BRONXWORKS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
HOMELESS, PREVENTION, AND RELOCATION PROGRAMSSTREET HOMELESSNESS IN THE BRONX DECLINED OVER 50% IN THE PAST DECADE AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE BRONXWORKS HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, LIVING ROOM AND PYRAMID SAFE HAVEN, AND SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE BROOK. OUR STAFF MADE 39,287 CONTACTS WITH STREET HOMELESS PERSONS ACROSS THE BRONX OVER THE YEAR. THE BRONXWORKS LIVING ROOM, PYRAMID SAFE HAVEN, AND STABILIZATION BEDS PROGRAM PROVIDED TEMPORARY SHELTER TO A TOTAL OF 2,868 PERSONS IN FY18. THE LIVING ROOM DROP-IN CENTER SERVED AS THE ONLY DROP-IN CENTER FOR HOMELESS ADULTS IN THE BRONX WHERE INDIVIDUALS COULD RECEIVE A HOT MEAL, A SEAT AND A SHOWER 24 HOURS A DAY 365 DAYS A YEAR. THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, LIVING ROOM AND PYRAMID PLACED 99 FORMERLY STREET HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING OVER THE YEAR. AT THE BROOK, BRONXWORKS PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 126 PREVIOUSLY LONG-TERM HOMELESS PERSONS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. THE HOMEBASE PROGRAM SERVED 2,563 HOUSEHOLDS IN FY18 WITH AN ESTIMATED 90 PERCENT OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDING EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. 75% OF CLIENTS SERVED WERE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, 25% SINGLE ADULTS OR ADULT FAMILIES.FAMILY SHELTERS FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR 652 FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. SHELTER STAFF FOUND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR 182 FAMILIES. HEALTH SERVICES FOR SHELTER FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED ONSITE, WITH A MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND MEDICAL STUDENTS OFFERING ENHANCED SERVICES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$21.5MProgram 2 [2018]
CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM:BRONXWORKS ENROLLED 95 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN (UNDER 5 YEARS OLD) IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS WHICH ARE LOCATED AT OUR 1130 GRAND CONCOURSE COMMUNITY CENTER SITE AND AT 1472 MONTGOMERY AVENUE. THERE WERE SEVERAL EVENTS INVOLVING THE PARENTS OF ECLC CHILDREN INCLUDING THE DELEGATE AGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE WHERE PARENTS HAVE A VOICE IN HOW EACH ECLC OPERATES, THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER, SPRING TROUT RELEASE, THE ANNUAL CRAYOLA FACTORY TRIP, OUR FATHER'S INITIATIVE AND END OF YEAR GRADUATION CEREMONY.AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER DAY CAMP COMPASS PROGRAMS SERVED 646 KINDERGARTEN 5TH GRADE YOUTH AND OUR SONYC MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS SERVED 200 YOUTH.TWO YEARS AGO, WE LAUNCHED OUR COMPREHENSIVE ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM (CAPP) AND 162 YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 18 PARTICIPATED IN 8 WEEK CYCLES OF TWO EVIDENCE BASED TRAINING INTERVENTIONS CALLED "BE PROUD, BE RESPONSIBLE AND "MAKING PROUD CHOICES" BOTH PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY THE NYS DEPT. OF HEALTH WITH TRAINING & CERTIFICATION SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CORNELL UNIVERSITY.OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WHICH INCLUDE WEBSTER CAMPUS' IS 313 AND IS 339 AS WELL AS PS42 AND JILL CHAIFETZ SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,474 STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN THESE SCHOOLS. BRONXWORKS SUPPORTS EACH SCHOOL BY PROVIDING OUTREACH, COUNSELING, TEST PREP SUPPORT, MID AND END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES JUST TO NAME A FEW.JILL CHAIFETZ TRANSFER SCHOOL WAS AWARDED A NEW 5 YEAR LEARNING TO WORK CONTRACT SERVING THE SCHOOL'S POPULATION OF 232 STUDENTS WHILE PROVIDING 75 SUBSIDIZED INTERNSHIPS AT FACILITIES SUCH AS BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY, THE NY PUBLIC LIBRARY, A VARIETY OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATED BY BRONXWORKS AND BRICK HOUSE PANTRY.CORNERSTONE PROGRAMS OPERATED 6 DAYS PER WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND 7 DAYS PER WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. PROGRAMS SUPPORTED 883 K-5 AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER DAY CAMPS AND EVENING PROGRAMS WEEKDAYS AND ON WEEKENDS. COMMUNITY EVENTS HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALSSUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SERVED 670 YOUTHS IN A VARIETY OF SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS AND IN PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR SIX WEEKS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. IN 2018, 50 YOUTH WERE ALSO SERVED IN OUR WORK, LEARN, GROW PROGRAM FOR 10 MONTHS. FOR 2019, OUR SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EXPANDS TO 1,364 SLOTS WHICH INCLUDES THE EXECUTION OF SYEP IN THREE NEW HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS SYEP IN THE BRONX RIVER HOUSES, A LARGE NYCHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LOCATED NEAR AN EXISTING BRONXWORKS FACILITY.EXCEL ENROLLED 211 YOUNG ADULTS AGED 16-24 AND ALL WERE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS. 112 OF THESE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED HSE PREP, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND/OR COLLEGE GUIDANCE. A TOTAL OF 59 TOOK THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAM CALLED TASC AND 40 PASSED THE EXAM WHICH IS A SUCCESS RATE OF 68%. THIS PERCENTAGE IS HIGHER THAN THE NYS PASS RATE WHICH IS 53%. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, 76 PARTICIPANTS SECURED EMPLOYMENT INTO 89 JOB PLACEMENTS AND 11 OF THE 76 YOUNG ADULTS PLACED, HELD TWO OR MORE JOBS.CENTER FOR ACHIEVING FUTURE EDUCATION (CAF) SERVED 530 MOSTLY HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN 2018 AND A SELECT GROUP OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A PILOT COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM AT HOSTOS AND BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGES.CAF WORKED WITH JUNIORS AND SENIORS ON POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, PROVIDED COLLEGE ACCESS WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDED COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION, INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL AID, PLACEMENT EXAMS, COLLEGE VISITS BOTH LOCAL AND OVERNIGHT TO IN STATE AND OUT OF STATE COLLEGESHOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY) ENROLLED 43 CHILDREN.OUR TWO NDA EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS ENROLLED A TOTAL OF 59 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AT VALIDUS PREP AND AT THE CAROLYN MCLAUGHLIN COMMUNITY CENTER.CHILDREN & YOUTH IS A MEMBER OF THE BRONX OPPORTUNITY NETWORK. THIS IS A GROUP OF SEVEN COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, AT BOTH SCHOOLS, WE HAVE SYSTEMATICALLY WORKED WITH BOTH COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND KEY ADMINISTRATORS LOOKING FOR BETTER WAYS TO RECRUIT IMPOVERISHED STUDENTS FROM LOW PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOLS INTO COLLEGE WHILE DEVELOPING MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE APPROACHES AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT THEIR COLLEGE SUCCESS. IN 2018, WE PILOTED FAST TRACK AND ENLISTED 17 GRADUATES FROM OUR CAF AND JCTS PROGRAMS. BOTH SCHOOLS OFFERED EXTENSIVE SUPPORTS INCLUDING CUSTOMIZED COLLEGE TOURS, COLLEGE SELECTION, APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE, ENROLLMENT AND TRACKING. COLLEGES AND CBO'S PROVIDED MEETINGS WITH FINANCIAL AID, FAFSA WORKSHOPS, GUIDANCE FOR COURSE SELECTION BY DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP AND PEER TO PEER MENTORS, COLLEGE AMBASSADORS WHO HELPED NEW STUDENTS NAVIGATE THEIR FIRST YEAR OF WHAT IS OFTEN SEEN AS A DAUNTINGGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$10.7MProgram 3 [2018]
HEALTH PROGRAMSBRONXWORKS COMMUNITY HEALTH HOME PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR MEDICATIONS, MAKE AND KEEP APPOINTMENTS WITH DOCTORS, AND CONNECTS CLIENTS TO SOCIAL SERVICES117 MEMBERS ENROLLED FROM COMMUNITY OUTREACH, 152 ENROLLED FROM A REFERRALINPATIENT ADMISSIONS DURING THAT TIME: 205PRIMARY CARE VISITS DURING THAT TIME: 489YOUNGEST AGE: 22OLDEST AGE: 80AVG. AGE: 53 YEARSCLIENTS ENROLLED: 269OUR CASE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES (CM-HES) HAD:INPATIENT ADMISSIONS DURING THAT TIME: 1PRIMARY CARE VISITS DURING THAT TIME: 35 YOUNGEST AGE: 31 OLDEST AGE: 68 AVG. AGE: 45 CLIENTS ENROLLED: 38THE BRONXWORKS HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM ENROLLED 4,354 INDIVIDUALS INTO A HEALTH PLAN, WHILE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES PROGRAM SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 437GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.1M
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