Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    SEE SCHEDULE O - EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICESEARLY CHILDHOOD: GRAND ST. SETTLEMENT SERVED OVER 350 CHILDREN (BIRTH TO AGE FIVE) AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN FIVE CENTERS IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE AND BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN, WITH HIGH-QUALITY AND EVIDENCE-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. OUR IMPACT IN FY18:- 106 FAMILIES ACHIEVED THEIR GOALS, INCLUDING PARENTS WHO COMPLETED A DEGREE PROGRAM, COMPLETED JOB TRAINING, OR RECEIVED LEGAL ASSISTANCE; FAMILIES WHO MOVED FROM INSTABLE TO STABLE HOUSING; AND FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.- 99 CHILDREN "STEPPED UP" TO KINDERGARTEN- GSS LINKED ELIGIBLE CHILDREN TO COMPREHENSIVE SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES AND THERAPIES, SUCH AS OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY. FAMILIES RECEIVED ALL SERVICES FOR FREE; THE TOTAL VALUE OF SERVICES PROVIDED WAS NEARLY $600,000 (AN AVERAGE OF $8,000 WORTH OF SERVICES PER CHILD).- GSS'S EARLY HEAD START-CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS PARTNER CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN BROOKLYN TO BUILD QUALITY, AND MEET HIGH HEAD START STANDARDS. LAST YEAR, 12 TEACHERS FROM THE PARTNERSHIP STARTED THE PROCESS TO ATTAIN THEIR CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA) CREDENTIAL, THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THE CDA IS A KEY STEP TOWARD CAREER ADVANCEMENT IN THE FIELD.- GSS TRAINED 14 BROOKLYN CHILD CARE PARTNER SITES IN IMPLEMENTING THE EVIDENCE BASED CREATIVE CURRICULUM AND ITS ASSESSMENT TOOLSENABLING DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL READINESS AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OVER 100 KIDS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.8M

  • Program 2 [2018]

    SEE SCHEDULE O - YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSYOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OUR IMPACT IN FY18:- GSS PROVIDED OVER 3,000 HOURS OF HANDS-ON LEARNING.- 84% OF AFTERSCHOOL PARTICIPANTS DECLARED A BADGE, DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM-SOLVING, SERVICE, AND/OR STEM SKILLS (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH).- 81% OF MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT GSS'S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM MADE THEM MORE INTEREST IN STEM TOPICS.- 83% OF OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMBERS ATTAINED CERTIFICATION OR RECERTIFICATION, FOR THEIR SCHOOL-AGED CHILD CARE (SACC) LICENSE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $7.5M

  • Program 3 [2018]

    SEE SCHEDULE O - SENIOR SERVICESSENIOR SERVICES: GSS IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT OLDER ADULTS HAVE THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO AGE IN PLACE AND REMAIN ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. BEYOND BEING A SERVICE PROVIDER, GSS FUNCTIONS AS A GATHERING PLACE THAT HONORS THIS PERIOD OF LIFE FOR ITS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL GROWTH, WISDOM, AND CREATIVITY, IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE BY OFFERING AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS TO VOLUNTEER AND EXPLORE THE RICH CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY THAT SETS THE LOWER EAST SIDE APART. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR CENTER, THE GRAND COALITION OF SENIORS, IS LOCATED WITHIN OUR MAIN SITE AT 80 PITT STREET, IN BETWEEN LARGE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENTS, THE SAMUEL GOMPERS HOUSES AND BARUCH HOUSES. THIS CENTER, IN OPERATION SINCE THE 1970S, PROVIDES NEARLY 2,000 LOW-INCOME, OLDER ADULTS WITH ACCESS TO CONGREGATE MEALS AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT SERVICES THAT PROMOTE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. THE BARUCH ELDERS SERVICE TEAM, HOUSED AT 72 COLUMBIA STREET, OFFERS SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MORE THAN 800 RESIDENTS OF THE NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (NORC) AT BARUCH HOUSES. COMPLETED IN 2006, THE 74-UNIT SENIOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDING (SENIOR HOUSING) ON EAST 6TH STREET ACCOMMODATES 108 LOW-INCOME, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE SENIORS AND PROVIDES A RANGE OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. OUR IMPACT IN FY18:- GSS SERVED 37,647 MEALS TO LOWER EAST SIDE SENIORS, WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 107 SENIORS AT LUNCH EVERY DAY.- OUR GRAND COALITION OF SENIORS PROVIDED 1,758 HOURS OF CASE ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $757K