PSPNYINC JOURNEY
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL LAPTOP GIVEAWAY!
FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES
The energy was amazing and families were eager to get their children the technology which they deserve. Ms. Grant's team of PSP members and allies were there for support, help, and logistics. This is what community looks like! More photos are below.
JUNETEENTH 2023
Executive Director of PSP Tanesha Grant is enjoying a freshly made cherry icy.
Tanesha Grant (exec dir) is making icy for a fellow comrade.
Need a refreshing beverage to go with your slamming meal.
Executive Director of PSP Tanesha Grant is enjoying a freshly made cherry icy.
Stopping gun violence with radical love. Our children are losing art classes so we brought the resources for art to the most affected blocks in Harlem! In the community with Councilmember Kristen Richardson Jordan and The BlackOps.
3RD ANNUAL BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY EVENT
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PSP providing mutual aid for the Harlem community.
Harlem residents learning more about the late Brother Malcolm X.
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“We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”
― Malcolm X
2ND ANNIVERSARY & 20TH LAPTOP GIVEAWAY
PSP giving away backpacks and school supplies.
Children getting the PSP's cold icy.
More school supplies for the children of Harlem.
PSP giving away backpacks and school supplies.
For twenty consecutive months, Parents Supporting Parents has given away high-quality laptops to Black and Brown youth in New York City.
In July 2022, we are celebrating this milestone at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem with snow cones, cotton candy, arts & crafts, a bouncy house, trays of free hot food, t-shirts, and much more!
This is what a community looks like!
PARENTS POWER HOUR
In September 2021 our CEO Tanesha Grant launched Parent Power Hour, a virtual space where parents could support one another regarding their dealings with the NYC Board of Education. Specifically, the NYCDOE's continued gaslighting of parents who needed a remote option because the schools were simply not safe due to the lack of protections.
Since then it has become a liberating space for especially Black and Brown parents and has featured many great speakers including two former female Black Panthers and a candidate running for office.
AFRICAN AMERICAN DAY PARADE 2022
We participated in the African American Day Parade this year with Councilwoman Kristen Richardson Jordan. One year after the Civil Rights Act was passed, the African American Day Parade was formed as a way to promote unity, dignity, and pride among African Americans. The Grambling State University Marching Band opened our first parade as we celebrated our first Grand Marshals Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Shirley Chisholm.
AN EPIC BLOCK PARTY SUCCESS
With our organization’s mission always in mind, we strive to find new strategies for dealing with this challenge. Feeding our community is something that we take very seriously, and our team is working each day to make a positive impact. Contact us to learn more about our commitment to this cause.
JUNETEENTH AT MID-TOWN ADULT LEARNING CENTER WITH PRINCIPAL WILLIAMS (2023).
Stopping gun violence with radical love. Our children are losing art classes so we brought the resources for art to the most affected blocks in Harlem! In the community with Councilmember Kristen Richardson Jordan and The BlackOps.
UPTOWN BLOCK PARTY
Three teenagers enjoying the summer block party vibes.
Children full of energy bouncing away in the PSP's bouncy house.
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Three teenagers enjoying the summer block party vibes.
Four decades later, on July 29th, 2023
PSP and MU4BLNYC hosted THE UPTOWN BLOCK PARTY
in the Uptown Harlem area.
The event was incredible! There were games, arts and crafts tables, a 360 photo booth, cotton candy, a huge water slide, a bouncy house for the children, and amazing raffle giveaways
Plenty of great homemade and grilled food was cooked by
community members.
PSP worked with CBOs (Community-based Organizations) including Corbin Hill, AQE, Black Voices Matter, and
Word Up Bookstore to bring resources and
education to the community.
This event was supported by
Council Member Carmen De La Rosa. We gave a laptop to an innocent former incarcerated Black man. We gave away a hundred book bags with school supplies to students in our community.
It was an amazing day!
Thank you to all our donors and volunteers who helped make this an amazing and joyous event.
CORSI-ROSENTHAL BOX BUILD
We are building Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes for our communities, while the DOE Chancellor and Mayor waste MILLIONS on air filters that don't work.
We are taking matters into our own hands to fight environmental racism and the spread of COVID-19 in our public schools.
MERV13 furnace filters and a box fan are an easy and cost-effective way to help clear indoor air from airborne virus particles.
PSP COLLABORATING
With our organization’s mission always in mind, PSPNY members have canvassed in both Manhattan and Brooklyn to bring the groundbreaking NYC Speaks survey to Black and Brown communities to make sure they have this critical input.
The NYC Speaks survey wanted to hear from New Yorkers typically excluded from decision-making: Black and brown, low-income, immigrant, youth, NYCHA, and disabled communities. Parents Supporting Parents felt that was in line with our mission. You can read more about it here.
PSPNYINC Tanesha and Rayne reminding folks block party protocols.
One of the kiddie's pool at the 2nd annual block party.
PSPNYINC Elise prepping the ice machine and flavors for the community.
PSPNYINC Tanesha and Rayne reminding folks block party protocols.
PSPNYINC went all out for the 2nd Annual West 163rd Street Block Party. Imagine a bouncy house, water dunk and slide, kiddie pools, and sprinklers, along with endless food and vendors giving away books and health care resources. Ray's Pizza Bar even treated everyone to free slices! The grills were fired up, and the whole community came together to have a blast before a thunderstorm briefly interrupted the fun. It was an unforgettable time, and we're grateful to all the vendors, politicians, volunteers, and supporters who have been with us since day one.