2017 ANNUAL REPORT
The Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless Empowering The Homeless • Improving Communities
“When I came home from prison, I didn’t know whether or not I was going to be able to maintain a regular job without any form of education or a job history. ACE helped me with ALL of that.”
William - 2017 ACE Graduate
“If it weren’t for ACE, I would have given up a long time ago. The people here really show concern for your welfare.”
Kenneth - 2017 ACE Graduate CONTENTS Dear Friends, In the summer of 1992, as Henry Buhl walked from his home in SoHo, a homeless man asked Executive Message 1 him for $20. Rather than giving him the money, Our Mission and Story 2 Henry offered him a job sweeping the sidewalk. Erik’s Comeback 3 Since that day, your generous support has helped ACE emerge as a leading provider of workforce Project Comeback 4 development services for New York’s homeless men Project Stay 5 and women. Project Home 6 In 2017, ACE marked 25 years of service. We are proud 2017 by the Numbers 6 of our accomplishments and appreciate your support. Our Partners 7 Together, we have helped over 3,000 men and women Our Team 7 secure full-time employment, changing the lives of Financials 8 thousands of New Yorkers and their families while improving the quality of life for millions citywide through 2017 Services by Location 9 our santitation and beautification programs. We could Our Supporters 10 not have done it without you!
In June of 2017, ACE moved from our long time home in SoHo to our new state of the art workforce development facility in Long Island City. With greater capacity, double the classroom space and increased computer terminal access, the move to the new facility best positions us to serve more of the estimated 60,000 New Yorkers who are currently experiencing homelessness.
As we begin a new chapter in our new home, 2018 brings new challenges. New York City is facing record numbers of homeless men and women on the street and in homeless shelters. We sincerely hope you will continue to support our programs and join us in our fight to end homelessness. Together, we can provide New Yorkers experiencing homelessness with hope for a better life.
Sincerely,
Henry Buhl James Martin ACE Founder Executive Director James Martin – ACE Executive Director and Henry Buhl – ACE Founder
1 ACE Programs for the Homeless OUR STORY On a summer morning in 1992, as Henry Buhl was leaving his SoHo loft on Greene Street a homeless man asked him for $20. Recalling the saying, “If you give a man OUR a fish, he eats for a day; if you teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime,” Henry offered to pay the man for sweeping the sidewalk in front of his building. Henry rallied MISSION the local businesses to follow suit and within months word had spread about the new initiative. Men and women experiencing homelessness were eager to join the The Association of Community Employment sweeping crew and start rebuilding their lives. Henry began accepting referrals from Programs for the Homeless (ACE) works homeless shelters and soon founded the SoHo Partnership, the first of several local with homeless men and women throughout initiatives. In 2010, these initiatives came together to be known as the Association of New York City, providing job training, Community Employment Programs for the Homeless. work experience and a lifetime support network to help our program participants ACE celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2017 and has grown to serve more than 600 achieve their goals and establish economic people annually. Since 1992, we have helped over 3,000 homeless New Yorkers find independence. full-time jobs, reconnect with their families and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
ACE Programs for the Homeless 2 ERIK’S STORY: IN HIS OWN WORDS My name is Erik. I grew up in a poor neighborhood on the Lower East Side of New York City in the 1970’s. My father was an alcoholic, so my mother raised me by herself. It was rough for me back then.
I started drinking and smoking when I was 13. It’s hard, as a child, to know what’s right and what’s wrong, which is what I was—a child. I didn’t understand that being a productive part of the community meant you worked hard and paid taxes. I wish I knew that. I had no one to teach me back then. When I was 14, I got locked up for selling drugs. I was sent to Rikers Island. It was scary. On one hand I wondered, Am I going to make it through this? On the other hand I thought, If I make it through this, everyone on the street will respect me. I was confused, with no one to guide me. After serving eight months, I was released and given five years probation.
I was arrested several more times over the next few years and found myself in and out of prison. It’s hard to do the right thing in prison. In society, if you break the law, you’re an outsider. In prison, if you do the right thing, you’re an outsider.
Finally, finding myself locked up on yet another drug charge, I realized something had to change. I made a conscious decision to end the cycle. I took the time to sit down and work things out. I thought, Do I want to die in here? I realized how badly I was hurting my family, my daughter, myself. At last, I understood, I was hurting society. Selling drugs hurts people.
I was released from prison in 2016, but I didn’t have the trust of my family. My daughter wanted to help me but she was scared that I was going to go to prison again. She thought, He’s been to jail, he’s been to institutions, and only death is left for him. I needed something to show me the way.
In early 2017, a counselor at a New York City homeless shelter referred me to ACE. At ACE, it was like I had finally found myself. I wasn’t afraid to ask questions, I didn’t feel like I was going to be judged. The people at ACE worked with me to build my confidence and that made me want to work harder. Some days, I worked so hard that my fingers hurt, but it was what I wanted to do. I wanted to give back to the community that I had hurt in the past, and I just worked really hard. It paid off because I eventually got hired as a full-time sanitation worker.
ACE has changed my life, it really has. I enjoy my job, and I like the people I work with. I wish the same for everyone who comes to ACE. If I can do it, anyone can do it. It was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.
I wake up every day and I thank God. I have a job, I have my own apartment, and I have my family back in my life. My daughter tells me, “Dad, keep doing what you’re doing, because it’s working.” She’s really proud of me now.
3 ACE Programs for the Homeless PROJECT COMEBACK
Project Comeback is ACE’s workforce development and vocational rehabilitation program. In Project Comeback, men and women who are experiencing homelessness obtain the educational, interpersonal and technical skills they need to secure and retain full-time, permanent employment. Participants are welcomed to Project Comeback from homeless shelters, addiction treatment centers, and transitional facilities located throughout New York City.
Project Comeback participants maintain a busy schedule that balances two days per week of paid work experience with three days of education and skills training. Our staff provides one- on-one support to meet each participant’s needs. Participants graduate Project Comeback upon securing full-time, permanent employment.
PROJECT COMEBACK OFFERS
INDUSTRY SPECIFIC CERTIFICATIONS in OSHA 10-Hour General Industry, OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety, OSHA Flagger and OSHA Supported Scaffold User, Forklift, Custodial Maintenance, and Food Protection.
SOFT-SKILLS TRAINING that develops interpersonal skills, enhances job- seeking skills, and prepares participants for the transition to self-sufficiency. Our courses and workshops cover topics such as interviewing techniques, how to maintain employment, transitioning off of public benefits, researching healthcare options, and creating a housing plan.
ADULT EDUCATION in literacy, math, and computer training. ACE offers a contextualized learning experience focused on vocational themes and crucial daily living skills.
WORK EXPERIENCE that allows participants to enhance their resumes while learning the rules and expectations of the workplace. Work experience opportunities include sanitation, horticultural services, and internships at local businesses.
JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE to participants as they work toward securing full-time employment. Participants meet weekly with ACE job developers to review job leads, set up interviews, and share feedback.
ACE Programs for the Homeless 4 PROJECT STAY Project Stay is ACE’s life-long aftercare program that helps Project Comeback graduates retain employment, increase their earning power, and complete their transition to self-sufficiency.
PROJECT STAY OFFERS
MONTHLY MEETINGS where newly employed graduates receive support from their peers.
WORKSHOPS on financial literacy, networking, leadership, business etiquette, conflict resolution, stress management, and work/life balance.
BI-MONTHLY RECREATIONAL OUTINGS to bring graduates together in a positive social setting and reward them for their hard work.
INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT through on-site services and outside referrals, including assistance with accessing housing, healthcare, child-care services, educational opportunities, free tax preparation services, and addiction and mental health services.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES to pursue educational goals and industry-specific certifications.
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES for graduates who maintain employment.
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to participants with the most extreme barriers to employment.
5 ACE Programs for the Homeless 2017 BY THE NUMBERS
PROJECT COMEBACK
$12.51 459 118 16,461 Average hourly Industry-specific Participants who Total classroom wage of program training secured full-time hours logged graduates certifications employment earned PROJECT STAY
55 460 44% 63% Education Graduates Of 2017 One-year and training accessed support graduates found employment scholarships services independent retention rate awarded housing to date
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HOME 14 37% Project Home is ACE’s housing subsidy program, which Graduates Average wage provided with a growth of those provides a three-year rent subsidy to select graduates of housing subsidy receiving the Project Comeback. This allows graduates to meet the to date housing subsidy financial demands of living in their own apartment and KEEPING NYC CLEAN serves as a foundation from which they can pursue increased earning power and develop independent living skills. Subsidy recipients also receive individual support from a case manager who works to establish, track, and measure progress toward vocational goals. 20+ 134,368 11,550,000 898 City parks and Total hours ACE pounds of trash City blocks public gathering team members swept up were provided spaces cleaned worked keeping sanitation and daily our city clean beautification and beautiful services
ACE Programs for the Homeless 6 OUR PARTNERS OUR TEAM On behalf of over 600 New Yorkers served at ACE this year, we would like to STAFF thank all of our incredible community partners. You make it possible for so Henry Buhl Founder many men and women to achieve their potential and rejoin the workforce. James Martin Executive Director Elizabeth McNierney Director of Program Services AFFILIATIONS Greenhope Services for Women Eugene Torres Director of Finance and Human Resources AVRASA Harlem Justice Center Coalition for Worker Education Harlem Park Hotel Sandra Sanches Director of Public Relations and Major Gifts (CWE) / Jobs to Build On Help USA Travis Tinney Director of Development Food Bank for New York City JCAP NYC Dept of Homeless Services (DHS) Kings County Hospital Center Edward Cen Development Officer New York City Employment and NAICA Rachel Cohen Intake and Case Manager Coordinator Training Coalition (NYCETC) New York City Relief Emmanuel Fernandez Job Developer New York City Human Resources New York City Rescue Mission Administration / Training Odyssey House Djaratou Aney Education Coordinator Assessment Group (TAG) – Pamoja House Yanneska Quezada Education Associate Workforce1 Phoenix House Elyse Provda Project Stay Coordinator EDUCATION & TRAINING Promesa Ferrari Driving School Reality House Steve Martin Senior Crew Supervisor Samaritan Village Metropolitan College of New Matthew Jovic Work Experience Specialist York (MCNY) SCO Family of Services, Center New York City Department of for Family Life Paul Manzi Field Supervisor Serendipity Health & Mental Hygiene Kremlin Gil Field Supervisor New York Safety & Training Services for the UnderServed WrightCo Environmental Solutions Treatment Assessment Services for Leo Gil Quality Control Officer the Courts (TASC) Elbert Copeland Assistant Quality Control Officer PROGRAM PARTNERS VIP Community Services Bottomless Closet Volunteers of America Herbert Hodge Assistant Quality Control Officer Career Gear Women In Need Center for Airport Opportunities SANITATION SERVICES Community Service Society (CSS) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Friends of Bogardus Plaza Development Corporation Friends of Duane Park Henry Buhl, Founder, ACE Dress for Success Horticultural Society of NY Education Alliance Stuart Epstein, Agent, Devlin McNiff Real Estate Meatpacking Improvement Highbridge Community Association (MPIA) Jorge Iragorri, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley John Jay College Neighborhood Plaza Partnership (NPP) Kenneth Klein Kibel Companies , CEO, Fair Market Life Settlements Corp. NY State Senator Felder Legal Action Center Stephanie Rader NY State Senator Peralta , Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Metropolitan College of New York NYC Councilmember Chin Steven Rand, Executive Director, Apexart New York Connects NYC Councilmember Constantinides New York Public Library Catherine Rice, Consultant NYC Councilmember Cumbo New York Speech Coaching NYC Councilmember Dickens Richard Robinson, President, Chairman and CEO, Scholastic, Inc. Project Renewal 3rd Street Clinic NYC Councilmember Dromm Project Renewal Next Step Monsignor Donald Sakano, The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral NYC Councilmember Eugene That Suits You NYC Councilmember Ferreras-Copeland The Financial Clinic NYC Councilmember Greenfield NYC Councilmember Johnson REFERRAL PARTNERS NYC Councilmember Koslowitz Acacia Network NYC Councilmember Lander ACI Chemical Dependency NYC Councilmember Levine Treatment Center NYC Councilmember Mark-Viverito Addicts Rehabilitation Center (ARC) NYC Councilmember Menchaca Bowery Mission NYC Councilmember Reynoso CAMBA NYC Councilmember Van Bramer Casa Esperanza SoHo Broadway Initiative Center for Alternative Sentencing Supreme New York and Employment Services (CASES) Create Inc. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) Educational Alliance / Pride Site Elmhurst Halfway House Exodus Transitional Community Food Bank for the New York City
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To view our 2017 audited financial statement please visit acenewyork.org or send a request to [email protected].
ACE Programs for the Homeless 8 2017 SERVICES BY LOCATION
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Plaza Serviced Business Improvement District Serviced 1 Project Home Participant Resides
City Council District Serviced 5 Project Comeback Participants Reside 5 Project Stay Participants Reside
9 ACE Programs for the Homeless OUR SUPPORTERS Our work would not be possible without the generous support of the individuals, businesses, and foundations listed below. These gifts were made between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/2017.
$100,000 & UP Jessica Lowery & Employee Giving Janice Joseph Sassona Norton 383 West Broadway Bruce Dickieson A.C.E. Housing Jeffery Habib Campaign Jean-Pierre Sixty Hotel Corp. Carl Johnson John Catsimatidis Barbara and Donald Lehmann Soho Centrale, LLC. 451 West Broadway Carmen Lopez $50,000-$99,999 Jorge Iragorri & Tober Foundation Jeffrey Altshuler Soho Heritage Cooperative, Inc. Negron Consortium for Worker Lauren Imparato Bonnie Pfeifer- Jeffrey Ward Condominium 458 Grand Carol Aerenson Education, Inc. Micheal Fuchs Evans John Loeb Sourab Choudhury Broadway Owners Carol Murray- The Buhl Foundation New 594 Broadway C.A.L. Foundation John McDonald Stephanie Rader Corp. Negron The J.M. Kaplan Fund Associates, LLC Chloe Joseph Smith Steve Forbes 49 Murray House Caroline Aim Philip Hadley Christopher Joshua Pickard Steven Van der Condominium Caroline Gerry $25,000-$49,999 Platinum Real Estate Leonard Karan Trehan Zwan 54 Greene Street Carrie Puchkoff Andre Balazs Holdings Inc. CP, LLC as Agent Katie Gerlach Susan Gutfreund Realty Corp. Catherine Cahill Bloomberg Robert Elenowitz for LF 419 W. Merrill Susan Mufson 70 Carmine Street Cathleen Mayors Philanthropies Seymour Feldman Broadway, LLC. Kay Haxton Svetlana Smith 72 Carmine Street Cathlin Carlson Irvin Stern Foundation Foundation Inc. CP, LLC, A/A/F LF Kenneth Totilo Teliman Holding Adam Oestreich Charles Gold Paulson Family The Cygnet 420 W. Bdwy LLC KPMG LLP Cor. Alan Haas Charles Isaacs Foundation Foundation CVJ Corporation Laduree The Dominick Hotel Alan Imbruce Charles Iulo The Greenwich D. Brian Zimmer Lf East 21 Property The Hubert Street Albert Manganelli Charles Rosen $15,000-$24,999 Hotel D.J. McManus Co LLC Condominium Alexander Eble Chelsea Hirsch Anonymous The Hyde Foundation Louis Vuitton The Joshua Alexandra Buhl Cheryl Henson Donna Poyiadjis and Watson David Collins Marc Fielding Mailman Alix Michel Chris Lynn Denise Rich Foundation David Levinson Chartible Fund Foundation Alix Toub Christine Martino Donald Smith The Leeds Family Development Group Margery Clare The Rachel & Drew Allan Rooney Christine Veschi John McGIllian Foundation LLC Marianna Olszewski Katz Foundation, Amazon Christopher Eddy Kenneth Klein The Randall and DIA Art Foundation Mario Kranjac Inc. Andrea Winter Cindy Glanzrock Steven Rand & Barbara Smith Donna Soloway Martin Margulies The Tanne Family Andrew Camden Claire Henriques Nancy Wender Foundation Donors Trust Inc.- Mary Ford Charitable Fund Ann Plyler Claire Montgomery The Samuel J. & Ethel Lefrak The Randolph Grants Account MAXIMUS The Tcherepnine Anthony Riotto Clara Del Villar Charitable Trust Foundation Doyle Fund Foundation Foundation Arthur Hudson Claudia Ganz The Stephen P. Management LLC Metzger-Price Fund, The Walter & Arthur Lipper Colleen Carafotes $10,000-$14,999 Hanson Family E. Patrick Flynn Inc. Monica Noel Arthur Schnitzer Courtney Fog Colleen Hess Foundation, Inc. Earle I. Mack Michael Parley Family Foundation Aseem Sachdeva Courtney Grimes Jerri Mayer Tom Kartsotis Charitable Trust Michael Schultz Tiffany & Co. Barbara Godson Cristobal Correa Jessica Fiorio Two Sigma Edward & Marjorie Michael Zitolo Tony Shafrazi Barbara Marcus Crosby Street Hotel Merevill Foundation Investments, LLC Goldberger Michaela Deiss Tory Brewer Barbara Polkovitch Cuneyt Oge Overlook Fund G.S. Foundation Molteni Dada Trachtenberg Rodes Barrie Mandel Curtis Sliwa Gives $1,000-$4,999 Elise Thoron Monique Grignard & Friedberg LLP Barry Garfinkel Cynthia Smith Peter Brant 114 Green LLC Elizabeth Morgan Stanley TRM Investors, Inc. Barry Steingard Cynthia B. Peter Melhado 151 Spring Realty Thompson NBC Universal Veris Wealth Ben Block Matthews Fund Scholastic, Inc. LLC Eva Victoria Wyman New Industries Inc Partners Benevity Dale Lovelock The Janet & Tony 180 Duane Street, Francine Lefrak Nicole Miller Walter Ricciardi Community Dan Merrill Goldman Family LLC General Property Boutique Walter P. Stern & Impact Fund Daniel Biederman 382 West Broadway Management Noel Thomas Elizabeth Stern Bernard McElhone Danielle Coiro $5,000-$9,999 402 West Broadway George Kaufman Patton Foundation Inc. Berrell Mallery Danielle Tilkin 560 Assoc Delaware LLC George Olsen Pasquale Bertus Valkhof Daphne Marinovich LLC 91 Greene, LLC Greene Street Management $1-$999 Beth Rudin Darren Arita Annette Johnson Alex Boras Dream Owners Paul Sack 10 Bleecker Street Dewoody David Gamper California Community Annaliese Soros Corp. Peter Tunney Studio Owners Corp. Bjorn Flesaker David Healy Foundation Anne Milne Gudrun Sjödéns R & H Healy Family 115 Spring Street Bobby Freeman David Hryck Carlos Morrison Anonymous Store Foundation Condominium Boo Grace David Leach Catherine Rice Arnold Rosenshein Henry Buhl Rachel Perkins 150 Franklin St. Brantley Hawkins David Levy Cynthia Wainwright-Berger Art Base, Inc. Howard Greenberg Richard O’Connor Cooperative, Inc. Brian Levy David Lowenstein Eaton Family Foundation Atlas Peak Iris Smith Robert Gruendel 21-23 Bleecker Brian Vickers David Marcus Emin Agalarov Foundation James Ermilio Rolf Heitmeyer Street Owners Bromwell Ault David Posner Goldman Sachs Gives Bank of America James Nederlander Sandra Sanches Corp. Brownlee Currey David Starker
ACE Programs for the Homeless 10 OUR SUPPORTERS
David Trachtenberg Hal Coopersmith Justgive Mark Schwarz Richard Upton The Eddie and Jo David Williams Harold Siegel Justin Christopher Martha Babcock Richard & Martha Allison Smith Debra Wasser Harry Johnston Karen Gordon Martha Kravat Coopersmith Family Foundation Dennis Kluesener Harry Joseph Katherine Sperling Martin Cammer Foundation The Fanwood Diane Bennett Howard Bellin Kathleen Kennedy Mary Archer Rita Saputra Foundation Diane Buchman Ian Covington Kathryn Donaldson Marybeth Peil Robert Altman The Laura & Diane Fox IDB Bank Kathryn Klencheski Matt McKenna Robert Campbell Isaac Perlmutter Dianne Mendez Inara Kalnins Kathy Costas Matt Van Tassel Robert Kandel Foundation, Inc. Dog Owners of Inson Wood Keith Eng Max Kozloff Robert Morris Theresa Molloy Tribeca Iretha Danglar Keith Nickels Melvyn Schaffer Robert Sawyer Thomas Harney Donald Zimmer Isaline Wethli Kelly Anderson Menka Lamba Robin Shafran Thomas Heinenman Donik Arabyan Ivery Boston Kenneth McAlpin Michael Capasso Robin Broadbent Thomas Looser Donna Vaters Ivy Trzebucki Kerry Clark Michael Flynn Studio Thomas McAdam Earle Mack Jack Daly Kerry McGrath Michael Gilson Roger Barrows Thomas Summer Eduardo Gaffron James Cavello Kevin Lynn Michael Trokel Roger Gershon Time Equities, Inc. Edward Baquero James Furino Kim Bleimann Michal Mufson Roger Manghnani Timothy Hsieh Edward Ioffreda James Gatheral Kranjac Tripodi & Michelle Roter Ronald Petersen Timothy Robert Edward Lederman James Hartley Partners LLP Mikiko Ino Ronnie Wolf Tobias Buschmann Eileen Fisher Jamie deRoy Larry Sandberg Miriam Wysoker Roxane West Tom Holmes Ekta Jaisinghani Jane Gould Laura Tufano Monique Ogilvie Samir Sobhy Tom Santi Elizabeth Allen Jane Johnston Laura Wagner Montague Hackett Samuel Guillory Tracey Hummer Elizabeth Harris Jane King Lauren Gojkovich Myles Wittenstein Samuel Hoffman Travis Tinney Elizabeth Janet Rosso Lauren Kurtz Nahrae Ahn Sara Rudner Triarch McCaughey Janina Dyrkacz Lauren Malloy Nancy English Sarah Epstein Valerie Jennings Elizabeth Janna Bullock Lauren Preston Nancy Friedman Scott Morse Victor Yohay McNierney Jason Ackerman Lauren Waterman Nathan Peck Scott Nowakowski Vinton Thompson Elizabeth Muskat Jason Kahan Laurence Leeds Neil Berro Scott And Kim Virginia Murphy Elizabeth Parrella Jay Bockhaus Leah Morgan Network for Good Goodwin Weng Ng Elizabeth Swofford Jean De Segonzac Leighton Candler Nicholas Gavin Charitable Fund Wien Family Fund Ellen Perecman Jeanne Wilcke Leo Gil Nicholas Martini Sean Doyle William Abrams Elssy Losada- Jeffrey Hines Leonard Bloom Foundation Sebastian Stan William Judson Depiante Jesse Liebman Leonard Nicolas Grabar Senta Driver William McKnight Emily Fuller Jessica Hersch Contrastano Nicole Vianna Shahriar Shahida Womens Club Of Emily Isler Jill Schoenfeld Leonard Associates Oliver Jenkins Shannon Vaughn Forest Hills, Inc. Eric Staub Joan Breibart Leslie Eichner Pamela Deckoff Sherri Rosen Yanna Avis Erik Friedlander Joan Hardin Leslie Feldman Panagotis Silicon Valley Bank Erik Muller Joanna Goldenstein Lewis Atkinson Tsirigotis SoHo Broadway Erika Wasser Joanna Pousette- Liam Lacey Paton Miller DMA, Inc. Estelle Greer Dart Lisa De Seve Patricia Armstrong Solutions From The Evan Krieger John Fortenberry Lisa Loeffel Paul Bowden Heart, LLC F. Mur r ay John McLaughlin Lisa Richards Paul Donnelly Souhad Rafey Felicia Onofrietti John Packard Lost Arrow Paul Shechtman Stephanie Parker Felicia Vonella John Rotrosen Corporation Peter Darmanin Stephen Ognibene Frances Campbell John Shea Lucia Hwong- Peter Fitzpatrick Strassburger Frances Hill John Tanton Gordon Peter Rowe Meats, LLC Francine Santagata Johnson & Lucio Amadio Philippe Salomon Susan Geschelin Gaia Samore Johnson Family Ludovica Villar- Prasad Joglekar Susan Hodd Gail Gremse of Companies Hauser Preeti Krishnan Susan Schweitzer- Gary Weisner Matching Gift Malcolm Bosse Purl SoHo Singh Gautam Narula Program Marcelo Duek Rafele Suzanne Amini Genevieve Kapuler Jonathan Day Margaret Olds Raun Rasmussen Suzanne Bracaglia George Hoguet Jose Echavarria Richards Rebecca Suzanne George Rosenfeld Joseph Hornik Margery Peters Updegraph Straussburger Gerald Leitzes Joseph Smith Marianne Wiesinger Renee Critchell Sylvia & Howard Goldman, Sachs Josephine Grieder Marie La France Rhonda Shearer Minsky Fund & Co Joshua Minsky Mariebelle Richard Aakre Tanaya Dukelow Greg Brown Joshua Wilkes Lieberman Richard Schneider Taylor Pugliese Gregg Shulklapper Julian Allen Mark McGauley Richard Strauss Teresa Roca “When they offered me the position it was unbelievable. I was ecstatic. All the time and effort meant something. I have benefits now, this is a career. ”
John - 2017 ACE Graduate
“I had the opportunity to change my life with ACE. I feel really good when I look in the mirror now, I feel really good when I put on my work uniform, and I feel really good when I deposit my check. There is light at the end of the tunnel. ”
George - 2017 ACE Graduate
“When I was doing negative things before, people in the community didn’t want to speak to me. In my work now, people respect what I do. They come out and talk to me and say, ‘Thanks for keeping the neighborhood clean’, and that gives me a sense of pride. ACE tries to give you that better life, all you have to do is really want it.”
Ken - 2017 ACE Graduate 3030 Northern Boulevard, Suite B100 Long Island City, NY 11101 Tel: 212.274.0550 Fax: 646.613.8276
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