ONE BLOCK
I founded ONE BLOCK in the summer of 2020 in response to the drastic sanitation department budget cuts. We quickly became an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit and, over five years, filled more than 250,000 bags of trash on the Upper West Side. We hired workers through ACE (Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless), who supplied the manpower to keep our streets cleaner, so ONE BLOCK supported not only our city but also its most vulnerable people. Our workers, Jackie and Ramon, had been living in shelters and moved into apartments we helped them settle into. After five years, new city sanitation rules and the cost of keeping it going led us to close ONE BLOCK in December 2025. I am so proud of what our neighbors and volunteers accomplished together.
Learn MoreWISE AND WONDERFUL WOMEN
Bringing people together feeds my soul. I founded WWW to educate and empower women of all ages, but with a focus on those of us 45 and over. I host free monthly dinners for around 90 women with speakers talking on a variety of different and important topics, and our community has grown to about 3,000 women. We also have an active Facebook page.
GOD’S LOVE WE DELIVER
This fabulous charity home delivers medically tailored, healthy meals to New Yorkers too sick to cook and/or shop for themselves. I serve on the advisory board of their annual benefit concert, “LOVE ROCKS NYC,” and have been involved since it began. Additionally, I help coordinate the “RIDE FOR LOVE,” the annual Douglas Elliman-sponsored bike-a-thon.
EEO BAHAMAS
After my daughter Riley was diagnosed with dyslexia in the first grade, her life was changed by getting the specialized help she needed to get her confidence back and thrive. EEO is a grassroots organization focused on helping children on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera get the help they desperately need. Fourteen years ago, my daughters and I started a summer literacy camp in partnership with them. We now serve over 70 special elementary school children each year.
IMPACT 100 NYC
I am a proud member of the New York City chapter of Impact 100. Harnessing the power of collective giving and collaborative action, this national organization unites women across the country to fund transformative grants to small and mid-sized New York City-based nonprofits.
CANDLELIGHTERS NYC
Imagine arriving in Manhattan from another state or country with a child with a life-threatening illness and trying to navigate all of the hurdles that lie before you. Candlelighters NYC supports these families in countless ways: finding temporary housing, buying seasonal clothing, and/or arranging transportation or meals. To keep spirits up, they host holiday parties, arrange for fun outings, or even offer a clean place for the children to play. I’ve had the honor of helping these families over the last fourteen years.
