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Staff Fun Day 2019

September 17, 2019By
On Thursday, September 12th, Schuyler Center staff participated in their annual Staff Fun Day event. This year, the team started their day at Board and Brush, a D.I.Y. wood sign workshop in Latham, New York that runs classes on creating custom wood signs to use as décor pieces. We learned how to sand, distress, stain…
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September Is Kinship Care Month In NY State

September 17, 2019By
September is Kinship Care Month in New York State! This month is an opportunity to recognize the commitment of thousands of kin—relatives or close family friends—across the state who step in to care for children when their parents are unable to do so. While the number of kin becoming formal foster parents has increased—currently about…
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Schuyler Center Welcomes Matilda Gragg

September 17, 2019By
The Schuyler Center welcomes Matilda Gragg as our newest Research Coordinator.  Matilda is an AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow at Siena College and will be working with policy staff on research, data products and communication material designed to expand SCAA’s collaboration capacities in the areas of health, family economic security, child welfare and early education.  Matilda’s work…
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Schuyler Center’s connection with Hamilton

August 14, 2019By
A cynic could think that Schuyler Center’s “Hamilton fever” is opportunistic. They wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Many of us on the staff are head-over heels Hamilton fans, harboring dreams of receiving a personal invitation (and tickets) from composer/playwright/actor Lin Manuel Miranda himself. In fact, Schuyler Center’s connection with Alexander and Eliza Hamilton is real, as…
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Learn More About Raising New York

August 14, 2019By
August marks the launch of Raising New York, a diverse statewide coalition of parent, early childhood, education, civil rights, business, and health organizations dedicated to increasing the number of children who are on track for school readiness, with a focus on improving long-term outcomes for children who are low-income, children of color, and other under-served…
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The Schuyler Sisters and Their Circle

August 14, 2019By
On July 23rd, members of the Schuyler Center family attended the special opening day reception for The Schuyler Sisters and Their Circle exhibit at the Albany Institute of History and Art. The exhibit, which runs through December 29th, features many artifacts from the Schuyler family history, including clothing, personal letters written by Phillip Schuyler and…
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Louisa Lee Schuyler and Her Legacy

August 12, 2019By
This post was written by Schuyler Center's 2019 summer intern, Kathryn Delehanty, after a deep dive into the New York State Archives. Louisa Lee Schuyler, founder of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, (SCAA), was born to Eliza Hamilton Schuyler and George Lee Schuyler in 1837. The Schuylers were a prominent family--Eliza Hamilton Schuyler,…
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