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Education and Youth Achievement Fund
Agenda for Children Tomorrow, Bushwick IMPACT
Description:
Support for the Early Childhood Program which targets families with children birth - age three who are at risk of educational failure. The Program promotes engaged and responsive parenting, family literacy and early learning through five key activities.
Support for the Early Childhood Program which targets families with children birth - age three who are at risk of educational failure. The Program promotes engaged and responsive parenting, family literacy and early learning through five key activities.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Bushwick
East New York
Population Served: Families
Immigrants, Newcomers, Refugees
Children
Ages Served: Infant/Children (0-5)
Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens
Description:
Support for CC Early Child Care services: Head Start, UPK, Family HS, day care & teacher training. ECS serves 1312 Brooklyn children. BCF funds will be used for extensive and comprehensive Montessori training for preschool teachers.
Support for CC Early Child Care services: Head Start, UPK, Family HS, day care & teacher training. ECS serves 1312 Brooklyn children. BCF funds will be used for extensive and comprehensive Montessori training for preschool teachers.
Grant Amount: $25,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Children
Ages Served: Preschool Students
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School
Description:
Support to implement the Wilson Language program for their most struggling readers. They will supplement that program with the Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI).
Support to implement the Wilson Language program for their most struggling readers. They will supplement that program with the Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI).
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Educators and Teachers
NYCHA Resident
Youth
Ages Served: Middle School Students
Achievement First
Description:
Continued support for the middle school expansion and the launch an elementary academy and a high school component in the fall of 2010.
Continued support for the middle school expansion and the launch an elementary academy and a high school component in the fall of 2010.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Fort Greene
Population Served: Children
Ages Served: Elementary School Students
Middle School Students
High School Students
Girls Write Now
Description:
Support for 20 BK mentee-mentor pairs in a year long partnership to create a 6-genre writing portfolio and a college application essay. They will also partner with Sadie Nash Leadership Project via the Girls College Bound program.
Support for 20 BK mentee-mentor pairs in a year long partnership to create a 6-genre writing portfolio and a college application essay. They will also partner with Sadie Nash Leadership Project via the Girls College Bound program.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Youth
Adults
Ages Served: Youth (12-18)
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (24-65)
Parent Teachers Association of P.S. 321
Description:
Support to offset the costs in building a 3-season school garden.
Support to offset the costs in building a 3-season school garden.
Grant Amount: $500
Neighborhoods Served: Park Slope
Population Served: Children
Ages Served: Elementary School Students
Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York, Inc.
Description:
Operating support for two unique BK-based boarding schools - Catherine McAuley and Bishop Loughlin. All students maintain a 85% average and 100% of graduates go to college.
Operating support for two unique BK-based boarding schools - Catherine McAuley and Bishop Loughlin. All students maintain a 85% average and 100% of graduates go to college.
Grant Amount: $50,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bedford Stuyvesant
Brownsville
East Flatbush
Population Served: Youth
Ages Served: Youth (12-18)
Kingsborough Community College
Description:
Support for Under-Represented Male Student Initiative (UMSI), promoting access to higher education, academic success and community engagement among Brooklyn Black and Latino men through outreach activities and academic programs.
Support for Under-Represented Male Student Initiative (UMSI), promoting access to higher education, academic success and community engagement among Brooklyn Black and Latino men through outreach activities and academic programs.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Youth
Adults
Ages Served: Higher Education Students
P.S. 39
Description:
Support to provide enrichment opportunities using the Story Pirates arts residency program & two cycles of school-wide enrichment clusters with share fairs at the end of each cycle throughout the school year.
Support to provide enrichment opportunities using the Story Pirates arts residency program & two cycles of school-wide enrichment clusters with share fairs at the end of each cycle throughout the school year.
Grant Amount: $5,000
Neighborhoods Served: Park Slope
Population Served: Children
Ages Served: Elementary School Students
St. Francis College
Description:
Young Journalists in Training program provides students with the communication and technical skills needed to succeed in the field of journalism through coursework, lectures, field trips and internships.
Young Journalists in Training program provides students with the communication and technical skills needed to succeed in the field of journalism through coursework, lectures, field trips and internships.
Grant Amount: $5,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served: Educators and Teachers
Families
Children
Youth
Adults
Ages Served: Higher Education Students
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