NIA Mission

Who We Are
NIA Community Services Network (also known as St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Neighborhood Improvement Association) has provided a myriad of outstanding, cost-free, services in Brooklyn communities since 1981. Several thousand participants are served each year in NIA after school programs, summer day camps, cultural arts and recreation programs; through youth and family counseling services, community assistance, referral, and senior support services; through awareness and prevention initiatives, special events, and community meetings.

What We Do
NIA’s mission, “Building strong children, strong families and a strong community,” is evidenced through our vital work that directly supports and enriches the lives of so many each day. NIA has developed important partnerships and programs that are designed to help improve the quality of life for all – children, youth, families, seniors and businesses.

NIA youth programs provide services ranging from arts in education programs, test preparation, science and math clubs, robotics, homework help, English learning for immigrant students, and educational enhancement activities to character education, community service and awareness projects, counseling, cultural arts programs, and a variety of recreational activities that support healthy living and promote positive peer interaction. NIA engages more than 1,500 children and youth from grades Kindergarten through high school on a daily basis during the school year and hundreds of youngsters in our summer programs.

NIA provides information, assistance or referral to local, state and federal services and benefits available to older adults aged 60+, individuals with disabilities, and caregivers. We also support their well-being and social interaction at various events that we sponsor as well as through intergenerational activities with school children from our after school programs. Our goal is to help seniors live in their home with dignity, as long as safely manageable, and to enjoy the best quality of life possible.

NIA community programming brings the diverse members and sectors of our communities together for informative presentations; forums to express and exchange their concerns and ideas; special events to view the wonderful artistic performances and galleries created by our youngsters; and to recognize and applaud the outstanding efforts of many of our community members.