Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    FOSTER CARE PROGRAM - CREANDO RAICES FAMILIARES/CREATING FAMILY ROOTS IS A FAMILY FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVING THE BOROUGHS OF BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. SERVICES INCLUDE BILINGUAL (SPANISH-ENGLISH) COMMUNITY BASED FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT, BIRTH PARENT SUPPORT AND PARENTING EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH, AND SUCH ANCILLARY SERVICES AS HOUSING ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH, BIRTH PARENTS AND FOSTER PARENTS. THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 300 CHILDREN THIS YEAR AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED PERMANENCY FOR OVER 30% OF THE CHILDREN SERVED.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $9M

  • Program 2 [2018]

    ARTS AND LITERACY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS - THE ARTS AND LITERACY AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM PROVIDES A LITERACY BASED CURRICULUM FOUNDED IN THE ARTS TO OVER 1,000 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS. THE PROGRAM IS BASED IN THREE SCHOOLS IN BUSHWICK, ONE SCHOOL IN WILLIAMSBURG AND SIX SCHOOLS IN QUEENS. THROUGH THE CURRICULUM THE CHILDREN EXPLORE CRITICAL DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES OF THE SELF, FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND HOSTS REGULAR PARENT-CHILD ACTIVITIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $4.1M

  • Program 3 [2018]

    GENERAL PREVENTION AND FAMILY TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM - THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM ENGAGES FAMILIES AT RISK OF ABUSE, NEGLECT AND ENTRY INTO THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND PROVIDES THEM WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, PARENTING EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT WITH REFERRALS FOR ANCILLARY SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH,SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND HOUSING. THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM REACHED OVER 240 FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIIES OF BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN AND RIDGEWOOD, QUEENS. THE PROGRAM SETS CHILD SAFETY AND STRENGTHENING OF THE FAMILY AS PROGRAM PRIORITIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.5M