Staten Island NFP Association 2011 Briefing Book
The Staten Island NFP Association Briefing Book stands as the first document of its kind - a comprehensive resource of information about the size, scope and capacity of Staten Island’s not-for-profit sector. Inside this document you will find critical information about the organizations that serve as Staten Island’s largest industry sector and that are at the forefront of improving the quality of life of our Borough, including their background, budget and staff size, and contact information.
The purpose of this document is twofold. First, the Briefing Book serves as the definitive resource for information about not-for-profits on Staten Island - what they do, how they do it, and how to get in touch with them. Whether looking for a specific organization or just curious about the extent to which not-for-profits impact life in the Borough, this document contains the information that you will need.
But the Briefing Book also serves a larger purpose. By combining the information about all of the not-for-profit members of the Staten Island NFP Association in one document we demonstrate the size and scope of not-for-profits operating on Staten Island. A look at the budgets of the organizations contained within this document, for instance, shows a collection of organizations with budgets into the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and organizations that employ hundreds of even thousands of staff members. The descriptions of the work in which these organizations are engaged likewise underscore the extent to which not-for-profits are critically involved in the educational, recreational, health-related, faith-based and community development activities of life in the Borough. A read through the Briefing Book will show that many of the best things happening on Staten Island are happening at not-for-profit organizations.
The Staten Island NFP Association was fortunate during the creation of this inaugural 2011 Staten Island NFP Association Briefing Book to have the assistance of Sarah Alexis, an Honors College student at the College of Staten Island. Sarah edited this document and is primarily responsible for its success.
Organization Name 9/11 Police Aid Foundation Contact Name Gary White Contact Address 258 Thornycroft Avenue Staten Island, NY, 10312
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number 866WTC1013 Website
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Organizational Description Law Enforcement that came from all 50 states and commonwealths to aid in the rescue and recovery at the World Trade Center. On September 11th, 2001, at a time when our city needed them the most, these professionals gave their all to keep us safe,maintain order, search for survivors, and keep our city functioning in the face of an almost unimaginable horror. Now, many of them are bravely facing yet another crisis. Possibly thousands of individuals who were exposed to the toxic environment resulting from the collapse of the towers are now experiencing a wide range of illnesses.
We are former NYPD Officers and 9/11 first responders. We too have suffered serious health problems as a result of our World Trade Center efforts. Our goal is to provide support through education and other forms of charitable relief to all Law Enforcement officers and their families. Charitable donations go to the following but are not limited to: Providing education of Police Officers and their families, educating the public through media campaigns, lecturing organizations, schools and colleges, financial relief in extreme situations, assisting in applications for disability, counsel in psychological, medical, and financial issues. We also lobby local, state and the federal government to enact laws and assist in acquiring disability benefits to our members and non members. Most importantly we make sure those that have died from 9/11 illness are memorialized and remembered as much as the first responders that died in the attacks on 9/11/01. They all deserve to not be forgotten. Organization Name A Very Special Place, Inc Contact Name Genevieve R. Benoit Contact Address 1429 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10305
Budget $17,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 987-1234 Website www.veryspecialplace.org Number of Staff 187 full-time staff members, 103 part-time staff members, and approximately 40 volunteers.
Organizational Description A Very Special Place, Inc. (AVSP) was established in 1974 as a not-for-profit organization that provides programs and services to people with developmental disabilities. The primary goal of A Very Special Place is to help every consumer achieve their fullest potential through individually tailored services and programs that are designed to meet the specific needs of each consumer and their family. The mission of A Very Special Place is to empower people with developmental disabilities to lead fuller lives through comprehensive programs and services offering guidance, support, and opportunities for achieving independence, self-fulfillment and full community inclusion.
A few of our recent accomplishments include development and construction of a café on New Dorp Beach. Its is a full-service restaurant operated by agency program participants. This café will provide a natural progression for members of our Employment Training Alternative Habilitation program to begin to learn first-hand experience in the food service industry by working in the café. It is expected that skills learned and experience gained in the café will allow members of the program to progress in seeking employment in a restaurant/food service entity in the Staten Island Community. The agency recently opened a sixth residence, which is a Supported Apartment program for six individuals. The agency is also building a new administrative headquarters to be opened in late fall 2010 in New Dorp.
Day Habilitation programs are offered depending on the level of need and service. Active community involvement and independence are promoted. Life-skill training is offered both on and off-site to meet daily challenges. Organization Name Alice Austen HouseMuseum Contact Name G. Carl Rutberg Contact Address 2 Hylan Blvd Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $290,000 Telephone Number (718) 816-4506 Website www.AliceAusten.org Number of Staff 2 full-time, 5 part-time staff members
Organizational Description In 1945 Alice Austen lost her home and was forced to move into a poorhouse: most of her money evaporated during in the 1929 stock market crash. The house was soon abandoned and almost destroyed, but a group of concerned citizens managed to save it. In 1973 it was declared a National Historic Landmark and a decade later the house opened to the public.
The Austen House has clear mission, a dedicated board, a passionate staff, and strong vision for the future. Combined, these pieces lead to success. Our education programs, for example, reach around 2,500 students per year, and center around three themes: learning how to use a camera, learning to look, and learning to express. Today, we offer programs to schoolchildren, teenagers, as well as senior citizens. Our temporary exhibitions are known for their excellence and are often featured in blogs and magazines as the very best of what New York has to offer. This publicity explains why we attract visitors from not only the other four boroughs but also from around the country.
Our public programs reflect Austen's artistic side as well as her lust for life and include dance performances, concerts, art extravaganzas, theatre performances, and artists’ talks. We welcome 15,000 visitors per year. Because of our commitment to reach underserved communities, we have established strong ties with Park Hill and Stapleton. Together we organize public events and education programs as well as offer internships and summer employment.
The Austen House has been inducted into the National Trust for Historic Preservation highly selective group of Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios, which includes artists such as Jackson Pollock and Georgia O’Keefe. The readers of the Advance voted the museum the best gallery space on Staten Island. And today, Alice Austen might be the only woman in American, with the exception of Eleanor Roosevelt, to have a museum, street, ferry, and school named after her. Organization Name Amazing Grace Interfaith Ministry Contact Name Mary Hansen Contact Address 894 Sheldon Ave Staten Island , NY 10309
Budget $31,000 Telephone Number
Website www.amazinggraceinterfaith.com Number of Staff
Organizational Description Amazing Grace Interfaith Ministry believes children are our future. We focus on helping needy children as much as possible. The AMAZING KIDS CONNECTION is a joint effort with St. Clare’s Roman Catholic Church and the Hindu Temple where children’s clothing is distributed the first Saturday of the month to needy children at Levy Park (on the corner of Castleton and Jewett across from the Bus Depot.) The first Saturday in December, a Christmas Party with over 300 gifts has been donated for the last 4 years.
There is no funding for this program; it is strictly a grass roots volunteer effort to provide assistance to these children. High School Students who drive are welcome to volunteer to receive Community Service Credits. If you would like to volunteer to pick up, sort, or distribute the clothes please call: Rev. Mary Hansen or Rev. Dr. Jerylyn Jacob at (718) 356-6441 or email us at: [email protected] Our ANNUAL BABY FOOD DRIVE for Project Hospitality Family Services is held from October until November. Last year we collected over $2,000 in baby food, diapers, formula, etc. We also have an ANNUAL TOY DRIVE for Safe Horizon for the last 9 years. Last year we provided gifts for 167 children. Organization Name American Cancer Society Contact Name David Pulli Contact Address 173 Old Town Road Staten Island, NY 10305
Budget N/A Telephone Number (718) 987-8871 Website www.cancer.org Number of Staff 7 full time staff, 4 temporary staff and hundreds of volunteers.
Organizational Description The American Cancer Society was founded in 1913 as the American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC) by 15 prominent physicians and business leaders in New York City. It was in these early years that the Society first used its now-iconic Sword of Hope symbol, which today is part of the organization’s logo. The sword came from a 1928 nationwide poster contest sponsored by the ASCC and the New York City Cancer Committee. George E. Durant of Brooklyn won the contest.
In 1936, Marjorie G. Illig, an ASCC field representative and chair of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Committee on Public Health proposed creating a legion of volunteers whose sole purpose was to wage war on cancer. The legion became known as the Women’s Field Army. It was the Women’s Field Army that moved the American Cancer Society to the forefront of voluntary health organizations. In 1945, the ASCC was reorganized as the American Cancer Society.
All told, the American Cancer Society has invested approximately $3.3 billion in research, including giving 44 future Nobel Prize winners the recognition and funding they needed to get started. Today, the American Cancer Society is a global leader in the fight against cancer, with $1 billion in resources annually to save lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back against the disease.
Locally, the American Cancer Society works on : the Staten Island Partnership for a Smokefree City – Excellence in Tobacco Control AwardRelay for Life – raised over $150,000Patient navigation – patient navigator, Diane Hopkins, named “Staten Islander of the Week”Service and support groups – Look Good Feel Better, Man to Man, Women Empowered, and I Can CopePrevention and early detection information – sun safety, smoking cessation, healthy living, and screening guidelines. Organization Name Amethyst House, Inc. Contact Name Gigi Silberberg Contact Address 280 Richmond Terrace Staten Island , NY 10301
Budget $1 million Telephone Number (718) 448-9588 Website
Number of Staff 19 staff members
Organizational Description Amethyst House Inc drug treatment center is a treatment facility located in Staten Island, NY. that an individual can enter in order to treat a drug addiction or alcoholism problem. Through therapy and education at Amethyst House Inc, individuals are rehabilitated using various treatment methods which can enable them to lead productive lives. There are many reasons why a person would need to attend Amethyst House, such as the inability to control their drinking or drug use, alienating their friends and family, legal problems, severe depression and general unhappiness due to excessive drug or alcohol use. Organization Name Antique Automobile Club of America Contact Name Jonathon Schulman Contact Address 794 Curtis Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
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Organizational Description Organization Name Art Lab Contact Name Celia Reilly-Mauro Contact Address 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island , NY, 10301
Budget $444,000 Telephone Number (718) 447-8667 Website www.artlab.info Number of Staff 3 staff members and 20-30 teachers, 1-10 (rotating) volunteers
Organizational Description In 1975, the Art Lab opened its doors in a converted factory building in the Clifton section of Staten Island. As we grew the organization was restructured and moved to a larger headquarters at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Today it is a valued member of New York’s arts and educational community and is a vital part of the cultural life of Staten Island.
Art Lab operates on a schedule of four class sessions per year. Annual enrollment of students are approximately 2,900. We are a resource for artists and non-professional artists. We develop scholarship programs to ensure that student may nurture and use their talents regardless of economic limitations. We collaborate with other cultural and educational organizations in programming that expands Art Lab’s ability to serve Staten Island’s growing community while maintaining the integrity of its overall objectives. We also have art on exhibit in our gallery on a rotating basis free of charge to the public.
Our gallery shows and openings bring in approximately 4,600 additional visitors. Organization Name Benevolent & Protective Order Of Elks of the USA - Elks Lodge # 841 Contact Name Robert Van Pelt Contact Address 3250 Richmond Avenue Staten Island , NY 10312
Budget $20,730 Telephone Number (718) 984-6607 Website
Number of Staff 50 volunteers
Organizational Description To inculcate the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its Members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that Elks Care and Elks Share. Organization Name Bloomfield Conservancy Contact Name Nicholas Nocerino Contact Address 1110 South Avenue Staten Island,NY,10314
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 477-2100 Website
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Organizational Description To promote and effectuate protection, clean-up, preservation and improvement of the land in the area of South Avenue, Staten Island, New York, between Forest Avenue and Glen Street and between Glen Street and Arlene Street, including, but not limited to, Travis Avenue and Victory Boulevard; to erect fencing and a barrier for the purpose of protecting the Site from potential damage; to clean-up and maintain the Site; to provide information to people of all ages that will promote the preservation and protection of the environment, wetlands and endangered trees and knowledge of the local plant and animal life present at the Site; to maintain, beautify and enhance the Site and the surrounding community; to render advice and assistance to other organizations, whether for profit or not-for-profit, in connection with the preservation and promotion of the environment. Organization Name Brother's Care Contact Name Frank Sullivan Contact Address 215 Trantor Place, Suite 3A Staten Island, NY, 10302
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.brotherscareinc.com/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description Brothers Care Inc. is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to promoting community pride and awareness in West Brighton and other similar neighborhoods in Staten Island and beyond. Established in 2002 by a group of civic-minded professionals, Brothers Care Inc. is led by a committed Board of Directors that volunteers time and resources to promote harmony, unity and positive interactions among West Brighton community members.
The organization’s major activity is West Brighton Harmony Day, an annual street fair that brings together hundreds of residents of all ages, providing a day of free food, free rides, and fun educational activities with a focus on childhood obesity awareness. West Brighton is a neighborhood plagued by intense “pocket poverty,” and other social ills, but it has historically been characterized by a very strong sense of community. The Staten Island Hall Of Fame has recognized two previous West Brighton Community members as Unsung Heroes for their longstanding dedication to neighborhood youth and families. This legacy of community service continues with the work of organizations like Brothers Care Inc. Organization Name Busy Beach Day Care Contact Name Iraida Berger Contact Address 777 Seaview Avenue, Building 11 Staten Island, NY 10305
Budget $506,000 Telephone Number
Website www.busybeachdaycare.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Our belief is that children learn through experience and, given the opportunity, develop healthy, positive attitudes about themselves and the world around them.Our program strives to provide quality childcare by fostering physical and emotional well-being, nurturing self-esteem, facilitating social development, and promoting language, creativity, and cognitive growth.Busy Beach Day Care Center opened in 1984 and is licensed by NYC Department of Health, Bureau of Day Care. The center is a private not-for-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of parents, South Beach Hospital staff, community members as well as interested professionals, whose primary goal is to provide high quality affordable child care service to the children and grandchildren of NYS employees at the South Beach Psychiatric Center. Organization Name Camp Good Grief of Staten Island, Inc. Contact Name Irwin A. Steinman & Karen Goldman Contact Address Pouch Campground on Manor Road, Staten Island, 10314
Budget $130,000 Telephone Number (718) 979-2816 Website www.campgoodgriefsi.org Number of Staff 11 board members and 26 volunteers.
Organizational Description Camp Good Grief of Staten Island, Inc. was incorporated in 2009. It was conceived by Linda and Irwin Steinman, native Staten Islanders, whose own children lost a mother or a father in the early 1980’s. The camp’s inaugural weekend took place September 3-5, 2010 at the William H. Pouch Campground on Manor Road in Staten Island, New York.
It is anticipated that Camp Good Grief of Staten Island will offer three or four sessions each year based on the need for its services and will serve approximately 60 to 80 children and teens and their families annually. Organization Name Carmine and Robert DeSantis Charitable Foundation Contact Name Carmine Desantis Jr. Contact Address 2645 Forest Avenue Staten Island , NY 10303
Budget $83,934 Telephone Number (718) 447-5076 Website
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Organizational Description Organization Name Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, Inc. Contact Name Gina Biancadi-Rammairone/Louis Calvelli Contact Address 79 Howard Avenue Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $317,000 Telephone Number (718) 273-7660 Website www.casa-belvedere.org Number of Staff 4 staff members, 10 volunteers.
Organizational Description In late 2008, Gina Biancardi-Rammairone and her family purchased the landmarked mansion, now known as Casa Belvedere, and its surrounding property, formed a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and donated the mansion to the non-profit. The century-old interior of the mansion needs renovation. To date [$450,000] has been secured for the initial stage of renovation, but much more is needed and fundraising efforts continue in earnest towards the $2.5 million goal. At this early stage in our project, our achievements can be measured by the short ‑term accomplishments of our project, fundraising goals and community awareness of our project.
To date, we have received approvals from the necessary entities for our architectural plans and have reached our short ‑term fundraising goals. We will begin the exterior renovation on the mansion shortly. Numerous events have been held at Casa Belvedere that have been widely accepted and attended. Since September 2010 Casa Belvedere has offered a full schedule of events and programs, including a “Motori D’Italia” Italian car show on September 18th, an art exhibit featuring sculptures designed by Arturo DiModica’s, an artist best known for his sculpture of the “Charging Bull” on Wall Street, and many more. Organization Name Central Family Life Center Contact Name Pastor Demetrius Carolina Contact Address 59 Wright Street Staten Island,NY, 10304
Budget $200,000 Telephone Number (718) 273-8414 Website
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Organizational Description The Central Family Life Center a not-for-profit organization was established in 1991 in order to socially, economically improve the lives and environment of Staten Island residents, particularly those in the Stapleton, Concord and Parkhill communities and the North Shore. Currently the following programs are operating:
The CFLC is unique in that it is the only minority organization on Staten Island that maintains expansive facilities for programming. This places us in a central relationship with other organizations that serve the elderly and do not have facilities where meetings are hosted on a regular basis. The 10,000 square foot facility is conducive for many social services program including an educational literacy program that tutors children between the ages of 5-11 years of age. Instructors aid children with homework assistance and teach effective study skills as a preparatory learning tool for taking examinations. The volunteer group of professional educators assists the students with the core subjects of Reading, Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Global Studies. The populations served are majority African American children who live in the neighboring communities of Parkhill and Stapleton.
No stranger to the court houses of Staten Island, FCBC with a membership of 2,000 which represents 90 percent minority population finds it imperative that the Life Center maintain an evening program as a deterrent to loitering. In addition the First Central Baptist Church has hosted annual Town Hall meetings which included Congressman Anthony Weiner and most of Staten Island elected officials. The justice piece encompasses the services to the community and persons-in-the environment as we are aiming to create a revitalized community with successful outcomes. In addition to a community role, the Center is also the meeting place for Circle of Love Prison Ministry, which deems to support persons who have loved ones who are incarcerated. The ministry meets on a monthly basis as a support network to provide continuous support for the parents, children, and guardians of the incarcerated individual. The support group provides educational literature, financial assistance for commissary packages, postage and in some cases travel to visit loved one. The ministry is open to all Staten Island residents. Twice weekly meetings are held for persons sixty years and older. This is the meeting place for many of our community matriarchs who have reared children and grandchildren. The seniors are involved in activities such as shopping trips including lunch at various local restaurants; recreational activities locally and aboard including trips to museums, Niagara Falls, Canada and the Caribbean. The “Seniors on the Move” group is definitely moving into new areas of discovering, that empowers them as well as nurture adolescents that volunteer through the One Way Youth Ministry of First Central Baptist Church. Organization Name Century Dance Complex Kids N’ Teens Program Contact Name Jenna Rogers/Rose Kingston Contact Address 568 Bay Street, Floor 2 Staten Island, NY 10304
Budget $203,000 Telephone Number (718) 273-7331 Website www.centurydancecomplex.com Number of Staff 7 staff members, 5 volunteers.
Organizational Description CDC’s rich history can best be understood by its founder and Executive Director, Rose Kingston. A 29-year-old Liberian native, Ms. Kingston is a survivor of a ten-year civil war. After living in the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana for six years, she was granted asylum to the United States with her family in 1996.
Once in the US, Rose became fascinated with the different dance styles that she wasn't exposed to in Africa. Rose developed a deep love for her art and with hard work and practice; she landed herself a full scholarship at the Harlem School of the Arts and The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.
After a very successful dance career in New York and Hollywood, Ms. Kingston became a youth advocate, dedicating her life to helping under-privileged and refugee youth to become contributing members in their community through the art she calls her silent therapy: dance. After opening the doors of the CDC in 2006, Ms. Kingston was immediately faced with the reality of the economic hardship in the North Shore of Staten Island. The CDC studio is situated between two major public housing buildings, Park Hill and Stapleton, and there are about 3,000 refugee families who reside in the area. In only three years, the CDC has become one of the leading youth programs in the North Shore, and particularly in/for the large African immigrant community in and around the Park Hill and Stapleton area.
Each year, the Century Dance Complex serves about 100 kids and teens from the North Shore of Staten Island through their after school and summer programs. The CDC also hosts the annual Staten Island International Dance Festival, which is free for the community to attend and draws international performers representing cultures from around the world.
The program has been awarded several major grants from organizations including the Union Square Foundation, the New York Foundation and the International Rescue Council. Founder and Director Rose Kingston has been recognized for her contributions to the Staten Island community by New York State Senator Diane Savino, the Citizens Committee for New York City and NY1, who named her as one of the “New Yorker of the Week.” Ms. Kingston received national recognition for her work with the CDC when she was featured on the Tyra Banks show and international recognition from the Waldzell Institute in Austria, who named Ms. Kingston as one of only ten “Architects of the Future” from around the world. Organization Name C'est Ma Vie Homes, Inc., DBA Help For Women in Need, Inc. Contact Name Brigette Gourdin Contact Address Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $1,000 Telephone Number (917) 488-6969 Website www.cestmaviehomesorg.com Number of Staff 5 staff members.
Organizational Description The organization has been in existence for 6 years, started by a brother and sister to combat homelessness after unforeseen circumstances found the sister and her family homeless. The organization has since aided families with finding shelter, providing toys and food at the holidays and directed individuals to appropriate organizations where they can find help for their needs. We are in the process of working to acquire housing in order to fulfill our mission of housing but at this time do so through a rental.
Our most important activities during the last year was finding permanent housing for an individual. She had found us through a web search, contacted us and even though she stayed in a shelter for a few nights, we did take her around and found her permanent housing in which she is still residing in.Another mission was to help a family in need have a happy holiday season. We provided food and gifts for the several children in the family and food for the holiday dinner, with which the family would have never had if we would not have been there.
The facilities of which our organization operates is in a nice neighborhood of Dongan Hills Colony. The house, which at this time is being rented but we are trying to acquire, is the mother home and houses both the offices and several clients. Organization Name Children's Cord Blood Bank and Research Foundation Contact Name Roberta Hayes Contact Address P.O. Box 141216 Staten Island, 10314
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 440-2705 Website
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Organizational Description We are dedicated to increasing public awareness and education about the benefits of preserving cord blood stem cells. Our MISSION is to advance access to life-saving medical therapies, research and cutting-edge treatment modalities in the community we serve by providing cord blood services and safe, high quality transfusion products.
Goals: • To facilitate public cord blood banking in service to the Staten Island community and the surrounding areas. • To provide all children the opportunity to bank their cord blood stem cells at birth, regardless of their parent(s) economic status. • To provide cord blood services and safe, high quality transfusion products using the most modern high quality methods of blood product processing, testing and storage. • To assure each donor’s safety, and right to privacy. • To facilitate medical research utilizing cord blood stem cells. Organization Name City Access New York Contact Name Ken Struve Contact Address 1207 Castleton Avenue-2nd Floor, Staten Island, 10310
Budget $970,000 Telephone Number (718) 285-6548 Website www.cityaccessny.org Number of Staff 9 full-time staff members, 5-25 part-time staff members.
Organizational Description Founded in 2005, CANY adapts educational and cultural content to the academic, vocational and socialization needs of students with severe disabilities; and serves as a technical assistance provider and collaborative resource to cultural institutions for improved access. CANY collaborates with community resources to promote inclusion.
CANY now serves more than 500 people with developmental and sensory disabilities each year. Among the many services CANY offers are: day habilitation, respite, counseling for families with children with autism, informational workshops on topics related to autism, adapted arts and science programming for children who are visually impaired and blind and inclusive summer and school holiday camps in partnership with the Urban Park Rangers, for students who are visually impaired and blind. Citywide Science Scholarship Fund provides 50 one-week scholarships each year to children with sensory and developmental disabilities so that they can attend mainstream UPR programs during the summer and school holiday breaks. Organization Name Coalition of Staten Island Women's Organizations Contact Name Lillian Popp Contact Address 40 Flagg Place Staten Island, NY, 10304
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 351-0157 Website
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Organizational Description A non-profit, nonpartisan association of diverse women's groups working together to provide a voice for women on all issues, policies and programs affecting the lives of Islanders. It represents 22 groups of various races, creeds, religions, ages and ethnicities. Organization Name Columcile Irish Cultural Center Contact Name Al Barry Contact Address 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY, 10301
Budget $100,000 - $250,000 Telephone Number
Website www.columcilleculturalcenter.com Number of Staff N/A
Organizational Description The Columcille Cultural Center was established in 1995 by the members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #4 on Staten Island. The purpose for which this Corporation has been organized is to establish, organize, manage and operate in the City of New York, Borough of Staten Island, County of Richmond, a center for the preservation of the culture and heritage of Ireland, the Irish people and the Irish American people.We maintain a repository of over 1,000 books regarding Irish History, Poetry and Culture.
The Center also houses a small collection of videos and CD’s.We offer classes in Irish dance and music. Currently dance lessons are offered twice each month on the second and last Wednesday of the month. Bag Pipe lessons are also currently available.Our largest fundraising event is the Staten Ireland Irish Fair, held on the second weekend of June at Father Capadanno Blvd. and Seaview Ave. Staten Island, NY. Organization Name Community Agency for Senior Citizens, Inc Contact Name Nikki Odlivak Contact Address 56 Bay Street, 5th floorStaten Island, NY 10301
Budget $2,800,000 Telephone Number (718) 981-6226 Website www.cascsiny.org Number of Staff 48 staff members at CASC; SHRC has 8 staff members and over 30 volunteers.
Organizational Description CASC is a social service agency that provides comprehensive services to older adults living on Staten Island. Started in 1974 by a consortium of community leaders, CASC operated under the auspices of the Community Service Society (CSS) until June 1985. Since June 1985, CASC has been operating as a fully independent, non-profit agency.
CASC has developed long-standing relationships with providers of social, legal, medical, judicial, nutritional, recreational and educational services throughout New York City providing Staten Island Seniors with provisions and resources.As an outgrowth of its involvement in addressing the housing needs of the elderly, CASC in 1989, established the Senior Housing Resource Corporation (SHRC). SHRC serves as the umbrella corporation for a variety of housing activities for older adults and other low income persons on Staten Island. Since 1989, SHRC has been involved in developing and /or managing 9 properties under the Low-Income Tax Credit program and currently manages 296 units.
CASC serves hundreds of Staten Island senior residents throughout each year and thousands of seniors since its beginning in 1974. CASC provides information and referral services, case assistance services, entitlement/benefit application assistance, including community Medicaid applications, transportation services, elder abuse counseling/advocacy, crime victims’ assistance, crime prevention programs, housing application assistance, community education seminars and senior center services. Besides the main office located in St. George, CASC operates 3 senior centers on Staten Island: Cassidy Coles (New Brighton), Forever Young (St. George) and New Lane (Rosebank). SHRC is the property manager for several low income properties. Organization Name Community Heath Action of Staten Island Contact Name Diane Arneth Contact Address 56 Bay Street-6th floor, Staten Island, 10301
Budget $5,600,000 Telephone Number (718) 808-1300 Website www.chasiny.org Number of Staff 92 full time staff members
Organizational Description The agency began in 1989 as the Staten Island AIDS Task Force, providing vital AIDS services to those in need. Since that time, the agency has expanded its mission, programs and services to serve a wide array of populations and needs. In 2004, the SIATF changed its name to Community Health Action of Staten Island, expanding its service scope wider in response to the evolving needs of HIV+ people and the Staten Island community. From 2006 to 2009, we experienced significant growth in the areas of nutrition and benefits assistance for the poor, health services for youth at risk and increased programming for the LGBT community. During this time, we opened Staten Island’s first LGBT Community Center in St. George and a free standing customer choice emergency food pantry and warehouse in Port Richmond.
In 2008, Community Health Action received the prestigious New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Award for Overall Management Excellence. Our Treatment Access Project helped 195 Staten Island men returning from prison to re-integrate into the community with jobs, family counseling and addiction treatment. Six months after release, 92.3% had no new criminal justice involvement and 85.6% reported complete abstinence from drugs and alcoholThe Community Food Pantry in Port Richmond provided 165,555 meals to low income and working poor Staten Islanders in 2009, an increase of 50% since 2007. Our community-based HIV testing program regularly identifies about 20% of all new HIV cases on Staten Island, close to 1/3 of all new cases are among Staten Islanders and virtually all new cases are among those 13-19, bringing people into life-saving treatment early. Organization Name Community Resources Contact Name Dana T. Magee, Executive Director Contact Address 3450 Victory Boulevard. Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $20,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 447-5200 Website
Number of Staff 400 full and part time residents
Organizational Description Our mission is to provide people, of all ages and levels of ability, who have a diagnosis of developmental disability(s) and/or mental illness with the opportunities and experiences they need to reach their potential, achieve the highest level of independence, and to enjoy rewarding lives as fully participating and contributing members of the community.
Established in 1953 by a group of concerned parents who were seeking alternatives to institutionalization for their disabled children, Community Resources has grown into one of the metropolitan area’s largest and most experienced comprehensive human service provider. Programs include residential, pre-vocational, work readiness, supported employment, day habilitation, recreation and respite, general and special preschool education, universal pre- kindergarten, Medicaid service coordination, advocacy and referral services.
On an annual basis, Community Resources provides direct services to 1,000 individuals of all ages and levels of ability; and an additional 2,000 are served through advocacy and referral services. Prevocational services is one of the many Community Resources’ has to offer. It provides our adult participants with many opportunities to excel further in their work habits as well as individualism and independence. This past year we have secured exciting new contracts with Time Warner Cable, American Comb, The National Traffic Safety Institute, Special Tees, Fun World, The Keon Center, and C&S Skull Cap.
Community Resources also provides a Recreation program Monday through Friday evenings and on Saturdays. The program provides participants the opportunity to enjoy a full agenda of activities like volunteering in their community. This past year Community Resources has added a Basketball Clinic which operates on Saturdays. An exhibition game is being planned for September.
During the six years since Community Resources officially merged with Special Tees, this not for profit screen printing program/business has grown in both sales and number of people enrolled. Celebrating its 15th anniversary in September, this past year the Special Tees expansion program, “Moving Up Drom Within” made it possible to promote several individuals to instructor positions and to enroll additional developmental disabled participants for training.
Community Resources maintains 23 location sites, in addition to our main campus in Travis. The Community Resources Pre-School/ Joan P. Hodum Early Learning Center is located in Richmondtown, there is also a separate location for The Special Tees retail site in Dongan Hills, and an additional Day Habilitation site in Port Richmond. Community Resources also operates 15 community residences and 5 supportive apartments throughout Staten Island. Organization Name Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island Contact Name Melanie Franklin Cohn Contact Address 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg. G Staten Island, NY, 10301
Budget $678,000 Telephone Number (718) 447-3329 Website www.statenislandarts.org Number of Staff 2 part-time, 4 full-time staff members
Organizational Description The Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI) is Staten Island’s arts council, providing resources to individuals and organizations in the arts, cultural, and humanities sector. COAHSI was founded by working artists and arts administrators who regarded a local arts council as an essential tool in community cultural development.
These founding artists and arts workers envisioned a specific kind of organization: “We wanted to invent something revolutionary; a democratically-run, grassroots kind of organization. Our emphasis was on empowering artists and arts organizations to control their own futures by inventing new ways of working—through collaboration instead of competition. We see [COAHSI] as a service organization that fosters independence and promotes mutual support, the sharing of information and resources, and the exchange of services.” [Quote from original founding documents, 1992]
COAHSI is engaged with the local community of artists and cultural organizations and providing services and support to them through arts-in-education programs, folk arts programming, technical assistance and professional development services, regrants for the arts, community outreach (with a focus on under-served communities), borough-wide cultural marketing, and audience development projects.
Some recent highlights include COAHSI as the first Staten Island recipient of the Rockefeller Foundation grant. The grant is to do a feasibility study of the North Shore of Staten Island. Working with Real Estate Company Denham Wolf, COAHSI hopes to either build, or re-purpose a building on the North Shore as an arts incubator for the community. In 2010 COAHSI presented “Night of Staten Island Artists” at the College of Staten Island’s Center for the Arts. This event featured 7 musical performances and visual art by 17 contemporary artists. Since June 2010 COAHSI has presented LUMEN, Staten Island’s first international video and performance festival at the Atlantic Salt warehouses. LUMEN highlighted contemporary artists from around the globe, with an emphasis on emerging Staten Island artists and mid-career and established artists from all five boroughs. Participating artists include Alex Villar, Sean Capone, Alix Pearlstein, Tattfoo Tan, Flux Factory, and Grace Exhibition Space performers. And in January 2011: COAHSI received the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts Award (NEA) for a folklife project entitled “The Culture of Joy & Resilience: Reframing Cultural Conversations on Staten Island.
COAHSI serves over 250,000 people, whether through one-on-one meetings, workshops, programs, or special events. COAHSI’s doors are always open to anyone interested in coming to speak with us. COAHSI also works with many of Staten Island’s not-for-profit, and for-profit organizations, to ensure the entire Staten Island community has access to art throughout the year. Organization Name Creative Photographer's Guild Contact Name George Roos Contact Address 814 Richmond Terrace Staten Island,NY, 10301
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
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Organizational Description CPG's mission is to promote & bring the universal power of photography to the community. CPG Gallery is the premier photography gallery on Staten Island, and is dedicated to innovation in photography. Organization Name Cross Road Foundation, Inc. Contact Name William Harder Contact Address 15 Treadwell Avenue Staten Island, NY 10302
Budget $205,000 Telephone Number (718) 556-3474 Website www.crossroadfoundation.org Number of Staff 6 staff members and 16 volunteers.
Organizational Description The Cross Road Foundation was established in 1987 to assist expectant mothers and families with their parenting options. Our services include counseling, material assistance, pre-natal and parenting classes, and referrals for food and shelter. We offer this assistance throughout the pregnancy as well as through the newborn’s first year. Our work is done primarily on Staten Island. We offer our services in both English and Spanish.
Last year we had 230 women come to our center for consultation about their parenting options. Of this group 119 enrolled in our parenting program with 83 of them (70%) completing their courses. We also had 26 mothers participating in the Nurse-Family Partnership program and 7 in the program at Healthy Families.During this year we had a total of 1,415 requests from these mothers for material assistance and distributed $20,521 in baby items, including $5,000 in disposable diapers. Through the kind support of donors we were also able to provide 47 layettes for new mothers.
As a pregnancy care center, we offer the following programs:Pregnancy Resource Services - We provide a free, self-administered pregnancy test and consultation by trained volunteers for women and their partners. Organization Name Dewey Does Foundation Contact Name Valerie Jenkins Contact Address 322 New Dorp Lane Staten Island, NY, 10306
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.deweydoes.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description The Dewey Does Foundation is not-for profit organization dedicated to Promoting Youth Health & Fitness and the Fight against Youth Obesity. Our mission is to provide information and motivation to youth about the risks of obesity and poor health vs. being active, playing sports and staying fit. Dewey Does will deliver his 110% message with education, entertainment and youth sporting events. Organization Name Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation Contact Name
Contact Address 543 Cary Avenue Staten Island, NY 10310
Budget $250,000 Telephone Number (718) 980-7037 Website www.dratlasfoundation.com Number of Staff N/A
Organizational Description The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation is a New York-based community service organization that provides financial, legal and emotional support to individuals and organizations in need, and focuses particularly on the needs of children. It was founded in 1997 by boxing trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas in order to honor the memory of his father. In the spirit of Dr. Atlas, who provided free medical care to those who could not afford it and made house calls to give personal care to his patients until he was 80 years old, the Foundation has attempted since its inception to ease the burden of the less fortunate among us and to accomplishes this in a very human way, in a way which preserves the dignity of the people it helps. Organization Name ECHO Contact Name Pasquale Lopocaro Contact Address
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
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Organizational Description Organization Name Eden II Programs for Autistic Children, Inc Contact Name Dr. Joanne Gerenser Contact Address 150 Granite Avenue Staten Island , NY 10303
Budget $23,600,000 Telephone Number (718) 816-1422 Website www.eden2.org Number of Staff 660 staff members, 81 volunteers
Organizational Description Eden II Programs is dedicated to enabling the children and adults with autism that it serves in New York City and Long Island to achieve the highest quality of life throughout their lives in school, in the community, at work and at home. Eden II School was founded in 1976 on Staten Island with six children and one special education teacher, and over the past 25 years, Eden II’s highly successful model has lead to the expansion and development of a number of programs and services for individuals with autism.
In 1994, Eden II opened its preschool program to serve children with autism, ages 3-5. This intensive program provides one-to-one services, maximizing the possibility of a successful return to mainstream education. In order to meet a growing need for educational programs on Long Island, Eden II developed the Genesis School, an educational annex of Eden II, in Plainview, New York in September of 1995. This school opened with twelve students and is currently one of the premiere educational facilities on Long Island. The Genesis School provides educational and consultation services to more then 60 students and over 30 school districts throughout Long Island.
Whenever the staff needs assistance, volunteers materialize from our consumer’s families and from the communities we serve. For instance, parents of students organize and run the silent auctions each year that earn quite a bit of money for the organization, and volunteers from Goldman Sachs come each spring to our main school facility on Granite Avenue and spruce up the lot and do some planting. Thus, Eden II Programs serve over 180 students ages three to 21 across four different programs. However, we could do and aspire to do more: over four hundred families are on a wait list for services in one of these four programs.
Eden II developed its Adult Services Program in 1982 to meet the needs of the students aging out of the school program. This program is a highly specialized program designed to serve those individuals with the most significant challenges, often excluded from all other options. Today, Eden II serves over 45 young men and women in its Adult Services Programs. These consumers attend one of two programs: the Day Training Program and the Day Habilitation Program. Both programs are housed in our adult center on Wright Avenue, renovated and opened in 2005 with the 2.2 million dollars we raised in our most recent capital campaign; however, adult and family services, training, and outreach are also offered at our Genesis site on LI.
Ten years ago, Eden II developed its first residence for ten young men with autism. This house was developed in response to Eden II’s mission statement: to serve individuals with autism and their families across their lifespans. Eden II just opened its second residence in 2003, serving six children with autism, and in the intervening years, we have opened three more residences and are in the process of opening a sixth residence now.
Eden II is committed to serving not only the needs of autistic individuals but also the needs of their families. To that end, Eden II developed its Family Support Department in 1984. This program began with a small parent training class and some respite trips serving approximately 15 families a year and has grown into a complex array of respite services, summer camp, afterschool programs, holiday trips, service coordination and in-home habilitation programs. Currently, our Family Support Department assists more than 130 families. Organization Name Fishermen’s Conservation Association Contact Name John Malizia Contact Address 287 Slater Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10305
Budget $200,000 Telephone Number (347) 866-0208 Website www.joinfca.org Number of Staff Board Members: 18 (including 5 Officers), event volunteers 40+ (varies per event)
Organizational Description Twenty six former members and officers of various conservation organizations formed the Fishermen’s Conservation Association based on Staten Island in March 2006 to concentrate their efforts on matters that affect the marine resources of the Tri-State area. Since then, the FCA has been involved with:-Stopping the development of LNG transfer stations off the waters of New York and New Jersey -Supported wind farms at the former Fresh Kills landfill -Funded the Southwick Study that showed the economic impact that Striped Bass has on the recreational fishery -Working on getting the New York State fish, the Striped Bass, recognized as a -Game Fish to eliminate the commercial fishery and end poaching -Education and introduction of children and adults into the world of fishing. Organization Name Franciscan Handmaids of Mary/ St Edward Food Pantry Inc Contact Name
Contact Address 6581 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island , NY 10309
Budget $131,000 Telephone Number (718) 984-1625 Website www.franciscanhandmaidsofmary.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Annual grant support is received from: the Franciscan Handmaids of Mary, Feeding America, United Way of New York City, the Food Bank for New York, City Harvest, Robin Hood Foundation, New York Community Trust Foundation, Staten Island Foundation, the Notre Dame Club's Annual Bread of Life Drive, and the New York City Human Resources Administration. Support is also received from private donors and annual fundraising events, such as our “Walk to Help Feed Others,” begun in 2008. These grants and donations provide the funds to purchase meats, fresh vegetables, fruits, and frozen, packaged, and canned goods for distribution to Staten Island’s needy.
In recognition of our outstanding accomplishments in the fight against hunger, the St. Edward Food Pantry was awarded the Kathy Goldman Beyond Food Award at the 15th Annual Food Bank of New York Conference in 2006. A large garden growing organic produce is maintained on the grounds of Mt. Loretto for distribution to those in need. Organization Name Frank J. Reali III Family Foundation Contact Name Francine Reali Contact Address 1958 Victory Boulevard Staten Island, NY, 10314
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 420-2331 Website www.frankjrealiiiifamilyfoundation.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description To provide supportive funds for echocardiograms or other heart baseline testing for 8th graders, prior to entering high school sports. The Foundation hopes to make this a part of the mandatory school physical. The Frank J Reali III Family Foundation in collaboration with Staten Island University Hospital are proposing to establish a pre-participation cardiac screening program for high school athletes in Staten Island.
Although physical examination including cardiac auscultation is already required of students participating in team sports under the auspices of the NYC Public School Athletic League, this approach could miss cardiac abnormalities that can predispose to sudden cardiac death. Through the performance of electrocardiograms (ECG’s) and screening echocardiograms, we will be able to detect rhythm disturbances of the heart as well as abnormalities of size, thickness and function of the left ventricle, aortic valve and aorta. The presence of these conditions could result in catastrophic clinical deterioration in the face of severe exertion associated with competitive sports. Participation in the program will be entirely optional and will be at no cost to those who elect to participate. Organization Name Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries Contact Name Lynn A. Rogers Contact Address 158 Myrtle Avenue Staten Island , NY 10310
Budget $7,500 Telephone Number (718) 727-0930 Website www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrichmo/facsi/index.html Number of Staff Fewer than five staff members
Organizational Description Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries was founded in 1981 and subsequently incorporated in 1983 with a mission is to identify, restore, beautify and protect the abandoned, neglected or otherwise forgotten cemetery physical locations as well as seek and maintain the historic obscure cemetery records.
Staten Island cemeteries are a valuable source of both family and community history and as such, need to be preserved. Many cemeteries have already been abandoned or are falling victim to the ravages of time and nature. Fortunately, there is an increasing public awareness that something must be done to preserve this history for future generations. Friends Of Abandoned Cemeteries of Staten Island (FACSI) has and continues to be a leader in these efforts.
In 2011, Sylvan Cemetery in Travis will receive $1.2 million dollars in capital funding for the restoration of the old cemetery and the creation of the new Independence Park". The funding was provided by the Staten Island Borough President, James Molinaro and allocated to the NYC Parks Dept. FACSI partnered with the Travis 4th of July Parade Committee to seek the restoration.Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries Inc.. Volume 1, posted, contains five cemeteries: Fountain Cemetery, West Brighton, Lake Cemetery, Graniteville, Seaman's Retreat, Clifton, Staten Island Cemetery, West Brighton, and Trinity Chapel Yard, West Brighton." Organization Name Friends of Blue Heron Park, Inc. Contact Name Jack Baird Contact Address 48 Poillon Avenue Staten Island 10312
Budget $25,000 Telephone Number
Website www.preserve2.org/blueheron Number of Staff 60 volunteers
Organizational Description FBHP was established in 1981, as soon as it was known that the Park would be created. We sponsored environmental education programs to school children, after school and on weekends. A 155-acre park was dedicated in 1984. The Nature Center was dedicated in 1998. The Park is now 250 acres in size. Beginning in 2008 the Department of Parks operated programs for schoolchildren and FBHP continued non-school and weekend programs.
A program bulletin is published in Autumn, Winter and Spring for members and the public. Programs are published online for public and member use.
Between 90 and 110 weekend and after-school programs are offered each four month season. We also host the Annual Scarecrow Festival and annual fundraising celebration, a photography contest involving 425 people, and guided tours twice each Saturday and Sunday. Approximately 3,600 youth, individuals and families participate in programs annually. 93% are from S.I.FBHP programs have increased the public’s use and understanding of the environment and woodlands and wetlands at Blue Heron Park. FBHP has provided a community resource for nature programs and guided nature walks, yoga, knitting, bird watching, garden study, runners, building boardwalks. Organization Name Friends of the Battle of the Bulge Plaza Contact Name William Abel Contact Address 297 Clarke Avenue Staten Island,NY,10306
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
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Organizational Description Organization Name Friends of Westerleigh Park Contact Name Denise Lakeman Contact Address 110 Springfield Avenue Staten Island, NY, 10314
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 442-0336 Website www.freewebs.com/friendsofwesterleighpark Number of Staff
Organizational Description For the last decade an organization founded by Denise Lakeman and several community members living around the park called the Friends of Westerleigh Park has taken charge of the maintenance of historic Westerleigh Park. Planting flowers, raking leaves and providing many community activities such as Halloween parties, fall festivals, and Christmas tree and Menorah lightings are a few of the many activities the Friends" provide." Organization Name Garibaldi Meucci Museum Contact Name Bonnie McCourt Contact Address 420 Tompkins Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10305
Budget $100,000 - $250,000 Telephone Number (718) 442-1608 Website www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description In the heart of Rosebank is the historic home of the inventor Antonio Meucci and the legendary hero Giuseppe Garibaldi. The simple country residence was built circa 1840 in the Gothic revival style.
In 1850, Meucci and his wife Ester learned of its availability and soon after began renting it. Shortly thereafter, Garibaldi arrived in New York seeking refuge. Meucci offered him the hospitality of his home and together they worked in his candle factory. Later, in 1854, Garibaldi returned to Italy leading military forces that would provide for the unification of Italy and would win him worldwide fame.When Garibaldi died in 1882, a committee formed to commemorate the hero's stay on these shores. In 1884, Meucci was on hand when a plaque was placed over the front door of the house. After Meucci's death the house was turned over to the Italian community to be preserved as a memorial to Garibaldi.
In 1907, on the centennial of the hero's birth, the house was moved to its present location, and here a pantheon was erected over it. In 1919, the Garibaldi Society turned the house over to the Order Sons of Italy in America. The Order has restored and maintain the house ever since. With the assistance of the cultural department of the Italian Embassy, artifacts were collected from around the world. In May of 1956, the house was opened to the public and rededicated as The Garibaldi- Meucci Museum. Today, the museum is a National Landmark owed and operated by the Order Sons of Italy in America. Organization Name Grace Foundation of NY Contact Name Donna Long Contact Address 264 Watchouge Road Staten Island,NY, 10314
Budget $250,000 - $500,000 Telephone Number (718) 983-3800 Website www.graceofny.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description The GRACE Foundation provides: RECREATION - Bowling, Gym, Little League, Swim, Drama SOCIAL SKILLS – Enable our children the opportunities to interact with others, encouraging eye contact, turn taking, greeting and departure, accepting change, initiating socially appropriate conversation, etc. SUPPORT GROUPS – Provides encouragement and understanding to families with an Autism diagnosis. IN-HOME RESPITE – Working with children with Autism on a one to one basis in the child’s home. The time working with the child enables the family a respite opportunity to spend time with siblings, run errands, have a cup of coffee, etc. MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATION – Helps families to navigate the system in accessing services for their child with Autism. Many families are unaware and unprepared to know what benefits and services their child with Autism is entitled to. Organization Name Greenbelt Conservancy Contact Name Kathleen Vorwick Contact Address 700 Rockland Road Staten Island,NY,10314
Budget $423,000 Telephone Number (718) 667-2165 Website www.sigreenbelt.org Number of Staff Greenbelt Conservancy Staff Full-time staff: 4, Summer seasonal staff: 21 NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Staff Full-time staff: 16 Summer seasonal staff: 2-5 Volunteers: 500
Organizational Description The Greenbelt Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1989 by active Staten Islanders, committed to the protection and promotion of the newly established Greenbelt and the continuance of environmental education programs. The Conservancy works in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYCDPR) to support the operation, administration, and public use of the Greenbelt. The Greenbelt, one of the largest of New York City’s flagship parks, consists of nearly 2,800 acres of public and private land in the center of Staten Island including New York City’s largest remaining forest preserve, a 35-mile hiking trail system, tidal and fresh water wetlands, oak and beech forests, open meadows, and rolling hills that offer visitors a glimpse into the natural and pastoral heritage of Staten Island.
The Greenbelt Conservancy runs environmental education programs including summer camp, school field trips and classroom presentations, school vacation programming. We also run the Greenbelt Nature Center’s education and recreation programs and the Carousel for All Children, located at the Greenbelt’s Willowbrook Park. The Conservancy supports environmental restoration and volunteer efforts throughout the year.
The Greenbelt is an extraordinary natural resource visited by over one million people annually. Through our education programs (High Rock Park Environmental Education, the Greenbelt Nature Center Into the Outdoors, Mini-Camp, Tree Tots, Greenbelt Summer Camp, outreach) we directly serve 16,500 annually.Five hundred Greenbelt Conservancy Volunteers contribute close to 2,300 hours annually to directly support forest restoration, trail maintenance, administrative needs and to assist us with special events including the High Rock Challenge Adventure Race (1,000 runners and 200 spectators and volunteers), Cold Feat 10K winter trail run (100 runners), Fall Flat 5K run (125 runners), Carousel Opening Day (2,000 riders), the summer Til the Cows Come Home BBQ (150 participants) and other events.
The Greenbelt Conservancy hosts an annual gala each September, an annual meeting each October, several trail running events and special events at the Greenbelt Nature Center and Carousel for All Children at the Greenbelt’s Willowbrook Park. In total, we serve over 1 million visitors a year. The Greenbelt Conservancy operates programs at the Greenbelt Nature Center (located at 700 Rockland Avenue), the Carousel for All Children at the Greenbelt’s Willowbrook Park (2 Eton Place) and has administrative offices at the Greenbelt’s High Rock Park. Organization Name Harbor Lights Theater Company Contact Name Tamara Jenkins Contact Address 38 Westervelt Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.theharborlightstheater.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Organization Name Have A Heart Foundation Contact Name Edward J. Mandrik Contact Address 112 Sheraden Avenue Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $27,000 Telephone Number (718) 761-0685 Website www.haveaheartfoundation.com Number of Staff
Organizational Description In 1992, recognizing the need to help people who required monitored cardiac rehabilitation care following a heart attack, by-pass surgery, angioplasty or any other cardiac disorder, Have a Heart Foundation was founded. The Have a Heart Foundation goals are to help with heart illness recovery in both adults and children who live on Staten Island. There is no salaried staff; just a dedicated corps of volunteers who help keep operating coasts to a minimum. Nearly every dollar raised is given directly to help fellow Staten Islanders with their recovery from heart and heart-related illnesses. The organization provides grants to assist struggling families of heart patients, provides grants to off-set the cost of rehabilitative care, donates medical and medical-related equipment to volunteer organizations and health care facilities that provide service for cardiac patients, sends children with heart-related ailments to camp, and continues to raise funds to assist those living with a cardiac condition and their families. Organization Name Health Plus Contact Name Josephine Marino Contact Address 32 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget N/A Telephone Number
Website www.healthplus-ny.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Established in 1984 by Lutheran Medical Center, Health Plus, one of the largest HMOs in the New York Area, works to ensure that every child and adult in the five boroughs and Nassau County who qualifies has access to free or low cost healthcare. As a not-for-profit organization, we help to keep over 300,000 New Yorkers healthy, happy, and strong – proof that we are well on our way to seeing our mission fulfilled.One of the most successful providers of government-sponsored health insurance in the New York area, we boast not only one of the largest memberships, but also earn high marks for member loyalty. Currently, our Child Health Plus membership has the highest retention rate in New York City, holding steady at a remarkable 84% year-to-date successful renewal rate. Our Medicaid and Family Health Plus rates have been consistent each month of 2010, surpassing our corporate goals and achieving impressive monthly renewal rates of 77% - 80% for Medicaid and 77% - 83% for Family Health Plus. With such robust membership and great ratings, we also take pride in our vast network. The Health Plus Provider Network offers a choice of over 4,000 Primary Care Providers, over 14,000 specialists, over 300 neighborhood health centers, over 3,000 private offices, and 66 hospitals Organization Name Helping Hands Initiative Contact Name Julianna Farella Contact Address 10A Pratt Court Staten Island, NY 10312
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 356-4737 Website www.helpinghandsinitiative.org Number of Staff N/A
Organizational Description Helping Hands Initiative Incorporated offers a referral service to a wide variety of individuals with special needs. The individuals who will benefit from the referral service offered by Helping Hand Initiative Incorporated include but not limited to infants, children, teens, adults and senior citizens with special needs. The referral service offered by Helping Hands Initiative Incorporated helps find resources that fit the individual needs of each client. Once the proper resources are are located for an individual, an advisory service will be offered to each individual based upon their needs. Helping Hands Initiative Incorporated’s advisory service will help individuals prepare applications that will help them become as independent as possible in society. Individuals will be assisted with applications such as insurance, Social Security Benefits and hospital applications. Assistance with obtaining mobility devices such as wheelchairs and walkers will also be provided. Follow-ups with both the clients and individual organizations will be completed to be sure satisfaction is achieved. Staff working for Helping Hands Initiative Incorporated will travel within the New York City Area to help individuals obtain services needed to gain independence. Travel includes but not limited to meeting clients of Helping Hands Initiative Incorporated at Social Security Administration to file for benefits and at a medical office to help fill out paperwork for medical services. Organization Name Hillel at the College of Staten Island Contact Name Amy Posner Contact Address Multi Faith Center 1C-212 2800 Victory Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $150,000 Telephone Number (718) 982-3006 Website www.hillelstatenisland.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Hillel at CSI was started in 2002 and has been serving the students of Staten Island ever since. We hold a proud record of social activism and student leadership through core Jewish values of repairing the world and acts of kindness. Since first being founded in 1923, Hillel's goal has been to provide college students with the means to connect with the Jewish culture, traditions and values. Today, we are delighted to be largest Jewish campus organization in the world. Hillel gives students the opportunity to explore and celebrate their Jewish identity at over 500 campuses worldwide, and we're constantly striving to further extend our reach.
Hillel participates in a number of community service activities. Hilllel has collected food for Staten Island's food pantry, collected clothing for children from the battered women shelter, and has severed breakfast to the homeless living under the FDR. We've also raised money to train Seeing Eye dogs for the blind in Israel. In the past Hillel members have participated in a trip to Los Angeles to work with the homeless then went on another trip to New Orleans to continue to help rebuild this unique city that still so devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Organization Name Hope for a Healthier Humanity Foundation Contact Name Mary Healey Sedutto Contact Address P.O. Box 90547 Staten Island,NY, 10309
Budget $500,000 - $1 million Telephone Number (718) 966-4750 Website www.hopeforahealthierhumanity.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description As a non-profit, charitable organization, Hope for a Healthier Humanity (HHH) is committed to assisting the developing nations of Latin America achieve improved healthcare delivery. HHH supports health agencies, governments, NGOs and individual managers and healthcare providers, as they strive to utilize their existing resources in the most efficient and economical way.
HHH is committed to the belief that education is key to achieving sustainable change, and accordingly focuses on the development of bilateral international educational programs and exchange opportunities for medical, dental and nursing students, studying both in the United States as well as abroad. HHH is further committed to mobilizing professional volunteers in all of its activities, thereby reducing the direct costs of providing assistance to our Latin American brothers and sisters.
HHH believes that if sustainable change is to be achieved in the healthcare delivery systems throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, formal didactic and clinical education and training of their medical, dental and nursing students, personnel and practitioners must be improved. Accordingly, HHH will not engage in any medical, dental or nursing in-country activities (brigades or mission trips) without incorporating a strong component of formal education in each program.
The strengthening of local capital infrastructure and facilities’ capacity is a major focus for HHH. The development of formal educational exchange partnerships between US based medical, dental and nursing schools and reciprocal institutions throughout the Caribbean and Latin America is a priority for HHH. These partnerships support the bilateral international exchange of students, residents and faculty for cross-cultural training and enhancement of the didactic and clinical experiences for all participants.
HHH currently works with The College of New Rochelle (NY), North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System (NY), the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (NY).b) International partners include medical schools and health systems in Uruguay, Mexico, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Panama and El Salvador. HHH believes that basic community health education and elementary medical, dental and nursing care are essential in rural areas of the Caribbean and Latin America. As a result, HHH has developed and implemented a highly successful program of training women from rural areas where there is no formal or organized healthcare delivery. These women are trained to deliver healthy babies and become community health advocates and educators in their villages and towns.
Focus is placed on prevention of communicable diseases, maternal and child care and prevention of HIV/AIDS. The program has been offered in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.b) Over 250 “Promotores de la Salud” have been formally trained by HHH, representing participants from Panama, El Salvador and Honduras.c) A new program, targeting the reduction of maternal mortality in the Dominican Republic is planned for 2009.d) The training program began in Mexico (Quintana Roo State) in August of 2008.4. Each year HHH convenes a Pan-American international healthcare dialogue, which is an invitational meeting for healthcare leadership from throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Organization Name IlluminArt Productions Contact Name Arlene E. Sorkin Contact Address 29 Putters Court Staten Island, New York 10301
Budget $85,000 Telephone Number (248) 705-0966 Website www.illuminart.org Number of Staff 2 staff members and 9 board members
Organizational Description IlluminArt Productions was co-founded in 2002 by Arlene Sorkin, MSW, executive producing director and Patty Ceresnie, actor/director, producing artistic director who were both living in West Bloomfield, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) at the time. Ms. Sorkin moved to Staten Island, New York in 2005 and IlluminArt became a not-for-profit organization in 2006. Projects continue in Michigan under the direction of Ms. Ceresnie, and have begun in Staten Island, New York.
Bullying and violence prevention for youth – Since 2003 we have trained over 250 high school peer educators/actors to present the prevention plays Peace Up!" and "What Goes Around" to more than 20,000 students at 45 primary and intermediate schools in Michigan through Illusion Theater’s Project TRUST – Teaching and Reaching Using Students and Theater. Our first intermediate school cast was formed at IS 7 on Staten Island in March 2010.
IlluminArt Productions is proud to be an accredited presenter of Illusion Theater’s outreach and education program which is rooted in the recognition of theater’s potential as a compelling educational tool. It is a National Endowment for the Arts award-winning program which offers students an opportunity to participate in theater art education while simultaneously engaging them to explore and understand issues that have an immediate impact in their lives.
Since 2003 we have provided life-saving information through "For Our Daughters". The program addresses the emotional impact of breast cancer while dispelling myths and fears, provides women and their families with information about mammograms, self-exams and talking to medical providers, encourages audience members to be informed about their personal health and medical options, and builds a sense of community and empowerment through the sharing of personal stories and shared experiences. For Our Daughters, is a multi-media play with music about surviving breast cancer. It is a theatrical blending of several mediums: powerfully personal filmed interviews of breast cancer survivors, moving scenes performed by actors that tell the story of a woman’s survival and inspirational songs that convey courage, persistence and hope. Organization Name Immigrant Information Center Contact Name Moses Jensen Contact Address 1546 Castleton Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10302
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 273-6576 Website
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Organizational Description The Immigrant Information Center, Inc. (IIC) was incorporated on July 6, 2005 to provide support services to people in need.Although the facility provides legal representation, translation services and assistance with paperwork to immigrants seeking residency in the U.S., it also provides services to non-immigrants. Organization Name International Rescue Committee Contact Name Sara Rowbottom Contact Address 120 Stuyvesant Place, Suite 412, Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $105,000 Telephone Number (212) 551-3000 Website www.theirc.org Number of Staff 2 staff and 2-6 volunteers.
Organizational Description IRC established its New York Youth Program in 1999 and has since worked with schools, local resettlement agencies, social service providers and community based organizations to ensure immigrant students acquire the skills to succeed in American schools. Over the past four years, IRC has been collaborating with community-based organizations to increase and improve quality afterschool opportunities for West African refugee and immigrant youth on Staten Island’s North Shore.
From 2007-2010, IRC led the Community Empowering Youth (CEY) project on Staten Island to strengthen Century Dance Complex and African Refuge, to provide quality out-of-school time opportunities for refugee and immigrant youth. In 2010, IRC expanded its direct service offerings on Staten Island, launching the Staten Island branch of its Leaders-in-Training Program, a Staten Island Foundation-supported Summer Literacy Enhancement Initiative with Century Dance Complex Kids N Teens Program, and a NYC Department of Youth and Community Development-supported Adolescent Literacy Program at Intermediate School 49.
IRC-NY’s Youth Program provides after school academic programs, a six-week summer School Readiness Academy, weekend academic and cultural Mini-Academies, a Saturday Learning Series for homework help, English Language support and life-skills development, a Youth Mentoring Program, and a Leaders in Training program.
In 2006, IRC-NY was the sole agency in New York City to be awarded the 5-year Refugee School Impact Grant, administered by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (OTDA/BRIA). IRC-NY provides out-of-school-time programming to approximately 200 youth each year. Last year, participants came from 28 different countries and spoke 24 different languages. Average program attendance exceeds 94%. Youth stay engaged for an average of two years. In 2008-2009, 88.4% of participants improved their grades, 74.5% maintained a B average or higher, and 99% advanced to the next grade level. Since 2008, IRC has brought over $290,000 in financial and direct assistance to our Staten Island partners, Century Dance Complex and African Refuge, through the federal Communities Empowering Youth (CEY) Program, the Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Refugee School Impact Grant, and private sources. IRC’s CEY program has also provided these partners with training and technical assistance to support their organizational development. Through the program, both organizations have become 501(c)(3) nonprofits, developed sound financial management practices, and more than doubled their annual operating budgets to ensure sustainable, improved and expanded services to refugee youth for many years to come. In addition, the IRC, in collaboration with its CEY partners and 18 local organizations completed and published the first community assessment of African youth in Staten Island. The participatory project engaged 110 youth, 40 parents, and staff of cooperating organizations in order to identify the challenges and assets of West African refugee and immigrant youth and their families.
IRC will operate an after-school Adolescent Literacy Program at IS49 in Clifton through 2013. Organization Name Italian Club of Staten Island Foundation, Inc. Contact Name Daniel Macri Contact Address 87 Norden Street
Budget $86,000 Telephone Number (718) 979-3935 Website
Number of Staff 7189799535
Organizational Description In 1950, eight prominent Italian Americans met at the insistence of Daniel Santoro and they decided to organize a club to promote …closer cooperation and better understanding among our leading Italian Americans in the business and professional fields. The membership roster reveals that our purpose has in a measure been achieved". This quotation from the program of our very first Dinner Dance tells the beginning of the story, which continues through today.
From the original eight, our membership has expanded to our current one hundred twenty plus and over the course of sixty years well over a thousand Italian Americans have graced our membership roster. Over the years our membership has included many accomplished businessmen and professionals. Our Foundation has 2 major annual projects; the Annual Scholarship Award and our Annual Holiday Food Drive. Our Foundation is committed awarding a scholarship award each year. Each scholarship is for a total of $ 10,000 per student paid over 4 years. We are currently funding 4 scholarships with an annual education budget of $ 10,000 and a total commitment from our treasury of $ 40,000.During the year, our Foundation maintains and compiles a list of needy families throughout Staten Island and then within the first 2 weeks of December our members will shop for, pack and deliver 325 baskets of food to those families to help brighten the holiday season. We receive information on these families by referrals from religious leaders, school principals, social workers, our own members, CASC, the Nalitt Cancer Society and other charitable organizations. Organization Name Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Contact Name Meg Ventrudo Contact Address 338 Lighthouse Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306
Budget $267,000 Telephone Number (718) 987-3500 Website www.tibetanmuseum.org Number of Staff 1 full time staff member,4 part time staff members and 15 volunteers .
Organizational Description The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1945 as an educational center dedicated to the understanding and preservation of Tibetan art and culture. The Museum’s founder, Jacques Marchais (1887-1948), used the steep hillside setting of Lighthouse Hill, Staten Island, New York to construct a site inspired by the rustic monastic complexes set on the mountaintops of the Himalayas.
While the Museum’s mission has always been secular, Marchais created an evocative contextual experience in which to appreciate the collection of sacred artifacts of one of the earliest collections of Tibetan and Himalayan art and artifacts in New York City.
Jacques Marchais (1887-1948), an American woman and cultural visionary, was an early 20th century collector of Tibetan and Himalayan art. Her collection, which forms the basis of the Museum’s holdings, is an invaluable treasury of objects, and ranks in equal scholarly significance to other collections formed at the same time, including those at the Newark Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In 2007, the Museum presented for the first time, a biographical exhibition on the life of the founder, Jacques Marchais. This exhibit, “From Staten Island to Shangri-la: The Collecting Life of Jacques Marchais,” celebrated the life and accomplishments of the founder and was installed to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Museum. Since that time the Museum has received a grant from the Getty Foundation to conduct a conservation assessment survey of the 125 thangkas (scroll paintings) in the collection and in 2008 received a recap grant to conduct a study of the collections and the historic buildings. In the spring of 2009, the Museum received listings on both the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places. Organization Name Jewish Community Center of Staten Island Contact Name David Sorkin Contact Address 1466 Manor Road, Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $21,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 475-5200 Website www.sijcc.com Number of Staff 160 full time employees; 39 permanent part time employees; 391 seasonal employees; 250 volunteers
Organizational Description The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island (JCC) is one of the largest social service agencies on Staten Island. For over 80 years, the JCC has provided essential social, cultural, recreational, educational, nutritional, counseling, and referral services and programs to people of varying ages within our 3 buildings and throughout the entire community. These services include: preschool and daycare as early as three months to four years old, after-school programs, activities for children with special needs, day camp, teen services, immigrant programs, and services/programs for healthy as well as frail senior adults. In addition to our 3 building locations, the JCC has a presence in 32 different locations island-wide including a mid-island Community Health Insurance Program office. Adult Basic Education and GED classes are offered in various locations throughout the island along with the Tottenville and I.S. 49 Beacons, P.S. 31 Out-of-School-Time, and Cornerstone Initiative in the heart of Stapleton. This list simply scratches the surface of the multitude and magnitude of the service delivery mechanism effectively developed, in place, and administered by the JCC.
The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island’s mission is to provide facilities, equipment, activities anD leadership for the physical, intellectual, cultural and spiritual growth of participants, to provide facilities appropriate to the needs and interests of the community and the responsible fiscal means for operation of the agency, to encourage harmony and unity within the community, and to provide the leadership and organizational structure within which its purposes can be attained and recognized by the community as functional in this capacity.
Our agency provided over 30,000 individuals with services and programs in over 30 locations in program year 2010/2011. We dispensed over $325,000 of financial assistance to individuals and families who otherwise would not be able to afford services (this includes after school programs, summer day camp, etc.). Our programs targeting individuals with special needs continue to grow. Not only do we provide an outdoor summer day camp experience to 70+ children with various disabilities, we also have an after school program offering recreational, social and educational programs to approximately 12 children between the ages of 7 and 12. We provide kosher meals to 70 – 80 elderly, homebound adults as well as congregate meals and activities to an additional 600 senior adults. Over the past year, we assisted 4,000 individuals and families in obtaining health insurance. Lastly, the JCC provided over 800 individuals with literacy, GED and civics instruction over the past year. Organization Name Kayak Staten Island Contact Name Katina Johnstone Contact Address South Beach at the end of the Boardwalk in Parking Lot #1
Budget $2,000 Telephone Number
Website www.KayakStatenIsland.org Number of Staff 75 volunteers
Organizational Description The 2010 season marked our third year. In 2009 we launched over 2000 people onto the water off the shoreline at South Beach. The organization was founded by experienced kayakers who received a grant from Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to start a public kayaking program. We organized and provided the volunteers for a mystery kayaking event; part of the Greenbelt’s High Rock Challenge this past April. We were co-sponsors of the first annual Raritan Bay Festival at Conference House Park and organizers of a Staten Island “City of Water” day event that included a kayak trip to Fort Wadsworth for a history lesson on the South beach and Midland beach area, and Alice Austen House museum where kayakers met with picnickers to watch an outdoor movie of the classic “On the Waterfront”. We facilitated oyster planting on Staten Island and we helped organize a kayaking trip to explore the possibility of a public kayaking program for the soon to be Fresh Kills Park. We have provided to a number of fellow not-for-profits gift certificates of guided kayak tours to use for their fundraising. Organization Name Lady Tigers Fast Pitch Softball Contact Name Joanne DeMatteo Contact Address 108 Sideview Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10314
Budget $3,500 Telephone Number
Website www.ladytigersoftball.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description The Tigers began as a single 8-U team formed in June 2009 by President Dave Maddaluna, with players from a few highly-successful recreation level teams from Mount Pleasant and Bethel who wanted to keep playing ball, but didn't have any summer league or All-Star team opportunities. We have recently added to our family with the following teams: 2011 8u Lady Tigers - Coach Lee Efird 2011 10u Lady Tigers Purple - Coach Dave Maddaluna (2001) 2011 10u Lady Tigers Gold - Coach Scott Helms (2000) 2011 12u Lady Tigers - Coach Terry Hudson 2011 14u Lady Tigers - Coach Craig Craver. The goal is to create competitive teams and teach fundamental skills from which our Lady Tigers will continue to grow and succeed at higher levels of competition. To date, the Lady Tigers has established themselves as a strong program, competing in AAU, NSA, ASA, WFC, IFC and other tournament formats. Organization Name Lavelle Preparatory Charter School Contact Name Dr. Kenneth Byalin / Donald Mulligan Contact Address 280 Regis Drive, Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $1,000,000 Telephone Number 718.697.4250 Website www.lavelleprep.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Organization Name Low Riders Motorcycle Club Contact Name Joe Noyman Contact Address 155 Clay Pit Road Staten Island,NY, 10309
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
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Organizational Description Organization Name Meals On Wheels of Staten Island Contact Name Joseph Tornello Contact Address 304 Port Richmond Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10302
Budget $1 million - $3 million Telephone Number (718) 727-4435 Website www.mealsonwheelssi.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Inc. is a private not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide two nutritious meals each day to those 60 years of age or older who can no longer shop for or prepare their own meals. The price is reasonable and the service is reliable. To be eligible, clients must have either long or short-term disability/illness, which prevents them from shopping for food and preparing meals. They must not have access to a congregate meal site. Persons without working refrigeration or storage facilities are also eligible. Organization Name Metropolitan Fire Association Contact Name Bob Stephens Contact Address
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
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Organizational Description Organization Name Mighty String Demons Contact Name Sanchie Bobrow Contact Address 197 Hillside Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10304
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number 7.183900747 Website www.mightystringdemons.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description The Mighty String Demons are an ensemble of young Staten Island violinists presently ranging in age from seven to sixteen. The group was founded in 1995 by its director Sanchie Bobrow. They perform music by such composers as Bach, Vivaldi, Bartok, Dvorak, Puccini and Brahms. Their repertoire also includes traditional music such as Gypsy, Irish and American fiddle tunes, tangos and tarantellas. The group has performed at hospitals and senior and nursing homes throughout Staten Island. They have given educational concerts at schools, libraries, and the Staten Island Children's Museum.
The String Demons have performed the National Anthem at the Ballpark at St. George for the Staten Island Yankees, and have been featured on NY1 News, NBC Channel 4, and SICTV. They've twice been guest performers on WNYC radio's weekly talk show New York Kids, and have most recently performed in the Variety Children's Charity Telethon on PAX TV with Cousin" Bruce Morrow." Organization Name Mt. Loretto M.I.V. Contact Name Stephen Rynn Contact Address 6450 Hylan Boulevard New York, NY 10309
Budget $9,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 317-2803 Website www.miv-mountloretto.org Number of Staff 347 staff members
Organizational Description Reverend John Christopher Drumgoole founded Mount Loretto, formerly the largest childcare institution in the United States. For 21 years, Mr. Drumgoole was the Janitor/ Sexton for St. Mary's Church, where he became the benefactor of many children by permitting the children of the streets to gather in the basement for shelter. After he was ordained in 1868, Father Drumgoole was appointed to his former parish, St. Mary’s. From then on Drumgoole dedicated his life to supporting and tending to orphaned children. Organization Name Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble Contact Name Tamara Keshecki Contact Address 850 Howard Avenue, Suite 1JStaten Island, NY, 10301
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 907-3488 Website www.mccensemble.org Number of Staff 1 staff member
Organizational Description Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble, Inc. is a consortium of primarily young, high-caliber musicians dedicated to the craft of chamber music. With wide ranging presentations of both classical and contemporary chamber music, combined with consummate artistry, we believe in serving two goals - entertaining our audiences and exposing them to the valuable literature that is seldom heard elsewhere. Recognized for many outstanding achievements individually, these performers collectively represent the next generation of emerging artists in the classical arena.
MCCE is one of only a handful of chamber music ensembles on Staten Island, and is the only local organization dedicated to cultivating audiences across Staten Island through residency projects, season series, recording activities, and composer-in-residence initiatives. MCCE is known for eclectic programs that stand classical alongside jazz & broadway together with world music. Our repertoire includes both classical and contemporary chamber music and regularly features premieres by local and international composers.
MCCE’s concert season series on Saturday evenings is a collaborative effort with the Staten Island Museum, where MCCE has been the chamber group in residence since 2004. MCCE believes in making a connection with our listeners even before a single note is played. Our concerts feature low ticket prices of $0 to $15; a presentation style that features casual cabaret seating, wine, food, and audience interaction; and spoken progam notes and informal panel discussions.
Since our inception, MCCE has presented over 40 concerts featuring major classical composers, established and emerging contemporary artists, lesser known composers such as Hummel, Beach and Boulanger, and American standard and jazz mavericks including Ellington and Gershwin; created an educational curriculum for children and teens that highlights the intersection between chamber music, literature & visual art; hosted masterclasses for pre-professional students; participated in multiple residencies with organizations across Staten Island; and impacted over 2,500 Staten Island residents. MCCE offers several awards include the Chamber Music America Residency Partnership (2009); Excellence in the Arts Award from COAHSI (2009), AWE Reader’s Poll for “Best Classical Music Act” (2007); inclusion in WNYC's Salute the ARTs initiative (2006); and Chamber Music America’s Artist Member Spotlights (2005), among others.
MCCE has performed at locations across Staten Island and Manhattan, including the Solar 1 Music Festival, several branches of the New York Public Library, Julia Music Performing Arts School, Holy Child Church, Staten Island Jewish Community Center and the Staten Island Museum.MCCE has been responsible for the creation of multiple commissions and premieres including from Andrew Sterman (Philip Glass Ensemble), Dr. Mathew Fuerst (DMA Juilliard), Mick Rossi (Carly Simon & Philip Glass Ensemble), Johnnie Valentino, Octavio Vazquez and J. Brunka. In 2005, MCCE founder Tamara Keshecki along with writer Nancy Sima conceived wrote and produced the children’s concert series “Molly’s Bird Adventures” which has been performed numerous times throughout the tri-state area. Organization Name NAMI Staten Island Contact Name Linda Wilson Contact Address 930 Willowbrook Road, Building 41A Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $97,000 Telephone Number (718) 477-1700 Website www.nami.org Number of Staff 1 full time
Organizational Description NAMI NYC Staten Island, Inc. (NAMI Staten Island) was founded in 1985 by a small group of family members who came together to support each other as they tried to cope with a relative with serious mental illness. As an affiliate of NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a national organization of approximately 230,000 members and NAMI New York State. We offer support, information and advocacy as we work to ensure dignity, the most effective treatment. We secure non-discriminatory access to quality healthcare, housing, and employment. NAMI is the only family and consumer- based nationwide organization whose mission is to eradicate severe brain disorders and improve the quality of life of persons of all ages who are affected by these disorders. Organization Name National Lighthouse Museum Contact Name Ms. Linda Dianto Contact Address One Lighthouse Plaza PO Box 1-0296 Staten Island, New York 10301-0296
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.lighthousemuseum.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Our vision is to open the National Lighthouse Museum in Bldg. #11 by 2012 as an Educational Resource Center initially, then focus upon further fundraising to open the expanded National Lighthouse Museum, Bldg. # 10 within 3-4 years, in addition to supporting other maritime heritage site uses, benefiting the local community and the nation. The site is on ten acres of waterfront land and includes five historic buildings and an 850 foot long pier. The location is surrounded by many other harbor attractions including 14 lighthouses! Building # 11, the 1912 Machine Shop, will be the first to open, followed by Building #10, the 1907 Lamp Shop, which will become the main museum structure.
The mission of the National Lighthouse Museum Board of Trustees, Advisors and FRIENDS is to advocate, help preserve, and raise funds for establishing a National Lighthouse Museum at the old US Lighthouse “SUPER” Depot site on Staten Island. Initially opening as an Educational Resource Center in Building #11, fundraising efforts will continue toward the expansion of the National Lighthouse Museum into Building #10, partnering with government agencies, non-profits, corporations, foundations and other organizations to promote and support historical, educational, cultural, recreational and other related activities at the site, while enhancing the historical significance and maritime heritage of lighthouses throughout our nation.
After the old National Lighthouse Museum Board of Trustees disbanded in 2009, being unable to raise sufficient funding nor gain access to Bldg. #11,the only building renovated to be occupied, a new Board of Trustees was reconstituted and the NLM Charter was revived and approved by the Board of Regents in September, 2010. The National status was also extended by the American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee.Since the NLM’s revival, we have initiated the 1-1-11 Challenge by 12! That is, to raise one million dollars in one year to open Building #11 as an Educational Resource Center by 2012. From that point, we plan to begin our fundraising efforts to open Building #10, the main Museum.
It will cost $13 million dollars to complete that project.The additional historic, landmarked buildings on the site can serve a multitude of mixed use purposes. Our Business Plan carefully outlines such potential ideas brought forth by the community and Board of Trustees, Advisors and FRIENDS in recent months.Over two million tourists take the Staten Island Ferry every year, in particular to see the Statue of Liberty, the most famous lighthouse in the world! They then turn around and return to Manhattan…Because of our strategic location, right next to the Staten Island Ferry our goals are to encourage tourists to come off the SI Ferry and visit the NLM site, tour the Museum and enjoy the Plaza and fantastic view of New York Harbor and the Verrazano Bridge from Pier 1. Organization Name New Directions Services Contact Name Wendy DeShong Contact Address 1027 Post Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10302
Budget $250,000 - $500,000 Telephone Number (718) 880-8773 Website www.nhsnyc.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description As a nonprofit community revitalization organization, NHS’ mission is to revitalize underserved neighborhoods by creating and preserving affordable housing and providing opportunities for homeownership education, financial assistance, and community leadership. Working in partnership with government and business, we are led by local residents and guided by local needs.
Incorporated in 1982, NHS opened seven offices and merged with NHS of Jamaica Queens. At that time, NHS’ focus was to help homeowners improve their homes and neighborhoods through rehabilitation lending. Later, to meet increased demand, we began providing services to help residents achieve first-time homeownership, culminating in the launch of the nation’s first Homeownership Center in 1995. Offering a full range of pre- and post-purchase services, the Center serves as the administrative headquarters of our citywide Homeownership Program. Since 1982, NHS’ efforts have assisted over 200,000 residents, and stimulated over $1.9 billion in public and private investment. Our in-house rehabilitation specialists have made over 30,000 home inspections and conducted over 3,820 home repair workshops.
On average, NHS reaches over 17,000 potential and existing homeowners through our innovative programs, and in 2008, was directly responsible for investing a total of $185 million in underserved communities.Today, with six offices across five boroughs and two satellite offices, NHS enables neighborhood residents to achieve their goals through a broad range of products and services, and continues to target low to moderate-income populations and geographic areas.
To help New York City residents, we provide a full-range of Homeownership Promotion and Preservation programs that include: pre- and post-purchase education and counseling and subject- specific seminars such as, Homebuyers' Clubs; Financial Fitness; Landlord Education; Foreclosure Prevention; and the Home Maintenance Training Program.NHS is part of a larger network, NeighborWorks America®, coordinated under an umbrella organization, formerly Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC). Established in 1978, as an act of Congress, NRC was to promote reinvestment in urban communities throughout the United States. NHS, as required by our charter has a Board structure that reflects a partnership of community residents, government, and financial institutions. The spirit of this partnership is the core of all of our programs. Organization Name New York Center for Interpersonal Development Contact Name Dominick J. Brancato Contact Address 130 Stuyvesant Place, 5th Floor Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $3,500,000 Telephone Number (718) 815-4557 Website www.nycid.org Number of Staff Full-time staff: 32; Part-time staff: 140; Volunteers: 75.
Organizational Description NYCID was founded in 1970 as Young People’s Information Service, operating The Rap Center on New Dorp Lane, a walk-in center for troubled teens. In 1982, we broadened our scope of services and opened the Community Dispute Resolution Center, training volunteers in mediation and other methods of conflict management to provide professional dispute resolution services to the Staten Island community at large.
Over the years, NYCID has reaffirmed our commitment to supporting young people and peacefully resolving conflicts. Working not only with Staten Islanders but with residents throughout New York City, our array of programs and services has expanded to include: school-based after-school enrichment programs; two alternative high schools; drop out prevention services; a GED/career preparation program and vocational training; numerous innovative mediation and conflict management services; and dynamic trainings and professional development workshops.
NYCID serves 4500 clients per year through youth development programs, the Community Dispute Resolution Center (CDRC) and the Training Institute.NYCID’s CDRC provides effective conflict resolution in the community, in schools, as well as court-approved alternatives to criminal prosecution, civil litigation, Lemon Law Arbitration and other traditional avenues for resolving conflict. Since opening the CDRC in 1982, NYCID has helped over 75,000 residents. Additionally, in cooperation with the Integrated Domestic Violence Court and Family Court, NYCID offers SI families a safe and affordable environment for supervised visitation one day per week, servicing approximately 125 families annually. NYCID’s Training Institute specializes in designing and facilitating dynamic trainings and workshops that serve the professional needs and interests of schools, public and private agencies, businesses, community groups, parents and individuals, as well as our internal staff. Mediation: This past year, 42 professionals participated in a 40-hour Mediation Training, led by a Unified Court System-certified trainer, which teaches theories, strategies and skills of divorce mediation. As a separate offering, the Advanced Mediation Skills Practicum, an intensive program of supervised practice sessions, assisted 15 professionals to improve their mediation skills. Additionally, 48 inmates in the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility were trained in mediation this year. Parent A.C.T.: A NYS Parent Education and Awareness Program (PEAP) certified class, offered monthly by NYCID, to teach divorcing/separating parents skills to lower conflict, improve communication and help their children have a healthier adjustment to changes taking place in their family. This past year, 156 people attended.
Over 200 students were trained this past year in positive conflict resolution, anger management, peer mediation and work-readiness skills. Young Adult Borough Center (YABC), a NYC Department of Education (DOE) program that allows up to 250 at-risk students aged 17-21 to get their High School diplomas while NYCID provides counseling, career/educational exploration and a paid internship. Organization Name New York State Institute on Disability, Inc. (NYSID) Contact Name Elizabeth Sunshine Contact Address 930 Willowbrook Road- Bldg. 41-A Staten Island, New York 10314
Budget $1,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 494-6457 Website
Number of Staff 5 staff members
Organizational Description New York State Institute on Disability (NYSID) is a City Wide non-governmental agency, 501 (c)(3) non-profit, multicultural organization founded in 1994 dedicated towards increasing community opportunities and supports for persons with developmental disabilities and their families.NYSID is a year-round service organization providing recreational opportunities, camp scholarships, transportation, emergency funding, Free in-home Non-Medicaid evaluations and Community Assistive and Adaptive Technology center (CAAT-Computer Lab). NYSID is also a Conduit for Artists.
We provide crisis emergency funding to help families during their crisis. We encourage families to visit and enjoy cultural institutions by providing admission tickets, which includes food voucher and gift certificate. The local facility we operate is a Computer Lab (CAAT) at the Elizabeth Connelly Resource Center. Organization Name North Shore Rescue Squad Contact Name Jim Martin Contact Address P.O.Box 140359 Staten Island,NY,10314
Budget $65,000 Telephone Number (917) 921-1068 Website www.northshorerescuesquad.org Number of Staff 60 volunteers
Organizational Description Our Squad was organized in 1972, as the Richmond Rescue Squad by Victor Panzella and several other community members. It was organized to provide life saving pre-hospital care and transportation of the sick and injured, along with rescue services, to the North and East shores of Staten Island. Soon after the Squad was formed its name was changed to the North Shore Rescue Squad No.1, due to a name conflict with Richmond County Ambulance Service. Members were trained in first aid and CPR, along with use of porta- powers, airbags, and other tools to extricate victims of auto accidents from wrecks. The crews were dispatched by the NYPD and operated along side St. Vincents, Staten Island Hospital, and HHC ambulance crews. Squad members were trained as state certified emergency medical technicians, enabling our members to provide a higher level of care.
The Squad attracted members from all walks of life: police officers, firefighters, homemakers, teachers, nurses, students, business people, etc. The Squad phased itself out of the rescue end of operations, now focusing on the much needed ambulance operations. The Squad has operated out of many places over the last 36 years; member's homes, church basements, donated lots, and Bayley Seton Hospital have been used as a base of operations for North Shore. We have never had a place to call our own since BSH. It is the primary goal of the Squad at this time to find our own home. The Squad is a New York State certified ambulance service in accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of the Public Health Law operating at the Basic Life Support level. We follow all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and operate under protocols issued by NYS and the Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of REMSCO, as well as FDNY EMS Command guidelines. North Shore operates under the license of our medical director, a board certified emergency physician, and has an active QA/QI program. We hold periodic training sessions and updates, and encourage all members to participate in continuing medical education programs.
North Shore currently operates two fully stocked ambulances, our primary vehicle Rescue 6, a 1998 Road Rescue and our secondary vehicle, Rescue 7, a 1994 van ambulance donated to us by Richmond County Ambulance. The Squad primarily operates from 1830-2400 hours daily but will also try to provide coverage on overnight hours and during the day. We log on the FDNY EMS dispatch system under a mutual aid agreement and respond to 911 calls in our area. We also monitor NYPD and FDNY for calls or assistance. We also provide pre-arranged transports and provide medical coverage at dozens of community events each year. We responded to over 500 calls for assistance and transported 231 people to the hospital. NSRS was among the first responders to the World Trade Center attacks, the 2003 Ferry crash, and the recent Port Mobil explosion. The Squad responds to over 500 emergency calls each year and transports over 150 people to area hospitals annually. In addition to operating with in the NYC 911 system, North Shore provides medical coverage at dozens of community events each year including the NYC Marathon, 5 Boro Bike Tour, Walk America, Staten Ireland Fair and sporting events. Organization Name North Shore Waterfront Conservancy Contact Name Beryl Thurman Contact Address Staten Island, 10314
Budget $42,000 Telephone Number
Website www.northshorewaterfrontconservancy.org Number of Staff N/A
Organizational Description Formed in 2001 by a small group of environmentally concerned citizens living on the north shore of Staten Island, we are committed to the revitalization of our communities and waterfront making them sustainable, healthy and viable. Organization Name Northfield Community Local Development Corporation Contact Name Joan Catalano Contact Address 160 Heberton Avenue Staten Island, NY 10302
Budget $3,000,000 Telephone Number
Website www.northfieldldc.org Number of Staff 27 employees, 2 volunteers (Northfield regularly hosts college interns)
Organizational Description Northfield Community Local Development Corporation, Inc. of Staten Island was founded in 1978 by merchants, property owners, and residents of Port Richmond, Staten Island, for the purpose of community improvement and advocacy. From the beginning founders and key supporters had a vision that the organization would serve more than just the business community. Economic development at the community level must also consider the needs of residents. This vision of a holistic approach to community development is exemplified by the phrase “serving the Staten Island Community” which was printed on the organization’s first stationery. Today, we serve the entire borough through a wide array of services.
Parkside Senior Citizen Apartments – A landmarked school building abandoned by the Board of Education in 1984 was converted to 43 rent regulated senior housing units, operated and maintained without a rental subsidy. Northfield LDC also renovated sixteen homes through HPD and HUD, with more are on the horizon. We have assisted 12 first time homebuyers through homeownership grants, and have assisted income eligible clients obtain NYC Homefirst grants to purchase their first homes. More than 400 people receive housing counseling each year.
Three years ago we helped to rehabilitate 2 multiple dwellings at Steuben Street, consisting of 198 units, through the NYS Weatherization program.The Parkhill development is currently being assisted through Weatherization and special stimulus funding; 439 units in three buildings have been completed; 132 units are in progress; and an additional 546 units are planned. 80 Seniors are assisted through WRAP each year which is a case management approach to addressing housing, health and safety, and other social service needs. We have assisted Seniors with emergency repairs through this program for more than two decades. NYC DFTA provides funding to assist seniors with necessary home repairs. We administer this program through WRAP Economic Development Organization Name NYC Arts Cipher Contact Name Charles Balducci Contact Address 12 Broad Street Staten Island, NY, 10304
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 981-8519 Website www.nycartscypher.com/ Number of Staff N/A
Organizational Description The NYC Arts Cypher organization promotes positive values through arts and entertainments programs. We offer a variety of opportunities that engage young people and provide them with ways to express themselves artistically. The NYC Arts Cypher uses noted artists in the arts and entertainment fields to facilitate our classes/workshops/programs. NYC currently offers numerous programs including the MURAL programs created in 2008 by NYC Arts Cypher President Charlie Balducci to respond to the spike in Graffiti related arrests in the Staten Island community.
Frustrated by the negativity connected to the artform, he envisioned a program that could alter this perspective and sought out NYC Graffiti artists to help him with his mission. The idea was simple: educate the kids on the history of the artform, teach them the skills to perform, and give them the opportunity to do what they want in a safe, productive environment. The entire creation of the program was documented and went on to win "Best Documentary Short" at the 2010 Staten Island Film Festival.
The Cypher Cyndikit offers space for dancers from all around NYC to rehearse and carry on the tradition of urban dancing. BREAKOUT is a program that spotlights emerging artists and teens in positive arts and entertainment activities such as competitions, programs, and special projects. The footage is then edited in-house and broadcast via internet on our website and all the popular social media outlets such as Youtube and Facebook. We frequently shoot inside our creative venue and for our members, but will venture out to explore related content. The BREAKOUT! program looks to expand to become a program that lets teens shoot and edit their own material, whether to learn how to market and promote themselves as an artist, or to assist in helping another emerging professional excel. We also involve interested participants in the media arts services we provide to the business community, giving them a real hands on experience on how to develop production skills. Organization Name Office of Jewish Cultural Affairs Contact Name Rabbi Abe Unger Contact Address
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Organizational Description Organization Name Port Richmond CERT Contact Name John Tidona Contact Address 154 Clinton Place Staten Island,NY,10302
Budget $9,500 Telephone Number (718) 448-7160 Website www.sicert.org Number of Staff 62 volunteers
Organizational Description The Port Richmond CERT Team had its beginnings in the basement of a church 6 years ago. After initial training was over a group of 12 graduates decided to form a local team, which is the intent of the program. The church in which the trainings were conducted allowed us to continue to meet every Thursday. From those humble beginnings the 12 members gave so much of themselves and so much time into the formation of this team that the ranks grew rapidly and so did the need for leadership. Within the first few months a Team Chief was elected and critical positions were identified within the organization and filled.
Our initial objectives were to gain a level of awareness of our group by going ‘door to door” within our First Responder and Community Group organizations. It has taken some time but after constant perseverance and exhibiting our commitment to community and Staten Islanders we have become a very respected, trained, motivated and responsible asset to all Staten Islanders in all community boards. First responders, local utility companies as well as the NY City Parks Department, NY State Rangers, National Park Service, United States Coast Guard and many other organizations in, on and around Staten Island consider our team to be a viable asset to the Island not only during an Emergency but during every day outreach programs that include Safety programs to our local elementary schools and informational programs for our seniors and pet lovers. Organization Name Preservation League of Staten Island Contact Name John Kilcullen Contact Address 54 Port Richmond Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10301
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.preservationleagueofstatenisland.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description The Preservation League of Staten Island (PLSI) is the only borough-wide historic preservation organization in New York City. Organized in 1977, the PLSI’s mission is to enrich Staten Island’s sense of community by promoting and advocating the conservation of its diverse and significant historic built environment and cultural landscapes. It has been active in advocating for preservation through various programs including a yearly awards program, a newsletter on preservation issues, home tours and technical assistance. Organization Name Project Hospitality Contact Name Terry Troia Contact Address 100 Park Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10302
Budget $20 million Telephone Number (718) 448-1544 Website www.projecthospitality.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description It is the mission of Project Hospitality, Inc. to reach out to community members who are hungry, homeless or otherwise in need in order to work with them to achieve their self-sufficiency — thereby enhancing the quality of life for our community.Project Hospitality seeks to realize its mission both by advocating for those in need and by establishing a comprehensive continuum of care that begins with the provision of food, clothing and shelter and extends to other services which include health care, mental health, alcohol and substance abuse treatment, HIV care, education, vocational training, legal assistance, and transitional and permanent housing.
Project Hospitality is a community-based, not-for-profit agency established in 1982 as an interfaith volunteer emergency response to the needs of homeless and hungry persons in Staten Island, New York. Incorporated in 1984, this volunteer community network implemented life-saving measures to meet the critical needs of homeless persons in the borough by providing emergency outreach, food, clothing, and shelter.The agency began with a simple food pantry and soup kitchen in 1982, opening the borough's first overnight voluntary church emergency shelter for homeless men in 1983, followed by a voluntary church-based women's shelter and year-round men's shelter in 1984. In 1985, Project Hospitality opened a trailer at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal to provide emergency and referral services to homeless persons who had congregated in the ferry terminal, the only heated public space on Staten Island.
The outreach trailer represented the agency's first city contract, with the then NYC Human Resources Administration. It was through the intake and referral process of this initial drop-in center model that the agency was able to identify the multiple needs of homeless persons coming for help.Nearly all (97%) of the persons served were addicted to either alcohol or drugs, and 63% had a history of mental illness. Of 2,000 homeless persons served annually by the agency, 591, or 30% were HIV+. Having identified the special needs of mental health and chemical dependency treatment and HIV care for the population of homeless people served in Staten Island, Project Hospitality then developed a comprehensive continuum of care over the years to meet those special needs while developing models of housing and community-based clinical treatment and support services that would provide long-term assistance. Organization Name Rainbow's Hope Contact Name Linda Angelone Contact Address 48 Heinz Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10308
Budget $6,500 Telephone Number (718) 317-9078 Website
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Organizational Description Organization Name Richmond Choral Society (RCS) Contact Name Louise Cottone Contact Address Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $45,000 Telephone Number (718) 448-3656 Website www.richmondchoralsociety.org Number of Staff 8 staff members, 60-85 volunteers
Organizational Description RICHMOND CHORAL SOCIETY continues to be an integral part of the Staten Island arts community since it was founded by Dr. Anders Emile in 1951 for the purpose of studying, interpreting and performing classical and contemporary choral works, sharing this repertoire with the community, and expanding its understanding and participation in this tradition. RCS gives two concerts per year, in the fall and spring in any one of a number of selected venues on Staten Island. It has expanded its repertoire, and in turn, its audiences, at selected venues in New Jersey and Manhattan, and has joined with other musical ensembles, including Staten Island Philharmonic, the Manhattan Philharmonic, the New Jersey-based Arcadian Chorale and the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra.
Past collaborative efforts in recent years include, the epic Verdi Requiem in the spring of 2007, with Mannes Community Orchestra, performances of John Rutter’s Magnificat and the Poulenc Gloria at Carnegie Hall, and a performance in January 2010 of Karl Jenkins’s contemporary Requiem at Avery Fischer Hall.
RCS Annual Student Scholarship Program, established in 1992, encourages high school seniors interested in continuing their vocal pursuits as they enter college. Each year, RCS invites music and voice teachers to nominate Staten Island students to compete for this award via audition. The winner performs at its spring concert and receives a monetary award.RCS Chamber Ensemble is a group of 12 to 24 singers chosen from the larger chorus to perform at community functions by special request, under the direction of RCS Musical Director, Marina Alexander.
The Ensemble has appeared locally at several venues, and their repertoire includes madrigals and other pieces more appropriate to a smaller group, at RCS concerts.RCS Youth Chorus (RCSYC) has provided a place for young musicians in grades 4 to 12 to develop their vocal, sight-reading and performance skills and to participate in a fun, educational and joyful musical experience since 2003. Beth Johanning, an accomplished opera singer and church soloist is the Youth Chorus's musical director. Besides their own recital every June, RCSYC performs with the adult chorus and in the community at large by request.RCS Biennial Seminars are full-day musical events exploring a wide variety of topics of interest to singers, musicians and teachers. Held at historic Ft. Wadsworth, the seminars are geared to promote musical literacy, from an expressive, technical and pedagogical standpoint.
Past seminars have featured a cappella singing with the Western Wind ensemble, folk music with Stout, gospel singing and music by women composers. Organization Name Richmond County Orchestra Contact Name Alice Bergeron Contact Address St. John's University 300 Howard Avenue, Flynn Hall Staten Island , NY 10301
Budget $47,000 Telephone Number (718) 876-7945 Website www.richmondcountyorchestra.org Number of Staff 9 (+) staff members, 12-134 volunteers (depending on the production).
Organizational Description Founded on Staten Island in 1998 the Richmond County Orchestra performs its regular 4-5 public concert season throughout venues on Staten Island and is seen by hundreds of thousands of people via live and televised programs each year. The RCO has also performed at the Guggenheim Museum and in Washington Square Park for the bicentennial birthday celebration of G. Garibaldi, receiving international press coverage. Members of the New York Philharmonic love to perform with the RCO as well as many other world class soloists. In addition to providing Staten Islanders with a professional symphony orchestra, the RCO has many student mentoring programs, some have been with PS16, 44,53, IS 49, Curtis HS. St John’s University, College of Staten Island, The New American Youth Ballet and the Staten Island Youth Harmonic.
The Richmond County Orchestra, a professional Staten Island based not for profit arts organization, has performed at The Guggenheim Museum of Art and for the bicentennial celebration for G. Garibaldi in Washington Square Park. Its productions are witnessed by thousands each year, in a variety of venues and events on Staten Island. The Richmond Town County Fair, The Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, St John’s University, St George Theater, Casa Belvedere, St. Peters Church, The Conference House, and via community access TV. The RCO has attracted world class talent to Staten Island, employs well over 250 professional musicians each year and serves as an in- residence mentoring orchestra for local schools, youth orchestras, choruses, ballet companies and theatre groups. The Richmond County Orchestra, has served our diverse Staten Island community well and plans to do so for many years to come. Organization Name Richmond Senior Services, Inc. Contact Name Beverly Neuhaus Contact Address 500 Jewett Avenue Staten Island, NY 10302
Budget $271,000 Telephone Number (718) 816-1811 Website
Number of Staff 2 full-time, 5 part-time paid staff10 volunteers
Organizational Description Richmond Senior Services, Inc. has been serving the needs of Staten Island seniors since its incorporation in 1952. We service all of Staten Island with a focus on low-income areas of the North Shore. In our early years, as Richmond Senior Centers, we provided educational, recreational and socialization opportunities for the elderly in our borough. We established the first senior centers on Staten Island and were the vehicle to provide seed money for the Staten Island Meals on Wheels Program.
In 1978 the Board of Directors recognized the serious need for housing related services, and has since that time focused primarily in this service area. With this change, the name of the agency became Richmond Senior Services, Inc. Since that time, our services have expanded to include a comprehensive home repair program,a food pantry,and other services for seniors and disabled persons.Project SHARE (Senior Housing At Reduced Expense) is a homesharing program where elderly homeseekers are matched with other elderly persons to reside together in a house or apartment. This arrangement provides the benefits of financial relief, security, and companionship. This program also provides housing for independent developmentally disabled adults over the age of 45. Initiated in 1980, it has provided housing to more than 150 persons.
Access to Home is a recently instituted program funded by the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation. Richmond Senior Services is co-sponsoring this program on Staten Island with the Staten Island Center for Independent Living. It provides accessibility modifications to low-income seniors and disabled persons, including ramps, lifts, lighting improvements, safety bars, and kitchen and bathroom modifications. In its three years of operation it has provided 112 modifications to the homes of disabled persons. RESTORE – (Residential Emergency Service To Offer home Repairs For The Elderly) features repairs available for Staten Island homeowners at least 60 years of age, with limited financial resources. Repairs cannot exceed $7,500, and must be for a condition which poses a threat to life, health or safety of the building’s residents.
In the last two contract years, 75 repairs have been completed. Senior Repair Program, a minor home repair service, helps individuals over age 60 and physically challenged individuals of any age with health and safety related home repairs. This program, funded by the Staten Island Borough President, has been in operation since 1990, and serves over 400 persons annually.
Food Mart and Information Center : Started in February of 2001, the program provides emergency food to low-income seniors and families at no charge. Recipients enjoy a “customer choice” style program in which they select foods appropriate to their diet and preferences, according to a point system. It currently provides food to over 1000 persons each month. Recipients are also provided with referrals to additional services, such as food stamps, senior housing, job services, WIC, health services, and government entitlements.
Information and Referral: Assistance in locating needed community services is provided to approximately 1000 individuals each year. This includes listings of available housing, referrals to senior centers and recreation programs and case management services. We maintain a comprehensive list of all services and entitlements available to seniors, and will assist persons in obtaining and completing applications for programs such as Access-a-Ride, HEAP, and EPIC. Organization Name Richmond University Medical Center Contact Name Kathy Montgomery Contact Address 800 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
Budget $300,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 818-2100 Website www.rumcsi.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description At Richmond University Medical Center, we serve our community with high quality inpatient and outpatient services. Internationally recognized specialists direct our reproductive medicine center, and we operate a high-risk pregnancy center for women requiring special care. In addition, our Level III perinatal center includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit boasting one of the highest survival rates in the city.
In addition, our Emergency Department is a Level I Trauma Center, led by board certified emergency department physicians. Our hospital has 510 acute care beds and is a New York State designated Stroke Center. Additionally, we boast a Center for Diabetes Medicine, a Sleep Disorders Center, a Wound Care Center, a Pain Management Center and more. Our physicians include leaders in vascular surgery, pediatric gastroenterology, opthalmology, urology, oncology and cardiology.
Recently, the hospital has partnered with Mount Sinai Medical Center to bring the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program Clinical Center to the Island, just across the street from the hospital. We are proud to be able to bring this program close to home for Staten Island 9/11 responders. Organization Name Riverside Opera Company Contact Name Maestro Alan Aurelia Contact Address 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island NY 10301
Budget $35,000 Telephone Number (212) 729-4792 Website www.riversideoperacompany.org Number of Staff 12-60 staff and volunteers depending
Organizational Description Since 1996 the Riverside Opera Company has performed throughout Staten Island and has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people via live as well as televised programs. The ROC has been invited to sing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Washington Square Park for the bicentennial birthday celebration of G. Garibaldi, and has received international press coverage. Through the ROC Singers Institute, emerging professional singers fine hone their audition, singing and acting skills. ROC holds open public auditions for its productions, which are usually accompanied by orchestra, semi or fully staged with costumes as well as concert versions.
The Riverside Opera Company, a professional Staten Island based arts organization, has performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and for the bicentennial celebration for G. Garibaldi in Washington Square Park. Its productions are witnessed by thousands each year at the Richmond Town County Fair, The Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, St John’s University, St George Theater, Peters Church, The Conference House, via community access TV, and on the Joey Reynolds Show, WOR Radio. The ROC has included local choruses and choirs, mixing them with local and internationally known singers, creating public performance opportunities for a large diversity of people with varying singing and acting abilities. The Riverside Opera Company has helped to keep Staten Island on the cultural map both locally and internationally. Organization Name Rocco Laurie Scholarship Committee Contact Name Larry Ambrosino Contact Address 294 Crown Avenue, Staten Island NY 10312
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.roccolauriememorial.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description Forty years ago, Larry Ambrosino started the Rocco Laurie Memorial Scholarship Game in memory of Officer Laurie. In Rocco’s name, Larry has managed to help deserving junior high-schoolers accomplish even more by giving them a chance to succeed in life through education. Proceeds from the basketball game tickets all go to the scholarship fund. Along with these proceeds, we also accept and appreciate donations from good people who, just like Rocco, wish to see the next generation succeed. The introduction of the Purple Shield, based on the Purple Heart of highest U.S. Military honor saw that heroes like Rocco Laurie received due respect and reputation. In addition to the new medal came a new motto “Fidelis Ad Mortem” or “Faithful Until Death”. Organization Name S.I.S.O.S. - Staten Island Supports Our Soldiers, Inc. Contact Name Christine Delisa Contact Address
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 351-8307 Website sisos.bravehost.com/ Number of Staff 1 staff member
Organizational Description My son Thomas joined the Army prior to 9/11 in order to serve his country and to receive the many benefits afforded our present day military. In March 2003, his unit was one of the first to go into Iraq. In his letters home, he would let me know what he needed in the way of personal items and things from home that he and his fellow soldiers missed.
At one point, I was sending four boxes of food and supplies every week, hoping that my "MOM" packages could make the the hardships of war a little bit better. The cost of sending those boxes was astronomical. It was a shock for me to learn that thousands of items earmarked for our troops never arrived- seemingly filling warehouses. The reason why is simple. No finances are allocated to ship these items. I was not going to allow this "reason" to happen to my son, or anyone's son, daughter, husband or wife.
What is our mission? With a country as rich and powerful as ours, it is our mission to see to it that our returning soldiers are given the best possible opportunities and training to reenter the civilian world. It is our mission to assist our brave veterans so that they do not feel as if their country has forsaken them once their service is over. We want our troops to know that we are behind them 100% whether or not we favor the war. We will help to acquire housing, training and counseling, because the fact is, that although our soldiers have received all of the best training, they are still our children and our family. Organization Name Sandy Ground Historical Society Contact Name Sylvia D'Alessandro Contact Address 1538 Woodrow Road Staten Island, N.Y. 10309
Budget $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 317-5796 Website www.statenislandusa.com/pages/sandy_ground.html Number of Staff 1 staff member
Organizational Description The Sandy Ground Historical Society is a not for profit 501C3 organization that was formed in 1979.Our archives contain the largest documented collection of Staten Island African American history. We have been included in the State and National Registers as an historic site and we have been included in the National Underground Railroad as a program site. We have partnered with Story Corp to record the contributions of African Americans on Staten Island. Those recordings have been included in the National Archives at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C..
Over the past 30 years we have researched and presented African American history to school groups; community organizations; religious organization and the public at large. We present this history to approximately 8,000 adults and children of all ethnic backgrounds over the course of a year. The programs consist of tours and lectures, arts & crafts for children and adults, musical heritage presentation and exhibits. Our current exhibit, “Faces of the Underground Railroad”, is being considered by the U.S. Postal Service as a possible book of stamps. We have recently completed a curriculum and lesson plans on the history of Sandy Ground that will be made available to interested teachers/instructors. Organization Name Seamen’s Society for Children and Families Contact Name Nancy R. Vomero Contact Address 50 Bay Street Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $19 million Telephone Number (888) 837-6687 Website www.roots-wings.org Number of Staff 148 staff members and 3 volunteers
Organizational Description Seamen’s operates in a newly renovated building with approximately 30,000 square feet consisting of five floors, a finished basement and a rooftop terrace. It was designed to provide for the care and needs of our children, their biological families and foster families in a safe and comfortable environment. Our location in St. George is ideal because it is the hub for all major bus, train and ferry transportation.
Founded in 1846 as the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children of Seamen, Seamen’s Society for Children and Families has provided innovative and effective solutions that enable children to survive and thrive. It was one of the first organizations in the country to care for abused and abandoned children in foster homes rather than in institutions. Today, we are a full service child welfare agency serving over 5000 children and families in New York City. Seamen’s Society’s programs protect and care for our most vulnerable children while strengthening families to overcome alcohol, substance abuse, domestic violence and other family problems that can threaten a child’s safety and future.
Seamen’s Society for Children and Families is a full service child welfare agency serving over 5000 children and families annually; with over 500 children in foster care on Staten Island and Brooklyn. Our programs address critical issues in the community: helping abused and neglected children to heal; strengthening families to overcome the ravages of alcohol, substance abuse and domestic violence; assisting teen mothers to secure the skills they need to care for themselves and their children; improving the educational skills of our youth and preparing them for the future. Whenever children and families are in need, Seamen’s Society stands ready to assist with guidance and support and hope for the future.
A detailed lists of our programs follows:
Foster Care and Adoption – Foster care is provided through licensed foster families on Staten Island and Brooklyn who care for abused and neglected children until they can return home. Special foster homes care for children with extraordinary needs –emotional needs and teenage mothers and teens who must learn skills to live independently. Adoption services provide foster children with a permanent home to call their own. Domestic Violence Intervention is provided through our Safe Passage program that helps families on Staten Island where domestic violence is occurring or may occur. Preventive Services works to keep families together who have a child at risk of entering foster care or Family Court. Intensive Prevention works on Staten Island to keep families together where a parent has a substance abuse problem that puts her/his child at risk of entering foster care.
Day Care for children between the ages of 2 months and 12 years during daytime hours is provided through a network of family day care providers on Staten Island and Brooklyn who are trained, licensed and supervised by Seamen’s Society. The Food Card Program is funded by the United Way of NYC to help families and individuals determine if they are eligible for Food Stamps. Psychological Services for foster care children and their families is provided at the agency’s offices by mental health professionals. Youth Development: Forward through Education is a new initiative created to assist children to improve their academic performance. Scholarship Program founded in 1998 to provide scholarship assistance to Seamen’s high school graduates going on to college or vocational schools. Organization Name Second Chance Gospel Music Convention Contact Name Emmanuel R. Wheagar Contact Address 594 Targee Street, Staten Island, New York 10304
Budget $65,000 Telephone Number (718) 979-9030 Website www.secondchancegospel.org Number of Staff 50 staff members, 30 volunteers.
Organizational Description Emmanuel Randolph Wheagar founded the organization on March 28, 1999, after surviving a deadly motor accident that nearly claimed his life. He felt that a second shot at life was granted him by God. As a means to accomplish God’s purpose in his life, he founded this ministry which he rightly named ’Second Chance’ to empower, advocate, educate, and provide spiritual guidance to the disadvantaged youths and their families currently residing in the underserved communities of Staten Island.
In 2009 the organization established work study partnership with St. John’s University. We established partnership with the 2010 US Census. In 2005 the Second Chance Singing team went to to the finals in the McDonald’s Gospel Fest; hosted by Aretha Franklin and 98.7 Kiss FM. In 2003 the organization established the Second Chance Annual Women of Distinction Award to honor outstanding women in the Staten Island whereby the youths can emulate their path. In 2002 Second Chance established Teen Empowerment Programs (STEPS), Youth Summit, and Talent and Scholars Award which is currently serving over 200 youths on the North shores of Staten Island. The organizations accomplishments was also highlighted on the NY1 News.
Our organization has mentored youths to meet their educational, moral, mental, physical, socio- economic, and artistic needs. Dozens of the youths we mentor and empower have made it to college and some have successfully graduated from college, while others are getting ready to enroll in college. Our recent Black History celebration designed to bridge the gab between African Americans and African immigrant featured Councilmember Debi Rose, Ed Josey, Rev. Bob Royal, and late Liberian head of State Dr. David D. Kpormakpor. The event was rich in information, healing, and reconciliation. The annual event is designed to educate youths about historical perspective and to foster camaraderie which will enable people of color to build leadership skills and socio-economic sustainability. Organization Name Serenade at Christ Church Contact Name Valerie Quinlan Contact Address 76 Franklin Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.serenadeconcerts.org Number of Staff N/A
Organizational Description Free concerts of classical music... interpreted by fine musicians in a beautiful and historic setting: Christ Church New Brighton, 76 Franklin Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301.Serenade presents internationally known artists and seasoned performers from the New York Metropolitan area who present many styles of classical music: chamber music, opera, song, piano, choral music, organ, instrumental and early music. Concerts take place on Sundays at 3:00 p.m; A reception follows each concert. Performance and reception areas are wheelchair accessible. Handicapped parking spaces are available in the Oval in front of the church on Franklin Avenue. Organization Name SI Trac Contact Name Lorraine Lettieri Contact Address PO BOX 120070 Staten Island, NY 10312
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (646) 296-8724 Website www.statenislandtrac.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description SI TRAC was formed in March of 1996 when a meeting of leaders from the running community was held at Moore H.S. The purpose of this meeting was to resurrect a 60 year old dream of having an indoor track facility on Staten Island. A place to walk, train and compete for our running youth, athletes, seniors and disabled. A Mecca of Track and Field for competition, as well as providing a safe-haven for our community in inclement weather.Over 60 people filled the library that evening as Staten Island A.C. President Bob Orazem directed the attendees into thinking "Why can't Staten Island have its own Indoor Track?" Among those who spoke at the original meeting was Dean of Staten Island track & field coaching Bill Welsh and 1976 Olympian Bill Jankunis. A petition drive was started and information was sent out to all running groups and schools.
In 1997 a flyer was developed by Pete Whitehouse and distributed that highlighted the needs of the Staten Island Running Community. During this time a community based Board of Directors was developed to assist in the direction of the organization. SITRAC was incorporated at this time with the help of Larry Rampulla. We began to set the dream in motion and developed a comprehensive strategy and business plan to take this to the community leaders for their support.
In 2000, after several unsuccessful attempts, a meeting was held with then Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari. Additionally we began to work with the Parks Department in identifying state and city land available to house such a facility. We were finally making progress toward our goal and all indications were that Staten Island would finally get the long-awaited Indoor Track. In May of that year a press conference was held in Borough Hall and the headline of the Staten Island Advance the next day read " Indoor Track funded for Staten Island"
SITRAC forged ahead with the determination that such a historic announcement can set. An additional meeting with the Staten Island Department of Parks had them on board and the Borough President added more funding to the Dept. of Parks budget for this exciting project. SITRAC, at the request of the Borough President's office prepared a site selection analysis. The site selected after careful evaluation was Ocean Breeze. Funding of $12 Million was allocated in the Capital budget by Mayor Giuliani. The motivation of new board member Jack Minogue breathed new life into SITRAC in 2003, as the group forged ahead with the same goal set in 1996. We have come back together to insure the legacy is completed. Our goal is to have a World Class, State-of-the-Art Track Center completed as part of the Ocean Breeze Project. Organization Name Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corp. Contact Name Eric Feldmann Contact Address 150 Brielle Avenue Staten Island, NY, 10314
Budget $250,000 - $500,000 Telephone Number (718) 477-6803 Website
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Organizational Description Organization Name Sky Light Center Inc. Contact Name Ernest Lumer Contact Address 307 Saint Marks Place, Staten Island , NY 10301
Budget $3 million Telephone Number (718) 720-2585 Website www.skylightcenter.org Number of Staff 27 staff members
Organizational Description Sky Light Center, a clubhouse on Staten Island established in 1988, is committed to offering quality rehabilitation services and support to individuals recovering from psychiatric disabilities. Employment, educational opportunities, social activities, community services and affordable housing are offered through mutual support. These programs are designed to improve our member’s quality of life. The Clubhouse empowers members to regain their role in the community.
Through ongoing systematic self-evaluation, we strive to enhance our services, thereby assuring integrity of the clubhouse.Sky Light Center is a certified member of the International Center for Clubhouse Development (ICCD). This certification is based on the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs. These Standards are best practices agreed on by consensus of the world-wide clubhouse community and they define the clubhouse model of psychiatric rehabilitation. The Standards are based on the values and principals that have driven clubhouses such as Sky Light to excel in their work of helping adults recovering from psychiatric disabilities, stay out of the hospitals and achieve social, financial, and vocationally viable lives. Sky Light Center’s certification is a credential that affirms that it is operating as a clubhouse and is in substantial compliance with the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs.
As with all clubhouse model programs, Sky Light Center is a therapeutic community comprised of both people who are recovering from psychiatric disabilities and generalist staff who work within the program. Work, both voluntary services within the club, and as paid employment in the community, is the focus of Sky Light Center. Consumers who are part of the program are called members, not patients or clients, because the program is first and foremost a club with definite rights of membership, including the choice of work activities or whether or not to work at all, choice in the selection of a staff worker, and lifetime right of re-entry and community support services. Members are expected to assist in operating Sky Light Center by taking on essential tasks, thus reversing the typical provider-recipient role in mental health services. Sky Light Center sends a clear message to members that they are capable, competent, wanted and needed. Organization Name Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens Contact Name Lynn B. Kelly Contact Address 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island , NY, 10301
Budget $2.3 million Telephone Number (718) 448-2500 Website www.snug-harbor.org Number of Staff 22 full time / 19 part time staff
Organizational Description Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden (Snug Harbor) is the product of more than three decades of restoration and development to convert the first home for retired sailors to a regional arts center. Snug Harbor is a place where history, architecture, visual art, theater, dance, music and environmental science come together and provide dynamic experiences for all ages. It is the largest ongoing adaptive reuse project in America, consisting of 28 buildings, and is one of New York City’s unique architectural complexes and historic landscapes. Majestic Greek-revival buildings, the City’s first designated landmarks, present exhibitions on historical subjects and contemporary art.
The Harbor’s Music Hall is the second oldest in New York City and serves as the centerpiece for performing arts at Snug Harbor. The Botanical Gardens are spread across the site and include the celebrated Chinese Scholar’s Garden and Richmond County Saving Foundation Tuscan Garden, based on the 18th Century garden at the Villa Gamberaia in Florence, Italy. The Harbor is also home to the Art Lab, the Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island, the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, the John Noble Collection, SHARP/Snug Harbor Artist Residency Program, Staten Island Children's Museum and the Staten Island Museum & Archives. Snug Harbor is proud to be a distinguished Smithsonian. As a public institution, Snug Harbor benefits over 470,000 residents of Staten Island with humanities-based educational programming, exhibits and performances with an annual attendance rate of over 280,000. Organization Name Staten Island Ballet Theater Contact Name Paul Tharp Contact Address 3081 Richmond Road Staten Island,NY, 10306
Budget $29,000 Telephone Number (718) 980-0500 Website www.siballettheater.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Celebrating New York’s talent pool of performers, musicians, choreographers, lighting designers and other theater crafts for 16 years, the Staten Island Ballet creates four fully staged productions annually in a borough that’s emerging as a vibrant new venue for dance on New York’s cultural map. The New York Times favorably reviewed the company as “sensuous and fierce...with a refreshing directness.”TimeOutNY says - “Worth the trip!” Artists are drawn from acclaimed dance companies including American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballet Hispanico, the Kirov and the Bolshoi.
The home of the SIB company and its professional school is a landmark building in the bucolic 2,800- acre Greenbelt, the nation’s largest urban nature preserve, offering forested hilltop views of the Atlantic. SIB’s four-level Neo-Classical building, nestled in the wooded campus of the Sea View-Farm Colony Historic District features: two sprung-floor studios with double-mirrored walls, a dance library, conference suite, salons, dressing rooms and a set shop. SIB’s restoration of the 100-year-old building into the borough’s largest dance facility won a Preservation League award in 2003. SIB is a resident dance company at CUNY’s impressive Center for the Arts at the 204-acre campus of the College of Staten Island, the largest college campus in New York City.
The Staten Island Ballet’s operating principle is that an arts organization is truly worthwhile only to the extent that it charitably shares its gifts of talent to the greater community. SIB strives to serve other not-for-profit organizations dedicated to the arts, education, environment, health and social issues by creating original works and performing, free of charge, for fund-raising events, providing technical assistance to help other emerging dance groups, and has also provided board development and marketing assistance. SIB has generated more than $7 million directly to the arts economy in Staten Island and the City of New York. SIB distributes free tickets and subsidized tickets to over a dozen not-for-profit organizations, as a community service, which benefits approximately 900 individuals a year. Another 5,000 school children are served in free school events.
The largest of the free events is the annual New York International Choreographers Festival, a fully staged production that presents choreographers' new works, which are performed by the artists of the Staten Island Ballet. The Festival introduces new works by up to five guest choreographers, including artists from Africa, South America, Europe and Asia. In efforts to uplift people in need, the SIB distributes tickets free to homeless families, disadvantaged schools and community groups. Each year, the SIB donates up to 20 percent of all tickets to paid performances at its home venue, the 430- seat Williamson Theatre at the Center for the Arts. Organization Name Staten Island Behavioral Network, Inc Contact Name Steven Scher Contact Address 777 Seaview Avenue Building #2 Staten Island, New York 10305
Budget $2,200,000 Telephone Number (718) 351-5530 Website www.si-bn.org Number of Staff 18 full time, 3 part time staff members and 2 volunteers
Organizational Description SIBN was formed in 2001 through the efforts of the administrative staffs of South Beach Psychiatric Center, Staten Island Mental Health Society, St.Vincents Medical Center, Project Hospitality, Beacon of Hope, and the Skylight Center to provide additional Case Management slots on Staten Island. Executives of these agencies make up the Board of SIBN.
In 2008 SIBN started a Supported Housing program, primarily for clients moving out of supervised settings. Approximately 225-240 clients are active at any given time. We have reduced re- hospitalization rates considerably. Over 750 clients have been served since inception. Twenty four clients are currently residing in various studio, one bedroom and two bedroom SIBN apartments in the community. Organization Name Staten Island Center for Independent Living Contact Name Lorraine DeSantis Contact Address 470 Castleton Avenue Staten Island, NY, 10301
Budget $445,000 Telephone Number (718) 720-9016 Website www.siciliving.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description The independent living movement began in the early 1960's when disabled individuals united and began to actively lobby for equal rights. As a direct result of their consistent voice, in 1973, the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) was enacted. This legislation granted persons with disabilities protection against discrimination in employment, non-sectarian tax-exempt schools, public housing accommodations, and training programs.
Following this spirit and example, the Staten Island Center for Independent Living, Inc. (SICIL) was established in 1984 at Seaview Hospital and Home. It became a separately incorporated entity in 1985, and after several site changes, is now permanently headquartered in a completely accessible facility at 470 Castleton Avenue in West Brighton, Staten Island. SICIL is the only comprehensive, multi-service provider in the borough, staffed and governed by individuals who have personal experience with a disability. In addition, SICIL is the borough's only organization serving persons of all ages and levels of physical and mental ability with a cost-free, complete range of services, and providing them with access to a network of resource providers.
Annually, SICIL directly serves approximately 250 people, and assists an additional 300 individuals with referral and advocacy services. Organization Name Staten Island Children’s Museum Contact Name Dina Rosenthal Contact Address 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $1.5 million Telephone Number (718) 273-2060 Website www.statenislandkids.org Number of Staff 46 employees (14 full-time, 32 part-time), 50 active volunteers.
Organizational Description The Museum is located within an 83-acre cultural facility, surrounded by several cultural neighbors, all within walking distance. The Museum is also a short bus ride away from the Staten Island Ferry. The Staten Island Children's Museum was founded in 1974 at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden.
Cultural Programs: Free monthly programs and performances highlight artists, artisans, and storytellers from emerging ethnic communities of Staten Island.• Daily Happenings: Visitors can read a story, create a puppet show, or learn about a living collection of insects, fish and small mammals.• Tot’s Time: Preschoolers and their families can create artwork, sing along, and listen to stories.• Museum Interns: Teenage interns are given opportunities with job and college preparation training. Teens are trained in museum exhibit and programming content, résumé writing, interview skills, and college and financial readiness.• Walk-In Workshop: Art programs that encourage creativity or provide instruction in specific art techniques such as print and paper making.• Kidz Cook: Kids become chefs for a day. Every week a new recipe to mix, make, and taste.• Art Immersion: An in- depth art and learning program for schools.• Museum in a Suitcase: The Museum goes to local schools with programs, performances, and collections for a day full of hands-on activities.• Mini- Camps: Offered during some school breaks and throughout the summer; weekly sessions with themes that include experiences in various art media, cooking, entomology, exploration, maritime history, and more; the Museum also receives visits from outside camp groups.• Scouts: In collaboration with the Girl Scouts of America, the Museum offers programs in which Girl Scouts can earn a badge.• Affinity Groups: The Museum offers its space for meetings of family-oriented groups. Organization Name Staten Island Economic Development Corporation Contact Name Cesar Claro Contact Address 900 South Avenue, Suite 402 Staten Island,NY, 10314
Budget $1 million - $5 million Telephone Number (718) 477-1400 Website www.siedc.org Number of Staff 7 Full Time
Organizational Description Since 1993, the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation has served as the premier economic development advocate serving the business community of Staten Island. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, SIEDC's mission is to enhance a thriving Staten Island economy by promoting public and private investment, and encouraging the development of commercial and industrial property and projects in an environmentally friendly manner, all of which improve the quality of life and provide broad and diverse employment opportunities. At the heart of this mission is the belief that access to economic opportunity and secure jobs is a pillar of strong communities.
SIEDC administers a number of programs and services that serve businesses and entrepreneurs from a wide variety of industry sectors and at various levels of business development. Each year, the organization provides services to over 3,000 businesses and individuals that range from high-profile networking and business-to-business events to personalized technical assistance counseling. SIEDC also operates a New York City Business Solution Center under the umbrella of the New York City Department of Small Business Services, serving individuals and businesses that request assistance through inter-agency referrals or via the citywide 311 telephone information system.
The experienced SIEDC staff has been responsible for introducing over $550 million in new investment and over 3,500 jobs into the Staten Island economy by providing assistance to those implementing large development projects in the Borough, while at the same time serving the smallest entrepreneur and business owner with tailored financing, procurement, or real estate assistance. Organization Name Staten Island Federation of PTAs Contact Name Cathy Carlson Contact Address 715 Ocean Terrace Staten Island, NY, 10301
Budget $68,000 Telephone Number (718) 356-3247 Website www.sifpta.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description The Objectives of this organization are to unite the Parent-Teacher Associations of Staten Island public schools for the general betterment of school conditions and the mutual benefits derived from the interchange of ideas and problems; to act as liaison among member Parent-Teacher Associations, the Department of Education, elected Community Education Council members, elected public officials, school administration and all other members of the education community; and to interpret the program needs and the problems of the schools to the community and to maintain mutual understanding between the school and the community. Organization Name Staten Island Fleet Week, Inc. Contact Name Vito Giobbie Contact Address 455 Front Street Staten Island, NY 10304
Budget $1,000 Telephone Number (718) 273-9626 Website www.sifleetweek.com Number of Staff 17 staff members, 100 volunteers
Organizational Description Staten Island Fleet Week began in 1990 as a loosely knit group. We subsequently incorporated in 1999 as a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt corporation, and gradually grew to the current all volunteer organization, serving more than a total of 150 visiting ships, and at least 2000 visiting crew during each Fleet Week. During this period we have averaged between 20,000 and 30,000 visitors annually.
The major accomplishment takes place during our annual Fleet Week. In 2010, we hosted a combination of eight US and Foreign Naval Vessels. Approximately 2000 sailors were on board, and +/- 25,000 visitors enjoyed visiting the ships. We had entertainment for the visitors, fed the sailors various catered dinners each evening, and continued our extremely successful Adopt-A-Sailor program. The ships’ crews stayed in the immediate local area many times during the week and helped the local economy by eating at restaurants and taverns, and purchasing gifts at local retail establishments. Although we have no solid figures, it would appear that about 80% to 90% of the visitors were from Staten Island.Our headquarters are located at 455 Front Street, Staten Island, at the Homeport. Our area of operations is approximately 10,000 square feet at that address. We have our office, storage areas, small and large kitchen and eating areas, the Navy Command Center, restroom facilities, large meeting room, game room, and sitting and TV area for the visiting military. Organization Name Staten Island Friends for Hospice Care Contact Name Vienna Profeta Contact Address 2025 Richmond Avenue, Suite 105 Staten Island,NY, 10308
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 982-7010 Website
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Organizational Description Organization Name Staten Island Historical Society Contact Name Ed Wiseman Contact Address 441 Clarke Avenue Staten Island,NY, 10306
Budget $1,700,000 Telephone Number (718) 951-1611 Website www.historicrichmondtown.org Number of Staff 20 full-time, 20 part-time staff members; approximately 350 volunteers.
Organizational Description The Staten Island Historical Society was originally chartered in July 1856 “to collect and preserve whatever may relate to the history of Staten Island.” The Society has been actively collecting artifacts, buildings, and documentary materials since 1922, when it merged with the Staten Island Antiquarian Society.
The Staten Island Historical Society operates Historic Richmond Town, a historic site and museum complex interpreting three centuries of daily life on Staten Island. The main village site is owned by the City of New York and is comprised of over 30 historic buildings. More than 75,000 people visit Historic Richmond Town each year.+40% of visitors are adults; 60% are children. The long-term exhibition Made on Staten Island features over 1,000 artifacts presenting the story of Staten Island’s contribution to the economic life in the metropolitan area.
Participants in school programs visit selected buildings where they may see furnished interiors, formal exhibits, and demonstrations of daily activities of early Staten Islanders. Workshops for visiting students include: Lighting the Way, Fiber to Thread, Cooking Up the Past, My Own Quilt, and Charlie Gets His Cloak. Tavern Concerts are held every Saturday evening from January through April and feature metropolitan area folk musicians. New signature events include the New York City Chili Cookoff and Uncorked!, New York City’s Wine, Food & Fun Festival.
The annual Richmond County Fair features traditional contests, demonstrations, entertainment, rides, and food offerings for a broad family audience. Old Home Day is an outdoor festival of traditional crafts and trades. The pumpkin picking program takes place during the month of October at historic Decker Farm. Winter celebrations include: Christmas in Richmond Town, the Traditional Tree Lighting, Candlelight Tours, and the Doll & Teddy Bear Party. Organization Name Staten Island Inter-Agency Council for Aging Contact Name Carol L. Dunn Contact Address 460 Brielle Avenue, Administration Building Room 123 Staten Island, NY 10314
Budget $128,000 Telephone Number
Website www.seniorcitizenhelp.org Number of Staff 1 staff member
Organizational Description Established in 1976 as a voluntary effort by administrators of various service providers to benefit the senior community; the original and continued purpose of the IAC is to provide a network for information exchange, public education and resource sharing and is a unique entity as the only umbrella for senior service providers on Staten Island. The Council as a collaborative initiative allows for services to be made easily available to the senior population and their families etc. The Council allows for programs and services to be set for the benefit of the provider and the senior at meetings held throughout the year as well as a Housing Forum which over 200 seniors attend.
Counseling is only a telephone call away and provides the necessary guidance to those in need whether for the senior themselves or the family member. Information booklets have been developed and updated for distribution by the Council that represent easy to read material offering a concise description of what is available on Staten Island depending upon the area of need with a comprehensive web site which makes information easily accessible. The personal service commitment of the Council is what gives both the professional and senior and their families the realization and comfort that the senior comes first. Organization Name Staten Island Mental Health Society, Inc. Contact Name Dr. Kenneth Popler Contact Address 669 Castleton Avenue Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $21,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 442-2225 Website www.simhs.org Number of Staff 300 full and part-time professionals, 500 volunteers
Organizational Description The SIMHS is a private, not-for-profit corporation that has been serving Staten Island children since 1895. Today, the Society is one of New Yorks largest and most respected children's services agencies. Our comprehensive menu of award-winning clinical, educational, and therapeutic mental health and related programs assist children (and their families) who are challenged by emotional/behavioral disorders, developmental/intellectual disabilities, drug/alcohol dependencies and/or economic disadvantages.Last year, the SIMHS served more than 5,800 Staten Island children and teens (representing one-out-of-ten Staten Island families) at our 21 sites throughout the borough.
The SIMHS has three major divisions: the Children's Community Mental Health Center (Children's CMHC), the Elizabeth W. Pouch Center for Special People, and the Early Childhood Services division.Children's CMHCMental Health Outpatient Centers in West Brighton, Great Kills, and St. George offering the highest quality bi-lingual therapeutic services to children up to age 18 who are coping with emotional/behavioral challenges, and their families. Day Treatment Centers (PS/IS 25; South Richmond High School) located in West Brighton and Tottenville, serve children who cannot function in their community schools. On-Site School Mental Health Program based within 11 elementary, intermediate, and high schools provides counseling for students right in their community schools. Summer Therapeutic Program combines therapeutic services with remedial education and recreational activities during July and August. Teen Center provides intensive outpatient substance abuse prevention and treatment services exclusively for adolescents and young adults, at North Shore and South Shore sites. GED Preparation Studies, led by a bi-lingual instructor, teaches teens who have dropped out of school how to develop the study skills they need to take more advanced GED classes and the GED exam. Family Resources assists parents who are having difficulty coping with their children's behavior by providing therapeutic and preventive services to improve family dynamics and prevent foster care placement. SafeTY.net helps teens and young adults with mental health challenges to achieve success in their employment and career, higher education, and community living skills. The Elizabeth W. Pouch Center for Special People Diagnostic, therapeutic, advocacy, and support services to assist children who have a wide range of developmental, intellectual, or neurological challenges. Integrated (Inclusion) Preschool Classrooms at two of our Head Start Centers enable preschoolers with special needs to join their typically developing peers in classrooms where the children learn and play together. Club Saturday is a therapeutic socialization group for children, ages 8 to 11, who are challenged by autism spectrum disorders. Training in Parenting Skills (TIPS) serves families in which one or both parents have intellectual challenges, helping them to understand and develop better parenting and family skills. Early Childhood Services Head Start Centers in Dongan Hills, New Brighton, and Park Hill serve preschoolers whose parents meet federal income guidelines, with the nationally acclaimed Head Start curriculum bolstered by cultural/bi-lingual support and an array of special services for parents and families.
Port Richmond Day Nursery day care center in Mariners Harbor collaborates with Head Start to serve preschoolers whose parents are working and meet income guidelines set by the city. Both Head Start and PRDN operate in partnership with parents and offer a wide range of bi-lingual social, health, educational, and other services to families.
Among our most innovative and far-reaching initiatives will be the opening in 2011 of our new Childrens Center in St. George, the first LEED-certified Agreen office building on Staten Island and the first LEED-certified health facility in New York State. The center will house four programs for children, teens, and families and will be a model of responsible environmental building and design for other Staten Island not-for-profits. Organization Name Staten Island Museum Contact Name Elizabeth Egbert Contact Address 75 Stuyvesant Place Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $1,800,000 Telephone Number (718) 727-1135 Website www.simuseum.org Number of Staff 16 full time and 18 part time staff members; 30 volunteers
Organizational Description It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to document, research, preserve, collect, interpret and exhibit significant objects and themes in the areas of natural science, art and local history, with the goal of educating, celebrating and enriching the community of Staten Island in particular, and the New York Metropolitan region in general.
The Staten Island Museum is Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution, and the only remaining general interest museum in New York City. The Museum’s holdings are organized into three main collections: (1) Natural Sciences, (2) Fine Art and (3) History Archives. Founded in 1881 as a private society of local naturalists and antiquarians who pooled their personal collections to create the public museum in 1908, the Museum continues to focus on environmental protection and has participated in the preservation of High Rock Park and the William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge, named after our co-founder. Since 1908 the staff has conducted annual bird counts together with the Audubon Society.
In 1909, the Section of Arts was organized, and in 1919 the Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences was incorporated to reflect the broader mission which also includes local history. The Staten Island Museum has been called a “Mini Smithsonian” because of the breadth of its collections and is based on a 19th Century model of creating within ones own community the complete resources for a cultural education. It is one of the last intact examples of the first type of public museum in America.
Targeted programming, marketing and outreach efforts of the past few years have led to a steady increase in attendance with a record of 80,000 visitors in FY 2009. We serve about 30,000 school children including approximately 15,000 through our free and reduced rate Title 1 education program, where students receive free passes for their families to visit the Museum. Over 80% of school program attendees come from Staten Island with the remainder coming from Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx and New Jersey. In addition to its original building located just two blocks from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Staten Island’s “hometown” museum is now operating its History Center at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, an 80-acre campus of landmark Greek Revival buildings, joining other cultural institutions at the site. The Museum is in the process of transforming itself from the 19th Century model of a museum as a “cabinet of curiosities,” into a fully realized 21st Century institution that is accessible, diverse, technologically advanced, and demonstrates leadership in collections management, exhibitions, education and public programming. Once the mainly City-funded ($25M) renovation of Building A (Art) is complete in 2013, the Museum will add over 25,000 square feet, with additional space to follow in Building B (Bio-Diversity) 3-4 years later. Our exhibitions and programs are designed for all ages from pre-school students to mature adults and our facilities are wheelchair accessible. Organization Name Staten Island Philharmonic Contact Name Carolyn Clark Contact Address 14 Brentwood Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number
Website www.siphilharmonic.org Number of Staff 2 staff members
Organizational Description Organization Name Staten Island Rebels Athletic Association Contact Name Tom Cavanagh Contact Address 96 Walbrooke Avenue Staten Island , NY 1030
Budget $85,000 Telephone Number (718) 727-2167 Website
Number of Staff 14 volunteers (program is staffed entirely by volunteers)
Organizational Description The Staten Island Rebels Athletic Association, Inc. was founded in 1992 and incorporated in the State of New York on October 26, 1995. It became a 501(C)(3) in 1996 and is registered with the State of New York as an official non-profit organization.
Founded to encourage young women of all walks of life to further their athletic and educational aspirations through sports, the program served 100 young women this year, bringing our total of young women served over 1500 since our inception. The program ran a week long camp for girls under the age of eleven introducing them to sports and teamwork. This year twelve of our alumni graduated college while another eleven entered college on various academic and athletic accomplishments. The program is seeking financial support to purchase a facility to offer the program on a year round basis and to expand and create a program to offer young women who through some form of physical impairment are barred from traditional competitive sports. Organization Name Staten Island Score, Chapter 476 Contact Name Samir Farag Contact Address 1550 Richmond Road Staten Island, NY 10304
Budget $9,000 Telephone Number (718) 448-1717 Website www.score476.org Number of Staff 20 volunteers
Organizational Description Staten Island SCORE was founded in 1980 as Chapter 476 at the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Our main office has since moved to the Staten Island Bank and Trust at 1550 Richmond Road. We are an active chapter and have more than 20 volunteers. The counselors are experienced business owners and managers who volunteer their experience and knowledge to help small business owners and potential small business owners achieve success with free and confidential counseling.During the past year, Staten Island SCORE has counseled over 500 clients with free and confidential counseling. . In addition, SCORE has sponsored over twenty workshops/seminars for both the general public and specific business groups. Staten Island SCORE has been recognized as “Chapter of the Year” from the New York District. Organization Name Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Contact Name Wayne Miller Contact Address 2 Elmwood Park Drive Apt. 616 Staten Island , NY 10314
Budget $53,000 Telephone Number (718) 301-6309 Website www.sistny.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description The Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre was founded by a small group of dedicated volunteers with the express purpose of bringing quality live theatre to the Staten Island community while providing a creative outlet for local area performing, directing and designing talent. For 34 years, the company has been run by a volunteer Board of Directors and an unpaid staff. During that time, the company has produced or presented over 178 theatrical events, including classic drama (24 productions of the namesake’s work), contemporary drama and comedy, musical theatre, staged readings and the premier of 15 new works.
For over 25 years, the company was in residence in its exclusive performance space in the Nurse’s Residence on the grounds of the Seaview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in the center of Staten Island. Each year, the company presented 5-7 complete productions, which were well received by both audiences and critics alike. The company has been the springboard for talent that has gone on to Broadway, national tours and regional theatre success. It has also attracted the talent of recognized television, film and stage performers like Patty McCormack who appeared in a revival of The Bad Seed, the stage production that became a classic film for which she was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2006, The Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre was forced to leave its long time home to make way for much needed senior citizen assisted living facilities on the hospital campus. The Board of Directors is actively working to find a new, mid island facility to house the organization and has garnered support from many public officials to help reach that goal. Organization Name Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame Contact Name Larry Ambrosino Contact Address 294 Crown Avenue Staten Island , NY 10312
Budget $26,000 Telephone Number
Website www.sisportshalloffame.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Like most of our enduring institutions, the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame owes its life to the vision and foresight of many people, but none more deserving than Sal Somma. It was Mr. Somma – as he was known to the thousands of athletes who played for him and against his football teams at Curtis and New Dorp high schools – who first came up with the idea that this borough should pay tribute to the men and women who brought so much pride to their community. Sal's 40-year quest came to a bittersweet climax on a Sunday evening in December 1995, when the first 11 deserving individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame during a historic ceremony at the College of Staten Island. By then, sadly, Sal had left us, but it was only fitting that his plaque was the first to be unveiled, and there are those who will tell you that his presence could be felt throughout the entire emotional program. Since then, the members of the Hall of Fame committee have tried to live up to that mandate. It has moved from its humble beginnings on the CSI campus to a permanent home at the Catholic Youth Organization's Center at Mount Loretto, thanks to the generosity of the Archdiocese of New York. And it has grown over the years, both in the number of athletes it honors as well as the prestige it exudes as the caretaker of the Island's sports past.Each year since 1996, the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame has awarded two scholarships to a pair of deserving high school seniors – one boy, and one girl – in recognition of their athletic accomplishments, their academic records and their community and school service. Organization Name Staten Island University Hospital Contact Name John Demolease Contact Address 475 Seaview Avenue Staten Island,NY 10305
Budget $675 million Telephone Number (718) 226-2483 Website www.siuh.edu Number of Staff 6000 staff members, 300 volunteers, and 145 junior volunteers
Organizational Description In 1861, Staten Island University Hospital began with one room, acting as a charitable dispensary to the community: one day a week it offered free medical care to the sick and injured. It transformed from that one room into a recognized leader in the innovation of compassionate care and technology-based medicine. From its humble foundation to present day, SIUH has made its mark as the city's fifth largest teaching hospital, as it continues to care for the community that has always cared for the hospital. SIUH recently opened the new Elizabeth A. Connelly Emergency and Trauma Center and recently implemented an electronic health record system.
As the health care industry begins to define quality of care in terms of measurements and outcomes, SIUH has earned the following recognitions:CMS Top 10 Quality standing (five consecutive years), 2010 Press Ganey Hospital Value Award, published in US News & World Report, Gold Plus Award Recognition for the Treatment of Stroke, 2009-10 Staten Island's Most Preferred Hospital for Quality & Images (9 years in a row), 2009 America's Best Hospitals Top 50 for Neurology/Neurosurgery.
Centers of Excellence: Bloodless Medicine & Surgery, Breast Comprehensive Center, Regional Burn Center, Coumadin/Anticoagulation Center, Diabetes Foot & Treatment Center, Heart Institute, Parkinson Information/Referral Center, Plastic Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Rehabilitation Medicine & Brain Injury Center, Slep Medicine Institute, Surgical Treatment of Obesity, University Hospice, Vascular Center, Woman's Health Center, Support Groups Organization Name Statue of Liberty Cultural Arts Association, Inc. Contact Name Michael Manna Contact Address 53 Rochelle Street Staten Island, NY 10304
Budget $35,000 Telephone Number (718) 667-1741 Website www.slcaa.org Number of Staff 6-12 staff and volunteer members.
Organizational Description The Statue of Liberty organization started in 1980 with figure skating and special skating instructional programs including shows and competitions. Then in June 2001, the organization transferred to cultural arts which included instructional arts and music, special events, shows, films, books and magazines for educational purposes.
We create and print books for schools, covering many topics from history to music. This includes coloring books so children can learn and see who and what may interest them. We produce entertainment for community television as well as state shows and films for movies and DVDs. We offer art classes to teach individuals from children to senior citizens to learn how to draw the basics. We provide music lessons and offer instructions for children and senior citizens. Organization Name Sundog Theatre, Inc. Contact Name Susan Fenley Contact Address 370 St. Marks Place, Staten Island, NY 10301
Budget $200,000 Telephone Number (718) 816-5453 Website www.sundogtheatre.org Number of Staff 2 staff, 1 arts education coordinator, 13 teaching artists, many actors/technicians, 5 volunteers.
Organizational Description Sundog Theatre incorporated in 2002 with the premise to produce original and contemporary theatre as well as to provide arts-in-education services for schools. Since then, the company has produced 30 shows ranging from “My Mariners”— our commissioned play about sailors at Snug Harbor, and “Once Upon a Mime”— a completely wordless show about the progression of two lives, to “The Fantasticks”— a sellout production of that timeless musical.
At least one production per year specifically focuses on Staten Island, including our signature “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry”. For the past seven years, our teaching artists have worked in scores of Staten Island and Brooklyn classrooms, making the curricula come alive through the arts. Sundog hires many local artists, administrators, teaching artists, and technicians, contributing to the Island’s arts and economics. Sundog is the only theatre on Staten Island that develops and produces original material. In addition to “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry” every year, we have commissioned a musical play about pioneering photographer Alice Austen that will have its world premiere here on Staten Island.
To date, Sundog’s productions have reached over 15,000 audience members. Approximately 95% of our attendees are from the Island. Sundog believes in collaboration and has worked with many venues to present productions in diverse locations. We have collaborated with Wagner College, Snug Harbor, College of Staten Island, SI Ferry Centennial, SI350, Cromwell Center, JCC, SI Children’s Museum, SI Museum, as well as Manhattan’s McGinn Cazale Theatre.
The Theatre’s arts-in-education programs place master teaching artists into public and private schools in Staten Island and Brooklyn to provide residencies that supplement curricula from kindergarten through high school. Our programs cover English language arts, social studies, science, and the arts. Through theatre, dance, visual arts and music, they give students--whether gifted, mainstream, or special needs--effective and creative ways to process their lessons, helping them think critically and creatively, work cooperatively, hone listening skills, and explore potential careers—all through the arts. Our in-school arts-in-education programs have reached over 26,000 young people--80% of them from Staten Island.
About our school programs, Island educators say: “Sundog Theatre brings energetic, skilled teaching artists who work closely with the Petrides faculty, planning and implementing meaningful experiences for the children. Their expertise and creative energy produce wonderful results.” “Arts and education are the perfect marriage that provides a natural bridge into learning for motivated students and an impetus for more reluctant ones. Sundog is the ideal arts partner for our program.” “Working with Sundog was such a success that conversations resonated through the school and community for days after. There is a wholehearted commitment to the arts-in-education program.” “Sundog’s presence has contributed to a drop in absenteeism, academic growth, teachers integrating technology into their classrooms in exciting new ways, and a more highly motivated student body.” Organization Name Ten Penny Players Inc. Contact Name Barbara Fisher Contact Address 393 Saint Pauls Avenue Staten Island , NY 10304
Budget $62,000 Telephone Number (718) 442-7429 Website www.tenpennyplayers.org Number of Staff 3 staff members 5 volunteers
Organizational Description Ten Penny Players is a NYS 501(C)(3) incorporated tax exempt agency (1968) based in Stapleton since 1989. Staff and consulting teaching artists have provided workshops in schools, libraries, prisons, hospitals, shelters, and community based agencies to more than 15,000 NYC K-12th grade general population and special needs learners.
Complementing national and NYS arts education standards a goal of our program is that by writing expressively, creating graphic art, discussing and performing their work, learners demonstrate increased skills, knowledge, and understanding. We have published learners in limited edition anthologies or in their own expressive writing and illustrated chapbooks as part of In Search of a Song.
For 16 years Ten Penny Players published the citywide literary magazine for alternative high schools and programs, Streams. For 9 years we published Bibliomania, poetry collections of students attending Staten Island elementary, intermediate, and high schools with readings at local branches of the NY Public Library. As teaching artists and NYS certified and licensed teachers and administrators TPP’s Co-Directors Richard Spiegel & Barbara Fisher have also provided professional development to parents, teachers and school administrators. Our journal, Waterways: Poetry in the Mainstream, contains poetry by authors, poets, and university professors from around the world. It has been published 11 times a year since 1979 and has among its subscribers public library and university based poetry collections.
With funding support from the Staten Island Foundation, we created “Reprising Joy”. This arts curriculum is based on our 2008/2009 work in Staten Island schools. It builds from our 7 Heuristic Elements of Poetry and uses pets, poetry, and photographs to motivate creative expression. Since e- publication in September 09 on www.scribd.com Ten Penny Players has had 2,243 readers. 536 of our publications have been electronically archived and read by 144,255 persons. Organization Name The Children's Aid Society-Goodhue Center Contact Name Ilene Pappert Contact Address 304 Prospect Avenue Staten Island, New York 10301
Budget $2,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 447-2630 Website www.childrensaidsociety.org/goodhue-center Number of Staff Full time staff: 27 Part time staff during the school year at Goodhue Center: 30 Part time staff during the school year at 2 schools: 50 Part time staff during the summer: 100 Volunteers: 20
Organizational Description The Children's Aid Society is one of the country’s largest non-sectarian child and family welfare agencies in the country and has been providing services to children in New York City since 1853.The Goodhue Center became a part of The Children's Aid Society in 1912 and has for nearly 100 years been proud to have provided quality services to children, teens, adults and families who live on Staten Island. The Center has been an important part of the North Shore of Staten Island, providing recreational, educational, childcare, mental health and foster care services. Thousands of children have played, learned and grown up at the Goodhue Center.
The Goodhue Center provides after school care to 175 children who attend local schools. The children are involved in a variety of recreational and educational activities. We also provide after school programs at I.S. 61 for 150 children and at I.S. 72 for 200 children.During the summer the William Osborn Day Camp held at the Goodhue Center serves 500 children. The children are involved in a variety of activities that include art, swimming, theater, computers, nature study, boating, cooking and sports. Bus service is available throughout Staten Island.The Goodhue Center provides mental health counseling to children and adolescents in our licensed Mental Health Clinic.Our Foster Care and Preventive programs provides needed services to the Staten Island community.
Throughout the year a variety of sports programs are offered and occur at Goodhue Center which include an indoor winter soccer league, and summer men’s softball league. During the summer, the Goodhue Center pool is open on weekends and afternoons for a community membership.Goodhue Center has played an important role in the Staten Island community for nearly 100 years, consistently providing needed services to children and families on Staten Island.
The Goodhue Center is located on a beautiful 42 acre facility in the New Brighton section of Staten Island. The property consists of woodland, ball fields, pond, outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, computer center and Center building. Organization Name The College of Staten Island Foundation Contact Name Kenneth Boyden Contact Address 2800 Victory Boulevard Staten Island, New York 10314
Budget $432,000 Telephone Number (718) 982-2365 Website www.csi.cuny.edu/foundation Number of Staff 30 staff members
Organizational Description In 1992, the CSI Foundation was established to stimulate and strengthen community, corporate, and foundation support for public higher education on Staten Island. The CSI Foundation allows the College to expand the margin of excellence that insures students and the community the finest facilities and faculty available. The generous support of corporations, foundations and organizations, amounting to more than $1 Million annually, continues to make the College of Staten Island a unique and thriving institution committed to student success and academic excellence.
The College of Staten Island has more than 14,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled, the most in CSI’s history.CSI provides 24 different master’s degree programs and doctoral degrees in cooperation with the CUNY Graduate Center.The CSI Foundation will award over 150 academic scholarships this year for CSI’s exceptional students in various fields of academia and for study abroad.CSI fosters important research in areas impacting the Borough, including the Staten Island Breast Cancer Research Initiative (SIBCRI), a multidisciplinary approach aimed towards educating individuals on breast cancer incidence and mortality.
With 204 beautifully landscaped acres, CSI has the largest CUNY campus in New York City. From the unique Astrophysical Observatory to the magnificent Center for the Arts, CSI's facilities are recognized as among the best and most advanced in New York State. Organization Name The Conference House Association Contact Name
Contact Address 298 Satterlee Street Staten Island,NY, 10307
Budget $138,000 Telephone Number (718) 984-6046 Website www.theconferencehouse.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description The Conference House is named in honor and commemoration of the famous peace conference of 1776. On September 11, 1776, Continental Congress representatives John Adams, Edward Rutledge, and Benjamin Franklin met with the King’s representative, Lord Richard Howe, at Colonel Christopher Billopp’s home on Staten Island. The British would not consider independence a negotiable term and the congressional representatives had been authorized only to negotiate terms that included independence. No reconciliation was reached. With the failed peace conference, both the Crown and the colonists faced the inevitability of war. Organization Name The New York Foundling Hospital Contact Name Patricia Rossmy Contact Address 119 Tompkins Avenue Staten Island,NY,10304
Budget $500,000 - $1 million Telephone Number (718) 551-0303 Website www.nyfoundling.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description Founded in 1869 as a home for abandoned children, New York Foundling has continuously and conscientiously expanded its scope of programs to meet the changing needs of the communities we serve. The Foundling’s diverse network of programs works interactively to provide care for families with multiple social, economic, medical, and psychological needs. We protect children from abuse and neglect; we help teen mothers and other overstressed parents to meet the challenges of parenthood; we help developmentally disabled people achieve maximum independence; we provide educationally-enriched child care and preschool; and we meet a variety of community needs in neighborhoods struggling with poverty, drugs, and violence. Organization Name The Salvation Army Contact Name Captain Li Contact Address 15 Broad Street Staten Island, NY, 10304
Budget $250,000 - $500,000 Telephone Number (718) 448-8480 Website www.use.salvationarmy.org/gnyd Number of Staff
Organizational Description Organization Name Theatre Rehablitation for Youth Contact Name Pearl Tisman Minsky Contact Address 58 Farragut Avenue Staten Island, NY 10303
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 983-1990 Website www.nyckidsarts.org Number of Staff 2 staff members, 2 volunteers
Organizational Description Theatre Rehabilitation for Youth was incorporated in 1984 in Brooklyn. In 1987 it relocated to Staten Island. Over the years of its existence, Theatre Rehabilitation for Youth expanded from working with youths to working with individuals of all ages and began to use the name TRY. Its major functions over the years expanded, as well, and now includes threatre workshops with many varied populations, original school presentations, videos and luncheon/theater programs. It has presented school shows in all the boroughs of New York City and all over New York State. It has worked with numerous agencies in Brooklyn and Staten Island. It has also worked with the NYPD, NYFD, EMS and March of dimes and has won several awards and accolades.
TRY has reached out to agencies and individuals who have not had the benefit of programs such as those it sponsors and has expanded their activities and opportunities. It expanded to include art and music workshops, a debate team, sign language classes and is in the process of starting a book club. It has worked with On Your Mark for many years and with Eden II for several years, conducting theatre workshops and producing plays with their developmentally disadvantaged clients. It is currently touring a musical play Bully On The Docket to schools. It has recently completed a documentary video, Reaching For The Stars, exhibiting the process by which individuals with developmental problems rehearse and successfully perform in a musical and is completing a video abuse, We Won't Take It Anymore. TRY will continue to host luncheon/theatre programs, primarily for senior citizens. Organization Name Travis Fourth of July Parade Committee Contact Name Janice Blanchard Contact Address 17 Cannon Avenue Staten Island, NY, 10314
Budget $56,000 Telephone Number
Website www.travisparade.org Number of Staff 45
Organizational Description The Travis community is a survivor of a long gone era. Despite the physical intrusions of modern times into its life, Travis still boasts the qualities of the American Pioneer. It is in those qualities that one finds the charm of Travis.Since the parades inception in 1911, participants have marched down Victory Boulevard from Cannon Avenue to Glen Street in the community’s annual Independence Day parade. In April, 2004, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, signed the street designation into law officially commemorating this section of Victory Boulevard as Independence Way. There are approximately 2,000 participants and approximately 8,000 spectators. Organization Name Turnaround Friends, Inc. Contact Name Anthony Marraccini Contact Address 137 Tennyson Drive Staten Island,NY,10308
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 967-5729 Website www.turnaroundfriends.org/ Number of Staff
Organizational Description TFI is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose vision to transform shameful conditions within its community has resulted in the Seaside Nature Park. TFI's Board of Directors consists of retired professionals who provide their time, experience and background to achieve the goals of the organization. As unpaid volunteers the members offer their personal resources, labor and contacts to administer the organization and its projects. One hundred percent of TFI’s revenues are applied to support our mission. TFI is grateful to the unpaid staff and the many who volunteer without recompense. In February 2010, TFI’s leadership was transferred to a group of advocates who have been active, committed volunteers and whose skills will advance and sustain the effort of this organization. After many years of generously offering his time and resources to serve TFI, founder Anthony Marraccini retired from the Board, but will continue to assist the officers and organization as advisor and emeritus. Turnaround Friends had supported and spear-headed the preservation of the park site and has been highly active during the transformation period. Our volunteers worked tirelessly to help create public space that attracts and enriches users of all ages. We are proud of these pursuits and of the public and private collaboration that made it all possible. It has been highly satisfying and validating that the Park has received recognition and awards, grants, funding and media attention. A citywide assessment of parks awarded the Seaside Nature Park a grade of “A” and established its ranking in the borough’s top five performers. We continue to work with the NYC Parks and other agencies and groups to effectively sustain and maintain the Park and its facilities. Organization Name United Activities Unlimited, Inc Contact Name Louis DeLuca Contact Address Staten Island, New York 10314
Budget $900,000 Telephone Number (718) 987-8111 Website www.unitedactivities.org Number of Staff 513 staff and volunteer members
Organizational Description United Activities Unlimited, Inc., was incorporated in 1977 as the result of a community initiative by concerned citizens who responded to the challenge of providing positive alternatives to young people in the wake of the financial crisis of New York City that forced the closing of many of the Board of Education's afternoon and evening centers.
Since then UAU has grown from a single recreation center to a borough wide network of recreation centers and summer camps that offer quality programming response to community needs. The activities centers offer tutorial and homework help clubs and cultural enrichment and counseling as well as after school child and sports concentrations. Our goal is to provide Island Youth with positive alternatives for the use of free time.
Currently United Activities Unlimited provides 31 Centers in public school buildings for youth throughout Staten Island. Each summer we provide 14 summer day camps to 2,000 campers, employing 1500 youth in our Summer Youth Employment Program.
UAU programs are offered at PS #1, PS # 46, PS #5, PS # 48, PS # 8, PS # 58, PS # 11, PS # 56, PS# 13, IS # 61, PS # 16, IS # 2, PS # 18, IS # 7, PS # 20, IS # 27, PS # 53, IS # 51, PS # 32 IS # 75, and PS#35. Organization Name Universal Temple of the Arts Contact Name Sajda Musawwir Ladner Contact Address 425 Jersey Street Staten Island,NY 10301
Budget $71,000 Telephone Number (718) 273-5610 Website www.utasi.org Number of Staff 3 staff members
Organizational Description Founded in 1967 by artist/philosopher Maurice Phillips and a group of young artists, UTA pioneered as one of the first organizations of its kind to serve as a resource and platform for artists of color and the community from a multicultural perspective. Founding members include UTA's current Artistic- Executive Director, Sajda Musaawwir Ladner and Sheila Rohan, UTA's Performing Arts Coordinator-a dancer, choreographer and original member of The Dance Theater of Harlem.
Since UTA's inception, we have been a thriving force, fostering cultural and artistic development in the community. In addition to our signature artistic offerings, UTA has presented the Staten Island JAZZ Festival to critical acclaim and loyal audiences for over 2 decades. As Staten Island Advance journalist Ben Johnson wrote on October 15, 2009: "you know you're doing something special when the monster players are in the audience as well as on stage." UTA has consistently delivered an extraordinary show featuring legendary artists. Prior festivals have included jazz notables Maxwell Lucas, Reggie Workerman, Bluiett, The Sun Ra Intergalactic Arkestra, Kenny Barron, Barry Harris, Bob Cunningham, and the Danny Mixon Quartet to name a few.
Each year in the months preceding and after our main festival, UTA provides interactive jazz-themed workshops that have been creatively constructed and as a result, well-received. During the 2010 workshop season, over 500 participants received free instruction in jazz-themed vocal, and instrumental music: environmental art, dance, and sewing components. UTA's Staten Island JAZZ Festival has a proven track record of delivering high-quality Jazz performances and Jazz arts instruction throughout the Staten Island community. Organization Name Urban League of Staten Island Contact Name Ranti Ogulneye Contact Address 6 Van Duzer Street Staten Island, NY,10301
Budget $100,000 - $250,000 Telephone Number (718) 442-5579 Website www.nyul.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description For over 80 years, we have been helping disadvantaged New Yorkers gain access to equal opportunity in employment, education, health care, housing and the civic arena. We encourage you to join the NYUL and take advantage of the many opportunities available to improve the quality of life for you and your community. The New York Urban League, Inc. (the League") is one of the local affiliates of the National Urban League , a nonprofit, nonpartisan, multi-ethnic, social service organization celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2004. Through direct service delivery, advocacy, referrals, community capacity building, information dissemination and technical assistance, the League accomplishes its mission to improve social and economic conditions and opportunities for African-Americans and other people who face barriers to full participation in American society.
The League calls attention to current educational issues by sponsoring community forums that focus on educational policies and practices and stimulates dialogue between community residents and education experts. The League also coordinates a Citywide Parent Engagement Initiative to prepare parents to serve as active and informed members of School Leadership Teams. In keeping with a tradition of employment and training services, the League prepares community residents to become fully employed through its Employment Services and Placement Programs in Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn. And in Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens, the League assists public assistance recipients in making the transition from welfare to economic self-sufficiency through its federally funded Welfare-to-Work program.
The League's "College and Career Center" provides both students and parents with workshops that prepare students to access post-secondary educational opportunities, including scholarships. The Center's computer stations allow students to access on-line and CD-ROM resources on colleges and universities, college admissions test preparation and financial aid information. In conjunction with the Brooklyn Comprehensive Night School, the League' "Post-Five" initiative supports older high school students in completing academic requirements through case management services, academic assistance, career and college counseling and preparation." Organization Name Utopia Outreach Contact Name Louise Philips Contact Address 634 Clove Road Staten Island , NY 10310
Budget $91,000 Telephone Number (718) 442-7740 Website
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Organizational Description Organization Name Visiting Nurse Association Health Care Services, Inc. Contact Name James F. Mitchell Contact Address 400 Lake Avenue Staten Island, New York 10303
Budget $23,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 720-2245 Website www.vnasi.org Number of Staff 127 full time members 7 part time staff members approximately 100 volunteers.
Organizational Description Serving the residents of Staten Island since 1917, VNA of Staten Island is the largest free standing provider of home health care services on Staten Island. The agency’s service area is restricted to Richmond County. Services include: skilled nursing; physical, speech, occupational and respiratory therapies; nutritional guidance; medical social work: home health aides, personal care aides, allied support services, PRI/Screen, wound care management; telehealth monitoring, and personal emergency response units. The highest quality care is proved to Staten Island residents who can be cared for safely at home without regard to socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability or language.
The VNASI Acute Care Program provides short term skilled nursing, therapies, and educational services after hospitalization to ensure that patients achieve the highest possible level of recovery. VNASI Maternal / Child Health Care Program provides prenatal and post partum care to mothers and infants. This program also offers specialized health care to children up to 18 years of age. VNASI Early Intervention Services provide evaluation, coordination, and provision of services to infants and children less than 3 years of age with suspected developmental delays or disabilities. VNASI High Tech Program provides a variety of intravenous, enteral and inhalation therapies which offer patients a welcome alternative to hospitalization or difficult travel to clinical facilities. VNASI Long Term Home Health Care Program provides comprehensive medically case managed services to patients of any age who are chronically ill, frail, disabled or physically challenged. This Medicaid funded program offers patients an alternative to nursing home placement. VNASI Certified AIDS Home Care Program provides a coordinated plan of care and services including the full complement of health, social and environmental services provided by long term home health care programs to persons with AIDS or HIV-related illnesses.
VNA of Staten Island staff provided more than 200,000 home care visits to over 4,000 patients in the past year. An additional 17,000 Staten Islanders received health education, screening, immunization and referral services from the VNASI Community Outreach and Education Program. Organization Name Wagner College Contact Name Cassia Freedland Contact Address 1 Campus Road Staten Island,NY, 10301
Budget $55 million Telephone Number (718) 390-3100 Website www.wagner.edu Number of Staff
Organizational Description A competitive, four-year private college founded in 1883. Wagner College has developed a curriculum that unites deep learning and practical application. The Wagner Plan incorporates our longstanding commitment to the liberal arts, experiential learning and interdisciplinary education with our geographical location and enduring bond with New York City.Atop Grymes Hill in New York City's Borough of Staten Island, a neighborhood of historic turn-of-the-century estates and mansions. Once the American home of the Cunard shipping lines dynasty, Wagner's campus provides a setting that feels far away from the city.
CAMPUS 105 acres of park-like hilltop that overlook the Atlantic Ocean, New York Harbor and Manhattan. We have 23 buildings, including Horrmann Library with over 150,000 volumes. HOUSING 3 residence halls fully equipped with fiber optic phone system including Internet, voice mail and e-mail. more than 80% of our students live on campus. ENROLLMENT 1,850 undergraduates, 300 graduate students. Our students represent 40 different states and 13 countries. The average SAT for the last incoming class is 1120, average ACT is 26. Their average incoming high school grade average is 88.The most popular undergraduate majors at Wagner are Biological Sciences, Business, Psychology, Sociology and Theatre. About 80% of our students overall receive Financial Aid. FACULTY 100 full-time and select adjunct faculty specialists; 95 percent have the highest degree in their field of study. STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO 14:1 HONORS PROGRAM The Honors Program provides challenging and stimulating courses for qualified students who seek an enriched curriculum. Students with excellent academic records will be invited to join the Honors Program while other students may join through special application. STUDY ABROAD Wagner offers extensive opportunities for study abroad in the major urban centers of Asia, Europe and other parts of the world during the academic year and in the summer through the Institute for the International Education of Students. Organization Name West Brighton Local Community Development Corporation Contact Name Angela D'Auito Contact Address 705 Forest Ave 2nd Floor Staten Island , NY 10310
Budget $332,000 Telephone Number (718) 816-4775 Website
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Organizational Description Organization Name West Shore Little League Contact Name Nick Sansevero Contact Address 340 Walker Street Staten Island, NY, 10303
Budget $204,000 Telephone Number (718) 447-7489 Website
Number of Staff 65 staff members
Organizational Description West Shore Little League has been serving the Elm Park community for over 50 years. For the last 15 years we have been the proud providers of our Challenger Division which gives those children who are in wheelchairs or have other disabilities the opportunity to play baseball on our fields. We have also been the home to various charities for softball games, bike runs, etc. We continue to provide a safe environment for the children and continue to teach them the basic fundamentals of the game and most importantly how to be a good sportsman and friend. In 2011, we replaced the lights that have been standing here at the league for over 35 years. After 2 storms, we had significant damage done to not only the lights and the poles that support them, but the wind ripped out one of the scoreboards completely out of the ground. With help from local politicians, we are proud to say that we will have a newly lit complex as well as a new scoreboard. By far, this is a shining moment for our league. Organization Name Where To Turn Contact Name Dennis McKeon Contact Address 150-L Greaves Lane # 312 Staten Island , NY 10308
Budget $80,000 Telephone Number (718) 966-6515 Website www.where-to-turn.org Number of Staff 1 full-time staff member, 1 part-time staff member, 501 volunteers
Organizational Description Where To Turn, Inc. had its beginnings shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It was at this time that it became apparent that many families of victims did not know where to turn to receive the aid they needed. In response, a small group of Staten Island residents began a collaborative effort to help the families. This nascent effort grew into a support organization that served the families of victims by acting as a clearinghouse for 9/11-related information.
By collecting relevant information on many of the 9/11 support groups, Where to Turn was able to direct families to available support groups and services. Where to Turn was also able to get answers to victims’ general questions from organizations on both local and national levels, depending on the need. Where to Turn was able to assist families that found themselves caught in various bureaucratic mazes within many support organizations.
As Where to Turn became better known, it began to build relationships with top-level administrators of such support organizations and helped them to become aware of problems or needs that were not being addressed. Where to Turn voiced the families’ concerns and successfully enacted changes to the Victim’s Compensation Fund as well as the redevelopment of Ground Zero. Where to Turn soon became one of the primary New York-based clearinghouses for 9/11-related information.
It soon became apparent that the process that we had developed could be used to help all victims of tragedy. In October of 2004 the staff of Where to Turn began to verify and catalog the various links with which they had been dealing. At launch the Where to Turn Website contained nearly 300 verified links. The Where to Turn project managers are committed to not only expanding the inventory of listed links but to also review and verify all listed links on a regular basis for activity and accuracy. Working with our participating organizations as well as our registered members we hope to make Where to Turn the primary clearinghouse for information for all victims of tragedy. Organization Name World of Women Contact Name Patricia Caltabiano Contact Address 124 Bayview Terrace Staten Island, NY, 10312
Budget Less than $100,000 Telephone Number (718) 948-8175 Website www.worldofwomen.org Number of Staff
Organizational Description It is the pledge of the members and officers of World of Women to work together, in a spirit of friendship and camaraderie, to create and establish an organization dedicated to improving and advancing the needs and goals of women, regardless of their backgrounds or beliefs, through advocacy and education, bringing about a positive change for women and a better community for all. Organization Name YMCA Contact Name Gregory J. Coil Contact Address 3939 Richmond Avenue, , Staten Island NY 10312
Budget $14,000,000 Telephone Number (718) 227-4000 Website www.ymcanyc.org Number of Staff 600 staff members and 75-215 volunteers
Organizational Description Founded in 1852, the YMCA of Greater New York is the largest youth-serving organization in New York City. As a branch of the YMCA of Greater New York, the Staten Island YMCA has served the borough for over 150 years, and is comprised of three branches: the Broadway Branch located in West Brighton, the South Shore Branch located in Eltingville, and the Counseling Service Branch with Centers located in Eltingville and Clifton. Youth
The Staten Island YMCA is comprised of two full-facility branches, the Broadway Branch in West Brighton (651 Broadway) and the South Shore Branch in Eltingville (3939 Richmond Ave.); the Counseling Service Branch, a comprehensive outpatient substance abuse prevention and treatment program serving children, teens, adults and families with facilities in Eltingville (3911 Richmond Ave.); and Clifton (285 Vanderbilt Ave.), which also houses the New Americans Welcome Center.
The Staten Island YMCA offers the highest quality youth programs including infant care, early childhood education programs, pre-school, after school, and youth sports. Teen Programs- For teens looking to develop as leaders and make a positive impact on their local and global communities, free civic engagement and service learning programs that include Teens Take the City, Youth & Government, Leaders Club, and Global Teens are offered. Teen Night is also offered free of charge at the Broadway and South Shore branches to provide to teens throughout the borough with a productive and fun way to spend their time.
Family Programs- Offered in a nurturing and supportive environment, YMCA family programs help to provide a foundation of positive communication, teach positive parenting, mutual respect and create fond memories.Older Adults Programs- The Staten Island YMCA provides an assortment of programs tailored to address the needs of Active Older Adults that include cardiovascular fitness activities, arthritis exercise, instructional aquatics programs, and social activities. We are also a provider of the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program.
Summer Day Camp- The Staten Island YMCA Summer Day Camp at Camp Pouch, for children ages 5- to-16 years, is located in the Greenbelt of Staten Island. The site includes the use of Berlin Lodge, a first aid station, use of Lake Ohrbach and a two-acre recreation field, hiking trails, an outdoor theatre, climbing wall, and changing cabins. Early childhood summer day camps are also offered for children ages 3-to-6 years old at the Broadway and South Shore Branches.
Y After School- Previously known as our Virtual Y, the free-of-charge Y After School programs began in 1997 to provide literacy based after-school activities throughout Staten Island. Children attend the same school where the Y After School is conducted. The program runs every regular school day, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., in a supervised and structured environment, providing a safe after school alternative for approximately 1,000 children across Staten Island in six locations that include PS 19, PS 22, PS 39, PS 44, and PS 54and PS 57.
Strong Kids Card Initiative- The program is designed to get kids more active, learn more about their own health and nutrition, and take part in events designed to bring the family together. With a regularly scheduled block of time on a weekday evening or weekend day, YMCA Strong Kids Cardholders can take advantage of structured recreation at their YMCA. The Strong Kids Card gives children ages five to seventeen a special pass to their local YMCA branch, free of charge to participate in fun, supervised activities. Currently, the YMCA makes the Strong Kids Card available to children who are enrolled in YMCA programs like Y After School and day camp but are not YMCA members. Over 4,000 Strong Kids Cards have been issued to Staten Island children since 2008.
New Americans Welcome Center- The New Americans Welcome Center, located at the Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service Branch’s North Shore Center, serves as a safe haven where the City’s growing immigrant community can access free multilingual information, resources and referrals and a wide range of services (instructional, vocational, recreational, and family support) that will help New Americans attain their goals. The NAWC, established in 2006, began its programming with one teacher and a small group of participants. Presently, the NAWC has seven staff members and serves approximately 400 new participants annually. Little Steps- In 1989, the YMCA pioneered a treatment model utilizing expressive art therapy, role playing, and other therapeutic techniques to address the special needs of children (ages 4-17) whose lives have been affected by a parent’s use of drugs or alcohol.
Little Steps offers a structured series of expressive group activities through which children learn to identify and change the patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior they have learned in response to their parents’ chemical dependency. Because dependency is the central and defining feature of childhood, they need love, limits, and the understanding commitment of at least one primary caregiver to their recovery. Each year, the Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service Branch serves over 100 families through this program.2nd Grade Swim- Second grade is an ideal time for young people to take on new challenges, learn more skills and enhance their feelings of mastery and competence.