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Improving Youth Services in New York City

Awarded Grants

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Anti-racism training and curriculum revision for Opening Act’s After School Theater Program

Opening Act wants to improve its after-school programs, which are offered to both students in public schools with lower than average graduation rates and those in alternative high schools after previously facing court involvement, incarceration, homelessness, or teen pregnancy.
Deborah Steinglass
Opening Act
2020 – 2021
$25,000
Grant

Tailoring and Expanding Wellness Supports for OppNet Fellows: Improved Check-Ins and Resource Sharing for Our Students

Wants to improve its Fellows program, which provides services to New York City youth from the summer after 10th-grade through college graduation.
AiLun Ku
The Opportunity Network
2020 – 2021
$25,000
Grant

Bridging the ELA and Math Gap

Kids Creative wants to improve its Rock 2 The Bronx after-school program, which serves students from three elementary schools in community district 9.
DJ Rouzeau
Kids Creative
2020 – 2021
$25,000
Grant

BioBus for Spanish Speakers

BioBus wants to improve its introductory Discover programs and its Explore Lab courses, which provide hands-on science education to K-12 students in New York City.
Ben Dubin-Thaler
Biobus Inc
2020 – 2021
$25,000
Grant

LGBTQ Inclusivity Project

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center wants to improve its Teen Center, which serves Bronx high school students ages 13-21.
Margaret Della
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
2020 – 2021
$25,000
Grant

Behind the Book Literacy Programs – Youth Capacity Grant

Behind the Book (BtB)’s plans enable students to interact with authors, read and explore selected books’ themes, and create capstone writing and art projects. Participants also take field trips that are tied to the subject matter of the books ...
Andrew Frank
Behind The Book
2020 – 2023
$60,000
Grant

Creating a Rigorous Program Evaluation System

Dare to Revitalize Education through Arts and Mediation will build its capacity to evaluate its programs, which deliver restorative practice and peer mediation training through youth’s engagement in performing and visual arts.
Aisha Norris
Dream Dare To Revitalize Education Thru Arts & Mediation Inc.
2020 – 2023
$60,000
Grant

Development Manager

I Challenge Myself will diversify its fundraising strategy to better position the organization for growth and success.
Ana Reyes
I Challenge Myself
2020 – 2023
$60,000

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One on One Support: An Essential Aspect of the Youth Service Capacity-Grants Program

The Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City that provide direct services to young people ages 5 to 25. The program provides $60,000 of general ...
Foundation Staff
One on One Support: An Essential Aspect of the Youth Service Capacity-Grants Program
News
  •  Jun 5, 2023

Three New-York City Nonprofits Awarded Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants

We are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded three Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants to New York City nonprofit organizations that provide services to young people in the five boroughs. These grants provide up to $60,000 in unrestricted general operating ...
Three New-York City Nonprofits Awarded Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants

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