyst - Morgan Stanley
• Xiomara de la Hoz, Teacher - Port Chester-Rye Union Free School
• Valeria Diaz Ramirez, Business Owner - V2 Skin + Laser LLC

Farmer's Market with Food Web

Our Farmers Market distributed 4,567 pounds of fresh fruit and produce to 230 households, made possible through the generous support of Food Web.

This kind of partnership is what makes a real, lasting difference in our community. With Food Web's commitment, we are able to show up for neighbors in need, week after week.

Dinner At Noon Hits an All-Time High

Eighty.

In one Saturday, Dinner At Noon welcomed 80 participants, an all-time record for our beloved Saturday meal program. The tables were full. The conversations were warm. The room felt exactly like what it is: a place where no one has to eat alone.

Dinner At Noon is more than a meal. For many of our families, it is the highlight of the week, a chance to connect, to laugh, and to be part of something.

We are so grateful to our volunteers that make this connection possible.

Two New Faces Joining the Carver Staff

We are thrilled to welcome two new staff members to the Carver Center this month to deepen the care and support we provide to our most vulnerable community members.



Please join us in giving them a warm Carver welcome. We are so glad to have them with us.

Thank you for being part of it all.

Warmly,

Anne Bradner, CEO