Community & Partnerships
Our success is deeply rooted in the strong partnerships we've cultivated with community-based organizations and educational institutions. Through close collaboration, we’ve created lasting connections that drive our mission forward. We truly appreciate the support that has helped us thrive.
We are proud to partner with public schools such as PS 110, PS 184 (recently named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School), PS 42, and CWS. These collaborations strengthen our shared commitment to empowering students and building a brighter future.
Super Happy Healthy Kids has formed meaningful partnerships with a diverse range of organizations, including:
These collaborations allow us to expand our impact, fostering environmental stewardship, providing support for those affected by cancer, and offering valuable employment opportunities to both youth and seniors. Together, we’re working to create a healthier, a kinder and more connected community.
- Be Kind
- NYC Grow
- Daffodils Project
- City Gardens Club
- Cancer Care
- Gilders Club
- Billion Oysters Project
- Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
- Senior Community Service Employment Program
These collaborations allow us to expand our impact, fostering environmental stewardship, providing support for those affected by cancer, and offering valuable employment opportunities to both youth and seniors. Together, we’re working to create a healthier, a kinder and more connected community.
At Super Happy Healthy Kids, we partner with renowned museums to provide unique, educational field trips that inspire growth and learning. Our museum partners include:
- The Math Museum
- El Museo Del Barrio
- The Tenement Museum
- Museum of Natural History
- Brooklyn Children's Museum
- The Climate Museum
- And many more!
Guest speakers who have visited us
At Super Happy Healthy Kids, we host AAPI Reading Hours, inviting special guests like Andrew Yang, Senator John Liu, and Mark D. Levine to read books to our children. This initiative not only celebrates diverse authors and cultures but also promotes literacy and deepens understanding of AAPI heritage. By raising awareness and sparking meaningful discussions on discrimination and violence, AAPI for Change and Super Happy Healthy Kids unite community leaders to foster AAPI allies among children and families, building a more inclusive and compassionate community.
Andrew Yang Andrew Yang is an American entrepreneur, attorney, and political candidate. He gained national recognition during the 2020 U.S. presidential election as a Democratic candidate, advocating for universal basic income (UBI) as a solution to automation-driven job losses. Born on January 13, 1975, in Schenectady, New York, Yang is the son of Taiwanese immigrants. He is a graduate of Brown University and Columbia Law School. Prior to entering politics, Yang founded the nonprofit organization Venture for America, aimed at creating jobs in struggling American cities. His campaign popularized the concept of UBI, calling for $1,000 monthly payments to all American adults.
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Senator John LiuJohn Liu is a New York State Senator representing District 16 in Queens. He was born on January 8, 1967, in Taiwan and immigrated to the U.S. as a child. Liu made history in 2009 as the first Asian American elected to citywide office in New York City, serving as the NYC Comptroller from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, he was a member of the New York City Council, where he focused on education, transportation, and public safety. In the State Senate, Liu continues to champion education reform, immigrant rights, and economic equity. He is also a professor at Columbia University.
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Mark D. LevineMark D. Levine is an American politician and educator serving as the 28th Borough President of Manhattan since 2022. Previously he served as member of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2021, where he represented the 7th district covering Neighborhoods of Morningside Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights, and part of Upper West Side.
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CHRISTOPHER MARTEChristopher Marte was born and raised on the Lower East Side, where his father owned a bodega and his mother worked in a garment factory before becoming a home attendant. He co-founded two community gardens in NYCHA and volunteered at the Bowery Mission in order to give back to the community that raised him. He started his career managing IBM’s retirement funds while paying off his student loans. As he continued to work in finance, he served on the Young Professionals Board of Defy Ventures, where he guided formerly incarcerated people through the process of starting their small businesses.
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Carlina RiveraCarlina Rivera was born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Growing up in Section 8 housing in Council District 2, she has an intimate understanding of the issues everyday New Yorkers face. Whether it’s living paycheck to paycheck, taking on the burden of student loans, or navigating government benefit during times of economic instability, Carlina has lived it. As a New York City Council Member since 2018, she’s proven herself to be both pragmatic and compassionate in her fight to find solutions to these very issues, no matter the challenges standing in the way.
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Keisha Sutton-JamesKeisha Sutton-James is current Manhattan Deputy Borough President. She is also a writer, speaker and producer who strives to create content and utilize media platforms to elevate and engage her community around its most pressing issues. She writes, produces live events and is currently doing research and conducting preliminary interviews for the biography and documentary of her grandfather, the late Percy Sutton. Keisha also has in development a podcast featuring herself and several others, all daughters of civil rights activists and politicians, called Daughters of the Movement.
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Tzi MaTzi Ma is a Hong Kong-American actor. He has appeared in television shows including The Man in the High Castle and 24, and films including Dante's Peak, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 3, Arrival, The Farewell, Tigertail, and Mulan. In 2021, he starred in the American martial arts television series Kung Fu on The CW. For over four decades, Tzi Ma (pronounced "TIE MA") has blazed new trails for the representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in Hollywood with a groundbreaking career that encompasses virtually every genre across film, television and theater.
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TI- HUA CHANGA five-time Emmy award winner, Ti-Hua Chang is currently a Climate Change Investigative reporter for TYT.com part of The Young Turks online news organization. He has been an investigative reporter for numerous news outlets in the New York City region and at the national level. He won the George Foster Peabody Award for his news documentary Passport to Kill. He also won an Edward R. Murrow Award for a story on police using high-tech equipment. As a producer with ABC Primetime Live, his work contributed to the jailing of Byron de la Beckwith, the assassin of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, 29 year after the murder. He and his wife Elaine are longtime supporters of Super Happy Healthy Kids and AAPI for change.
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Superintendent Carry Chanhas been the Community Superintendent of District 1 since 2017. She started as a teacher in Brooklyn and was inspired to become a school leader. During her tenure as an assistant principal, she was accepted to the Leadership Academy. She had the opportunity to open a new public middle school, The School for Global Leaders in the lower east side of Manhattan, in District 1. Superintendent Carry was also born and raised in the lower east side and is deeply invested in the community.
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Justice Judy KimJustice Judy H. Kim, a lifelong New Yorker and second-generation Asian American, was elected to the NYC Civil Court in 2016, becoming the first Korean American judge in New York State. Before joining the judiciary, she worked as a litigator in various fields, including family law, civil rights, and personal injury. She holds a J.D. from Tulane Law and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2022, she was elevated to Acting Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Kim is active in the community, serving on the boards of the Korean American Community Foundation and JALBCA.
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Justice Phillip HomJustice Phillip Hom, a native New Yorker, was elected to the Queens Civil Court in 2017 and the New York State Supreme Court in 2019. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, SUNY-Binghamton, and earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School. He began his career in commercial litigation, then served in the NYC Department of Social Services. Hom later worked as Chief of Staff for the first Asian American NYC Council Member and as counsel for the Transportation Committee. He also served as Deputy General Counsel in the NYC Comptroller’s office before returning to private practice, advising clients on regulatory and legislative matters.
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Jean KimJean Kim is the Executive Director of Friends of East River Esplanade and a longtime Upper East Side resident. With over 15 years of experience as a City Hall lobbyist, campaign manager, and labor union organizer, she helped build the NYC lobbying firm TLM Associates and served as immigrant rights director at the NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Jean played key roles in electing officials like Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Comptroller John Liu. She holds a B.A. from The Ohio State University and an M.A. in Liberal Arts and Film Studies from CUNY. She’s also a standup comedian and passionate advocate for the Esplanade.
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Christina SeidChristina is best known as the owner of Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (CICF), a New York City dessert shop dubbed a “NYC landmark” that has received critical acclaim from Gourmet Magazine, Food Network, Timeout, The New York Times, Zagat, Louis Vuitton and many more. Christina is actively involved in nonprofit and community advocacy groups, such as the Greater Chinatown Community Association’s Young Adult Leadership Team, the Advisory Board of the Chinatown Youth Initiatives and Young Professionals for Asian Women in Business. She is also the author of “Saturdays in Chinatown”.
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