STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The National Council of Negro Women’s Staten Island Section marked the beginning of its 2025–2026 program year with its annual homecoming celebration.

The event, held Sept. 27 at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, welcomed members back from the summer recess and served as a rededication to the councils’s mission of service, sisterhood and community empowerment.

It opened with a general meeting where members reaffirmed the section’s priorities for the year. A central focus of this year’s agenda is the Youth Information Fair, designed for students in grades 6 through 12 and their families.

The fair will highlight academic, social, athletic and community-based programs available throughout Staten Island to help ensure every child and family has access t

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