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Grants Authorized 2009
Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. (New York, NY) $50,000 Support for organization that assists low-income families in obtaining appropriate educational services for their special needs children
Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. (New York, NY) $20,000 For summer internship program for high school students
Arab-American Family Support Center (Brooklyn, NY) $25,000 Support for youth development programs
The B.E.L.L. Foundation, Inc. (Dorchester, MA) $25,000 Support for summer program operated at four New York City public schools serving 800 children, ages 5-12
Dorothy Bennett Mercy Center, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) $22,000 Support for after school program for children, ages 6-10, in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn
The Big Apple Circus (New York, NY) $25,000 To support Big Apple Circus' after school program
The Brooklyn Children's Museum (Brooklyn, NY) $30,000 Operating support for Museum Team, an after school, holiday, and summer program for children and youth, ages 7-18
Center for Community Alternatives (New York, NY) $25,000 Operating support for after school programs for juveniles remanded to CCA from the court system
Central Park Conservancy (New York, NY) $20,000 Support for Central Park Conservancy's youth leadership programs that involve teens in park restoration and summer internships
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Grants Authorized 2009
The Children's Village, Inc. (Dobbs Ferry, NY) $50,000 For Work Appreciation for Youth (WAY), a job readiness and counseling program for young people who are ending their stay at Children's Village and beginning independent living
The CityKids Foundation, Inc. (New York, NY) $25,000 For their teen support services component that includes counseling, academic enrichment activities, college preparation and job readiness and employment opportunities
Comprehensive Development, Inc. (New York, NY) $40,000 Operating support for services that include tutoring, counseling, college advisement, internships and post-graduation support for students at the Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day School, an alternative public high school
Covenant House New York (New York, NY) $40,000 Support for the job retention program at Covenant House's Regional Training Center
The Educational Alliance, Inc. (New York, NY) $25,000 Operating support for college prep program
Exodus Transitional Community (New York, NY) $30,000 Support for organization that works with formerly incarcerated young adults helping them to find employment, reconnect with their families and reintegrate into society
Futures and Options Inc. (New York, NY) $25,000 For an internship program where New York City high school students are introduced to careers and the culture of the workplace
Getting Out and Staying Out, Inc. (New York, NY) $25,000 Operating support for organization that works to reduce the recidivism rate of ex-offenders, ages 18-24, who have attended school while incarcerated on Riker's Island
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Grants Authorized 2009
Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (New York, NY) $40,000 Operating support for organization that provides preventive and transitional services for women involved in, or at-risk of, sexual exploitation in New York City
The Go Project (New York, NY) $20,000 Operating support for after school and summer academic enrichment program for underperforming first through fifth graders attending public schools in Lower Manhattan
Goddard Riverside Community Center (New York, NY) $75,000 Support for their OPTIONS Center for Educational and Career Choice, which provides high school students from low-income households with informed one-on-one college counseling and the College Access Professional Development Institute, which trains staff from other community-based organizations to provide similar services
Good Shepherd Services (New York, NY) $200,000 For educational, preventive and college retention programs in the Fordham/Belmont section of the Bronx
Grace Outreach (Bronx, NY) $40,000 To provide GED instruction and post-secondary education and/or employment guidance to low-income teens and young women, ages 18-24, in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx
Groove With Me, Inc. (New York, NY) $12,000 Support for organization that provides dance classes and individual and family counseling for girls, ages 4-18, in East Harlem
Groundswell Community Mural Project (Brooklyn, NY) $25,000 Operating support for after school program in which young people, ages 14-21, design and create murals
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Grants Authorized 2009
Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc. (New York, NY) $25,000 Support for college preparatory program that provides academic assistance and college preparation for middle and high school students from low-income families
Harlem RBI, Inc. (New York, NY) $60,000 Support for this year-round program that provides sports, academic, leadership, community service and employment opportunities for boys and girls, ages 7-18, in East Harlem
Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. (New York, NY) $40,000 Support for their youth employment and educational program, which provides GED preparation, job training, placement and follow up services
Literacy, Inc. (New York, NY) $35,000 Support for LINC's Teen Tutor Reading Partner Program, where teens engage one-on-one with elementary school-aged children around literacy activities in the classroom
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club (New York, NY) $250,000 For after school and summer program operations at Madison's clubhouses
Mercy Center (Bronx, NY) $20,000 For after school program for elementary school-aged children, in Mott Haven, which works to improve their participants' literacy, academic performance and leadership skills
Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (Bronx, NY) $30,000 Support for their Boys and Girls Club teen center at Co-Op City in the Bronx
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Grants Authorized 2009
National Dance Institute (New York, NY) $40,000 For support of NDI's advanced programs that involve talented students from New York City public schools in rigorous dance training
Neighborhood Family Services Coalition (New York, NY) $35,000 Operating support for this group of New York City youth-service providers working to ensure the provision of services for children and families at the neighborhood level
The New 42nd Street, Inc. (New York, NY) $20,000 Toward the job training and employment program for teens at The New 42nd Street/New Victory Theater
New York Cares, Inc. (New York, NY) $20,000 In support of their SAT Prep Program implemented by trained volunteers at selected community-based organizations and schools for 800 high school juniors and seniors
New York Hall of Science (Queens, NY) $40,000 Support for their after school science clubs and their Science Career Ladder internship program that engages students from elementary school through college
New York Opportunity Network (New York, NY) $20,000 Support for this organization that exposes young people to career and college opportunities through workshops and summer internships
New York Youth at Risk, Inc. (New York, NY) $25,000 Support for mentoring program for young mothers or teens at high-risk of becoming teenage mothers
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Grants Authorized 2009
Per Scholas Inc. (Bronx, NY) $30,000 Operating support for their computer technician-training program
Phipps Community Development Corporation (New York, NY) $25,000 For their college advisement program for eleventh and twelfth grade students and GED recipients
Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation (New York, NY) $25,000 Operating support for their program where kindergarten and first grade students who are struggling readers work one-on-one with their teen tutors
The Reading Team, Inc. (New York, NY) $22,000 Operating support for their after school program that focuses on improving reading skills
Reciprocity Foundation, Inc. (New York, NY) $20,000 Support for organization that provides college preparation and career and employment assistance for formerly homeless and at-risk youth and young adults, ages 16-22
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking (Brooklyn, NY) $35,000 Operating support for filmmaking program that serves up to 180 high school students
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (New York, NY) $40,000 Support for project that provides information to parents on services available for children with developmental delays through workshops in local communities
Riverdale Neighborhood House (Bronx, NY) $20,000 Support for RNH's high school internship program for 14-17 year olds
Rocking the Boat, Inc. (Bronx, NY) $25,000 Operating support for Rocking the Boat's boat building and environmental education programs
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Grants Authorized 2009
StreetSquash Inc. (New York, NY) $50,000 Support for StreetSquash's after school squash and academic program that enrolls students from middle school through high school
The After-School Corporation (TASC) (New York, NY) $100,000 Support for their After School Apprenticeship Program for high school youth who are trained in coaching sports and teaching arts
Turning Point (Brooklyn, NY) $30,000 Support for an additional case manager to serve as a mentor, guidance counselor and role model for participants in their pre-GED program
Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY) $20,000 Support for their high school internship program, Youth Insights, where students explore visual arts, museum careers and assist with art workshops for children living in a transitional housing shelter
Youth Development Institute (New York, NY) $65,000 For YDI’s Career Internship Network (CIN), which provides a forum for staff from career internship programs to share resources, address their challenges and raise awareness among a broader constituency about the benefits of these programs
Executive Director’s Discretionary Grants $ 8,270
The Foundation Center $ 8,000
Professional Memberships $14,200
Staff Discretionary Grants $36,000
Trustee Designated Grants $600,000
Total Grants Authorized $2,747,470
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