August 2025

  • 50 for 50: Ramon Silverio Jr.

    "I first walked into Queens Community House around 1998, when I was a teenager growing up in Queens. A friend from my high school dance club told me there might be space at the Evening Teen Center for us to practice. We didn’t have anywhere else to go, so we asked if we could use a classroom.

  • 50 for 50: Larry & Susan Matloff

    "My father, Larry Matloff, was one of the original signatories who helped incorporate the Community House in 1975. He was drawn to the mission of economic and racial justice through providing opportunities for all neighborhood residents in a multi-age, diverse community center.

  • 50 for 50: Kayhan & Tamiru: Connected to QCH—Just Decades Apart

    Tamiru: I first learned about Queens Community House through Ben, the Executive Director. I’ve worked in health and social services, including homelessness and aging, and he thought my background might be helpful to the organization.

  • 50 for 50: Meet David Andersson


    "As a humanist activist, my connection to QCH is diverse and has spanned over 2 decades.

  • 50 for 50: Meet Steve Pullano

    "In 1983, I was a teacher at Halsey JHS, close to the Forest Hills Community Center. I started volunteering with the Community House with the Meals On Wheels Program and then I was offered a job as a Youth Worker. It was a new position with no job description.

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