Awarded Grants

Funds were given to JOBSFIRSTNYC in support of their work with Public/Private Ventures on a project to develop a set of basic interim outcome measures that could be used across workforce development programs, particularly for young adult programs.

How are healthy children’s development, education, and employment outcomes affected by a sibling’s chronic or severe health problems?

Westhab will increase college enrollment of participants in our ongoing College Material (specialized college-prep program) by providing the juniors and seniors in high school with a strengthened targeted program, to include: 1. An expert consultant to provide individualized and group student ...

The purpose of the High School Prep Project is to support rising 9th grade youth as they transition into and beyond high school. Through a short retreat, summer workshops and a network of peers, staff and family, Harlem RBI will ...

The Fortune Society will pilot a program to integrate Community Education Pathways to Success (CEPS), an evidence-based approach to youth development, to address the educational needs of criminal-justice-involved out-of-school students ages 16-25.

The Red Hook Initiative will improve our college preparation program for high school students from Red Hook, Brooklyn. Funds will be used to train current staff, develop a comprehensive yearly program schedule and curriculum, and ultimately increase the number of ...

This project will develop a formalized written curriculum and train staff members in behavior modification methods for large groups of middle school students with mental health challenges.

Exalt Youth requests support for its Alumni Support Improvement Project, which aims to improve the alumni component of our educational internship program for court-involved youth, ages 15-20 in New York City, through professional development and the creation of a robust ...

This project will improve program quality and impact by giving youth a greater voice in developing and implementing service learning projects.

The Taproot Foundation will provide capacity-building services for five New York City-based grantees of the Foundation’s Youth Service Improvement Grants program.