Programs

  • Community Impact Services

    Community Impact (CI) serves 9,000 low-income residents annually in upper Manhattan. CI operates 27 different programs in three major areas 1) youth education including mentoring, tutoring and cultural programs for children, 2) emergency services including hunger relief, shelter, and advocacy services, and 3) adult education and workforce development programs which include high school equivalency classes, english for speakers of other languages classes, tutoring, college readiness workshops, and job services. CI ensures that they reach their target low-income population and respond to their essential needs by working with 100 community partners including public schools, community-based organizations, churches and family shelters. CI fully embraces volunteerism throughout all their programs. Their volunteer corps consists of 450 volunteers, Columbia University (CU) students, some CU faculty and administrators, and community members. Accomplishments: increase food quantity and quality through emergency programs, increased HSE earners through states temporary waiver program, maintained strong tutor core though virtual programming.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.3M

  • Program 1 [2024]

    COMMUNITY IMPACT (CI) SERVES 25,000 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ANNUALLY IN UPPER MANHATTAN. CI OPERATES 27 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN THREE MAJOR AREAS:1) YOUTH EDUCATION INCLUDING MENTORING, TUTORING AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. 2) EMERGENCY SERVICES INCLUDING HUNGER RELIEF, SHELTER, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES. 3) ADULT EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY CLASSES, ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES CLASSES, TUTORING, COLLEGE READINESS WORKSHOPS, AND JOB SERVICES. CI ENSURES THAT THEY REACH THEIR TARGET LOW-INCOME POPULATION AND RESPOND TO THEIR ESSENTIAL NEEDS BY WORKING WITH 100 COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES AND FAMILY SHELTERS. CI FULLY EMBRACES VOLUNTEERISM THROUGHOUT ALL THEIR PROGRAMS. THEIR VOLUNTEER CORPS CONSISTS OF 500 VOLUNTEERS, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (CU) STUDENTS, SOME CU FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: INCREASED FOOD QUANTITY AND QUALITY THROUGH EMERGENCY PROGRAMS, INCREASED HSE EARNERS THROUGH STATES TEMPORARY WAIVER PROGRAM, MAINTAINED STRONG TUTOR CORE THOUGH HYBRID PROGRAMMING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.5M