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Improving Youth Services in New York City

Awarded Grants

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Improving Outcomes for Traumatized Youth

This grant will support staff training to help improve outcomes for youth who have experienced trauma.
Jenny Kronenfeld
Esperanza Ny
2018 – 2020
$25,000
Grant

Formalize High School College Access Program

This grant will support the creation of a college access curriculum and program.
Jeanne DuPont
Rockaway Waterfront Alliance
2018 – 2020
$25,000
Grant

Volunteers/Judge Training Program

This grant will support the standardization of training to New York City Urban Debate League’s volunteer judges.
Amisha Mody Mehta
New York City Urban Debate League Inc.
2018 – 2019
$25,000
Grant

Organizational Capacity-Building in Youth Trauma: Implementing an Improved Model & Training Approach

This grant will support the creation of a trauma-informed curriculum for Lineage Project.
Gabrielle Prisco
Lineage Project, Inc.
2018 – 2020
$25,000
Grant

Internship Program Curriculum Update

This grant will support the inclusion of digital productivity skills in Futures and Options’ training for youth.
Carolyn Silver
Futures And Options
2018 – 2022
$25,000
Grant

Partnerships in Literacy through Dance and Creativity

This grant will support the creation of a curriculum and trauma-informed training program. Dynamic Forms
Mark DeGarmo
Dynamic Forms, Inc
2018 – 2019
$25,000
Grant

Community Producers Program Caseworker

This grant will support training to help staff better respond to participants’ personal crises and mental health needs.
Stephanie Pilla
Maysles Institute
2017 – 2018
$25,000
Grant

Learning to Teach for Success

This grant will support the establishment of professional development workshops for teaching artists who work in inclusive classrooms.
Katherine Freedman
The Center For Arts Education
2017 – 2018
$25,000
Grant

A scaffolded growth mindset curriculum and staff training at Masa

This grant will support the development of a growth-mindset curriculum for MASA’s participants, who are Mexican and Latino immigrant youth in the South Bronx.
Aracelis Lucero
Masa-mexed Inc
2017 – 2018
$25,000

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News
  •  Jan 3, 2019

Introducing a Redesigned Youth Service Improvement Grants Program

Today, we are proud to launch a redesign of our Youth Service Improvement Grants Program. The Foundation introduced the Youth Service Improvement Grants program over a decade ago as a way to help local organizations strengthen existing programs by addressing ...
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