City Year

AmeriCorps Members

This year P.S 268 is once again thrilled to have City Year in our building along with their staff from AmeriCorps. P.S. 268 was designated as a Community School and City Year is the Community Based Organization that we have paired with.

To learn more about City Year and the impact that they have had in the schools they have been part of, please visit their website https://www.cityyear.org/

To find out more about the benefits of Community Schools in NYC please look at this video.

Below you can find brief bios of some of the staff that will be at our school this year.

Hello! My name is Francillia Samuel, the new City Year Community School Director here at Emma Lazarus! As a first generation Afro-Caribbean American, I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I am the eldest of three and grew up in Flatbush; where I learned to appreciate the quote “it takes a village to raise a child”. Throughout my academic career, I have traveled to many countries, met many amazing people, but there is nothing like New York. I have spent 20 years working with youth and families, because my heart belongs to the communities within which I dwelled and later served.

This year, Emma Lazarus has partnered with City Year, to become a Community School. In following the community school model, I will work closely with Emma Lazarus Leadership to organize resources and cultivate a space where “academics, health, youth development and family engagement are integrated into the fabric of our school.” We accomplish these goals through implementation of in-house academic support, after school programming, as well as family and community engagement pieces. City Year firmly believes in schools nurturing the success and growth of the whole child. Our school is rich with diverse families and cultures, embedded in community that deserves all the chances to thrive. I look forward to you joining us, in making this year YOUR year of success….in all ways possible.

Name: Alyssa Rodriguez

Hometown: East New York

Education: BFA in Illustration & Animation

Why I Serve: I serve to inspire children to pursue their passions regardless of individuals who try to stop their pursuit. I serve because of the desire to push individual to strive for the stars as I wish someone did for me. But my true goal is to make a memorable impact, so that students can confidently say they had someone who cared. My name is Alyssa Rodriguez from Brooklyn NY, and I proudly serve as an AmeriCorps member at PS 268 Emma Laz in Brooklyn, NY in the Diamond zone.

Career Goal: Animator/art teacher

Favorite Quote: "All truly strong people are kind"

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