As a demonstration of God’s love, we partner with our neighbors to create pathways to physical, emotional, and social health that confront cycles of intergenerational poverty. The mission of New Life Community Development Corporation is to provide relief, cultivate restoration and model reinvestment among the poor and marginalized in Elmhurst and Corona as a demonstration of the love of God. Our c
urrent programs (operations modified during the pandemic) are:
- ESL
- New Life Community Health Center
- New Life Food & Clothing Pantry
- Success Groups
- Young Governors
- Queens Power
More than twenty-five years ago, New Life CDC was birthed among the poor of Elmhurst and Corona in Queens, NYC. Our community is made up largely of working class immigrant families faced with layers of existing disparities that were heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis. The founders, Pete and Geri Scazzero, led a team of committed volunteers from the New Life Fellowship congregation who reflected God’s loving heart for those on the margins. Today, New Life CDC continues to provide relief, cultivate restoration, and models reinvestment in the neighborhood. We desire to meet the needs and cultivate the strengths of the poor and marginalized. It is done through community-building and it is done as a demonstration of God’s compassion for the vulnerable. Annually, we serve 2,000 children, youth, adults, and senior neighbors through culturally and linguistically accessible programs and services. We provide holistic support to our community through direct service, referrals, and resources to those that are food and housing insecure, undocumented, un- and underinsured, unhoused, linguistically isolated, and marginalized.
