El Puente de Williamsburg Inc
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
Community SchoolsEl Puente Community School serves all MS50 students (~325 students) through the utilization of the community school strategy to create universal supports and enrichment activities, and also provides targeted/intensive services to students (and their families) who fall in one or more of the following categories: Are chronically absent from school Are chronically late to school Are frequently cited for behavioral infractions and/or suspensions Are new immigrants/English Language Learners (ELLs) who need cultural, as well as academic transition supportAttendance improvement activities are based on qualitative/quantitative data and an approach rooted in community & family connectedness (ex. 1-on-1 students and/or family mentoring, home visits, parent conferences, incentive programs). We currently serve 60 students through the Success Mentoring program that specifically targets chronically late and absent students. Since establishing El Puente Community Schools, yearly attendance at MS50 has risen from 89% to 93% and chronic absenteeism has been reduced by 50%.Family Engagement activities supports MS50 staff in creating authentic relationships with their students families as decision-making partners, through educational/vocational workshops, family support services, & culturally/linguistically relevant enrichment programming. Our program also provides leadership development sessions to prepare parents to take on leadership roles in and through the PTA and School Leadership Team, as well as enrichment parent workshops to include: fitness, nutrition & wellness, ESL/GED and job training/skill building. About 80% of our parents have attended at least 1 workshop, event and/or program in the past year. Academic Support activities include the implementation of El Puentes Integrated Arts Project model, a dynamic, in-depth learning process that brings teachers and teaching artists together in collaborative partnership to create integrated academic experiences around a central theme, vision, or community issue to motivate academic engagement and achievement. This model has been tailored in the past few years to support MS50s English Language Learners and students with special needs. Our DRP (reading comprehension ) scores show that we outperformed the national average as well as other MSQI schools for all grades. The math state test data showed that we also performed close to the city average. Every year, our academic achievement continues to show gains. The Community School strategy is embedded in all facets of school programming and structures including school culture, college programming, and student leadership. Other highlights include our work to shift school culture to be more culturally relevant for students; college visits & programming for all students and a robust student government with 50 members. (specific to last year) 2017-2018 was a great year at MS 50! Our accomplishments include:*Establishing and expanding innovative and asset-based programs such as College Access for All, Success Mentors and Integrated Arts Project*Winning the Citywide Debate Championships for the third year in a row,*Becoming an NYC DOE Showcase School *We also saw gains in both ELA and math test scores. In ELA students scores rose by 12 percentage points! All of this great work and accomplishments led to a shout out by the NYCDOE Chancellor in a Daily News Op-Ed as well as recognition in multiple news outlets.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.5MYouth Leadership and Advocacy Programs
LEADERSHIP CENTERS ACROSS OUR PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZING, WE STRIVE FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF LATINX YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO UNDERSTAND SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION, IDENTIFY CHALLENGES, AND DESIGN AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR SOLUTIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ARTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH. EL PUENTE YOUTH LEADERS ORGANIZE CAMPAIGNS AND FACILITATE COALITIONS OF COMMUNITY- BASED, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ADVOCATE FOR POLICY AND INVESTMENT IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS. A HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WAS OUR YOUTH LEADING PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING (PB) PROCESSES FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS 33, 34, AND 37 TO MODEL POSITIVE ACTIVE VOTER BEHAVIOR AND ENGAGEMENT IN CIVICS FROM AN EARLY AGE. YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO FOLLOW A PROJECT FROM THE IDEA PHASE TO EXECUTION AND IN THE TERM, THEY LEARN ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT, THE ROLE OF CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY BOARDS, ETC. OUR YOUTH ALSO LED THE PEOPLES MONEY PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING EFFORTS IN BUSHWICK ENGAGING OVER 4000 RESIDENTS IN THE VOTING PROCESS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7MCommunity Arts and Cultural Events
EL PUENTE COMMUNITY ARTS THROUGH A VERY ACTIVE YEAR OF ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS, EL PUENTE CHANNELED THE POWER OF THE ARTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. YOUNG ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY ARTISTS ALIKE WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AND PRODUCE PIECES THAT WERE SHARED WITH SMALL AND LARGE AUDIENCES. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE : 1. THE MURALISTAS STARTED THE YEAR WITH DESIGNING AND PAINTING HOUSING INTERSECTIONALITY, A MURAL THAT WRAPS AROUND THE ENTIRE LOBBY AT OUR NYCHA TAYLOR WYTHE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE MURAL HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORY OF HOUSING ADVOCACY THAT EXISTS WITHIN NYCHA COMMUNITIES AND IN NYC. THE MURALISTAS ENGAGED THE MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY OF TAYLOR WYTHE IN PROVIDING THEIR IDEAS FOR THE MURAL WHICH THEY THEN TRANSLATED INTO THE BEAUTIFUL IMAGES THAT ARE NOW IMMORTALIZED ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER WALLS AND GREATLY CELEBRATED BY THE NEIGHBORS WHO UTILIZE THE SPACE. 2. WEPA PA'L PUEBLO SERIES: EL PUENTE HOSTED WEPA PAL PUEBLO, AN OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES IN BUSHWICK'S IRVING SQUARE PARK FEATURING BOMBA, SALSA, BOLERO & R&B FUSION, MERENGUE, & MORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SANDY NURSE, THE SERIES SHOWCASED THE LOCAL ARTISTS AND CULTURE OF THE BUSHWICK COMMUNITY. 3. WEPA FESTIVAL: OUR ANNUAL STREET FESTIVAL IS CO-ORGANIZED BY EL PUENTES GREEN LIGHT DISTRICT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COUNCILWOMAN, JENNIFER GUTIERREZ. ROEBLING STREET WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC -BETWEEN S. 4TH AND SOUTH 2ND STREETS- AND FILLED WITH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INFORMATION & RESOURCES, AS WELL AS A SPECTACULAR LINEUP OF PERFORMING ARTISTS FROM EL PUENTES C.A.D.R.E. NETWORK (COMMUNITY ARTISTS DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE EXCHANGE), AND VISITING ARTISTS. 4. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2022: OFFERING FOR OUR ANCESTORS, LINKED THIS CULTURAL CELEBRATION TO THE EARTH IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE CELEBRATION OFFERED YOUTH ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. 5. ENCUENTROS: EL PUENTE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CRNY AND CADRE ARTISTS, HOSTED OUR ENCUENTROS SERIES: LOVE & GRIEF PART ONE. THESE WERE EVENINGS OF POETIC PERFORMANCES DELVING INTO THE WEIGHT OF DISPLACEMENT, THE GRIEF OF GENTRIFICATION, AND EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY - INCLUDING ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT FORM IT. 6. 3 KINGS 2023: EL PUENTES ICONIC 36TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS CELEBRATION:REMEMBERING WE ARE OF THE EARTH, HAPPENED IN-PERSON THIS YEAR AT OUR HEADQUARTERS IN LOS SURES AND IT WAS WELCOMED AND CELEBRATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 7. MANIFEST 2023: OUR RIGHT TO MANIFEST, OUR RIGHT TO IMAGINE CELEBRATED WOMENS POWER AND CREATIVITY IN A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2M
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