Staff from Leake & Watts' Passage of Hope School Recognized for Excellence

Leake & Watts, an award-winning nonprofit human services agency, presented staff from the Passage of Hope School with the Leake & Watts Employee Excellence Award: Innovation. Pictured Left to Right: Flora Garcia, teacher and resident of the Soundview neighborhood in the Bronx; Carmen Reyes, teacher’s aide and Cortlandt Manor resident; Oscar Davis, teacher’s aide and a resident of Brooklyn; and Karla Hernandez, a teacher’s aide who lives in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. Emiliah Burgos, a teacher's aide who resides in Yonkers, was also an award recipient. Leake & Watts has more than 1,300 employees and provides crucial support to more than 11,000 children, adults, and families throughout New York City and Westchester County. The agency is driven by four core values: respect, achievement, safety, and responsibility. For more information on Leake & Watts, visit www.leakeandwatts.org.