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Youth Service Improvement Grant

Awarded Grants

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Enhancing Tech-Based Skill Building in the Arts

With this grant, Willie Mae Rock Camp will train staff on new software, develop relevant curriculum, and purchase new equipment.
LaFrae Sci
Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls
2023 – 2024
$25,000
Grant

Culturally responsive and English as a New Language (ENL) training for Opening Act’s Teaching Artists and staff.

Opening Act will use this grant to provide training for staff to be more culturally responsive.
Deborah Steinglass
Opening Act
2023 – 2024
$25,000
Grant

Developing Training Curriculum on Intersections Between Race and Immigration

NYSYLC will use this grant to train staff on the intersection of race and immigration.
Angy Rivera
New York State Youth Leadership Council Inc.
2023 – 2024
$25,000
Grant

Advancing Alumni Leadership of Epic’s REMIX after school program in Bronx CD12

Epic will use this grant to help prepare alumni for executive positions.
Ronald Russell
Epic Theatre Center, Inc.
2023 – 2024
$25,000
Grant

Drive Change Substance Dependence Training for Staff

With this grant, Drive Change will hire an external consultant to train staff on how to approach Fellows struggling with substance abuse.
Kalilah Moon
Drive Change Inc.
2023 – 2024
$25,000
Grant

Strengthening the Live Out Loud School Program

LGBT Live Out Loud will use this grant to redevelop their School Program curriculum.
Leo Preziosi
Lgbt Youth Out Loud
2023 – 2024
$25,000
Grant

A Transformative Justice Approach to Promoting Emotional Health & Healing among BIPOC Youth in Red Hook, Brooklyn

This grant will support improvements to Red Hook Initiative’s programming to better engage program participants in emotional health services.
Morgan Monaco
Red Hook Initiative
2021 – 2022
$25,000
Grant

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative

This grant will support improvements to CitySquash’s programming for youth of color in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
Terence Li
Citysquash
2021 – 2022
$25,000
Grant

Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Instruction in Edible Education

This grant will help Edible Schoolyard New York improve its education programming.
Shanon Morris
Edible Schoolyard New York
2021 – 2022
$25,000
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Girl Be Heard Leadership as Ensemble Curriculum Redesign

This grant will support improvements to services for young women and gender expansive youth ages 12-21 at Girl Be Heard.
Chiwoniso Kaitano
Girl Be Heard
2021 – 2022
$25,000

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