Our final 50 for 50 feature spotlights Ben Thomases, CEO of Queens Community House, on what it means to build community—then, now, and what comes next.
"To understand how I first got connected to the Community House, you have to know what was happening in Forest Hills at the time. The development it was built to serve was at the center of a major conflict that drew national attention.
Our latest Community Matters newsletter is a special advocacy edition: Queens In Motion: A Month of Advocacy—highlighting how our community showed up across New York during this critical budget season.
Throughout its history, Queens Community House has been deeply engaged in advancing community-driven change across the borough, from immigrant rights and financial justice to expanding access to parks and open space.
On March 26, staff and alumni from Queens Community House (QCH) Learning To Work (LTW) high school sites gathered on the steps of the Tweed Courthouse outside City Hall, joining students and partners from across New York City to call on the Mayor and City Council to baseline funding for the LTW p
