Two songs written and performed by Beacon High School Music students at the February 8, 2019 Alumni Songwriters Bootcamp were performed live at the 2020 Annual Beacon Rising Women’s Concert Fundraiser at the Town Crier. The Love Quest Foundation received partial proceeds for the 2021 Read more…
REMEMBERING SHAMEKA “MECA” COLE Statement by Love Quest Foundation Executive Director Josayne Anderson-Tejera We recently learned our friend and collaborator, Poughkeepsie native and veteran director Meca Cole of Cali Productions, was called home. She was talented and had a distinguishing career working with a Read more…
The Love Quest Foundation attended the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans from June 29 through July 3. The trip provided youth participants, instructors and volunteers who participate in our annual awareness and prevention campaigns and aspire to Read more…
Leaves are an indicator that seasons are changing and can symbolize vitality. Even though they appeal to the eye they can also be hazardous, especially when wet. Leaves can also choke the life out of things that are trying to thrive (swipe Read more…
By definition, a work in progress is an unfinished project that is still being added to or developed. For the second spring season, I have been nurturing my gardening skills. As a beginner, I planted annuals literally thinking I only had Read more…
During my initial undergraduate studies, I pivoted from majoring in Pre-Dental to English Creative Writing (because 10 years was too long but keep reading). I sat in one of my English classes listening to Junot Diaz as he read from Read more…
Experts have suggested that during the COVID-19 pandemic, more frequent or intense incidents of domestic violence have occured. If you are in need of help and resources, please contact New York State’s Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-942-6906. For immediate help, Read more…
The Love Quest Foundation’s 2020 Annual Take Back the Night Benefit EP was available for purchase at the annual Hudson Valley Women in Corrections and Community Supervision Training Day. Participants showed their support by taking a picture on the purple Read more…