Education and Youth Achievement Fund
Brooklyn Community Foundation Grant Expands NYU-Poly Robotics Outreach Program
February 22, 2011
To encourage student to take up careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), two Brooklyn institutions have extended their partnership. For this purpose, Polytechnic Institute of New York University has received $500,000 grant from Brooklyn Community Foundation.
Unifying and Empowering Brooklynites: A Chat with Marilyn Gelber, President of the Brooklyn Community Foundation
February 11, 2011
When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy were assassinated in the late 1960s, they both left behind legacies that posed a challenge for the country: how can we better service and uplift one another?
Marilyn Gelber, back then a freshmen at Queens College, knew early on that she would answer that call of service.
Research Foundation of CUNY obo Homebase, CUNY Graduate Center
Description:
Support to train high school Youth Leaders at two Brooklyn High Schools who will provide college access information for first generation college-bound students. In addition, funds will support the creation of a White Paper documenting the importance and potential of Youth Leadership in the college process for first generation college-bound students.
Support to train high school Youth Leaders at two Brooklyn High Schools who will provide college access information for first generation college-bound students. In addition, funds will support the creation of a White Paper documenting the importance and potential of Youth Leadership in the college process for first generation college-bound students.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Bushwick
Cypress Hills
Population Served:
Ages Served: High School Students
Day One
Description:
Support to refine and implement gender- based curriculum serving 400 youth, mainly boys, and 25 youth professionals in Brooklyn.
Support to refine and implement gender- based curriculum serving 400 youth, mainly boys, and 25 youth professionals in Brooklyn.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: Young Adults (18-24)
Youth (12-18)
Cypress Hills Community School/PS89
Description:
Support for school's collaboration with the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the implementation of a comprehensive after- school band program for grades 3 through 8.
Support for school's collaboration with the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the implementation of a comprehensive after- school band program for grades 3 through 8.
Grant Amount: $5,000
Neighborhoods Served: Cypress Hills
East New York
Population Served:
Ages Served: Elementary School Students
Middle School Students
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls
Description:
Support for a year-round youth leadership and music education programming for Brooklyn youth, including the launch of expanded programs at the Willie Mae Music Lab, a new home for arts education in Brooklyn, and their summer camp.
Support for a year-round youth leadership and music education programming for Brooklyn youth, including the launch of expanded programs at the Willie Mae Music Lab, a new home for arts education in Brooklyn, and their summer camp.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: Children (5-12)
Youth (12-18)
Turning Point (Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc.)
Description:
Renewal support for the GED and Beyond Program. Youth create and realize goals and objectives for success in careers, college, and training. Counseling and case management are provided.
Renewal support for the GED and Beyond Program. Youth create and realize goals and objectives for success in careers, college, and training. Counseling and case management are provided.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Red Hook
Sunset Park
Windsor Terrace
Population Served:
Ages Served: Youth (12-18)
Young Adults (18-24)
Trey Whitfield School
Description:
Renewal support for scholarnships. Located in East New York the school serves 440 students Pre K to 8th grade.
Renewal support for scholarnships. Located in East New York the school serves 440 students Pre K to 8th grade.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Neighborhoods Served: Brownsville
Bushwick
East New York
Population Served:
Ages Served: Preschool Students
Elementary School Students
Middle School Students
Turning Point (Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc.)
Description:
Renewal support for the GED and Beyond Program. Youth create and realize goals and objectives for success in careers, college, and training. Counseling and case management are provided.
Renewal support for the GED and Beyond Program. Youth create and realize goals and objectives for success in careers, college, and training. Counseling and case management are provided.
Grant Amount: $15,000
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: All Ages
The Reconstruction Period
Description:
Support of The Stoop, a program that provides students with access to successful professionals with potential internships in competitive fields on a weekly basis through workshops.
Support of The Stoop, a program that provides students with access to successful professionals with potential internships in competitive fields on a weekly basis through workshops.
Grant Amount: $500
Neighborhoods Served: Boroughwide
Population Served:
Ages Served: Middle School Students
High School Students
Youth (12-18)