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2007
92nd Street Y Scholarships $40,000 Summer camp scholarships for children with special needs Animal Care and Control New York, NY TLC Program $18,000 Support for college interns to support summer youth employees Artists for Humanity Boston, MA Arts and Entrepreurship Program $50,000 Support for youth run micro-enterprise program for at-risk teens designed to develop business and career skills as well as provide a commercial outlet for their talents Asperger's Association of New England Boston, MA Coordinator of Clinical Services $30,000 Support for full time Clinical Coordinator of Children's Services Assaf Harofeh Israel Neonatology Equipment $25,000 Equipment for neonatology unit Barrier Free Living New York, NY Child Care Workers $28,000 One time bridge support for child-care workers in a domestic violence shelter for people with disabilities Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC Oceanside, NY The Ezra Center for Special Services $30,000 Support for social and recreational programs for adults and children with special needs Board of Jewish Education New York, NY Child Advocacy $65,000 Support for information and referral services for professionals and educators and educational guidance and consultations for families of children with special needs Boston Medical Center Boston, MA Autism Clinic Educational Advocate $25,000 Final installment of challenge grant to support educational advocate working with with low-income families of children newly diagnosed on the autism spectrum Boston Urban Youth Foundation Boston, MA Preventing and Reducing Violence: Making Boston a Safer Place $10,000 Support for consultation services Bridge Over Troubled Water Boston, MA Residential Program $25,000 Support for residential program for runaway and homeless youth providing educational, career and life skills to help them attain and sustain self-sufficiency Camp Starfish Boston, MA Scholarships $25,000 Summer camp scholarships for children ages 5-15 with emotional, behavioral and learning problems CHAI Lifeline New York, NY Camp Simcha Special $70,000 Summer camping scholarships for youth with severe chronic illness Healing and Respite Program $50,000 Support for social worker for winter respite program for children and families with life threatening or chronic illnesses Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth ( CHaD ) Lebanon, NH Child Advocacy and Protection Program (CAPP) $50,000 Support for expansion of the child protection services including a telemedicine project to provide medical evaluations and treatment of children in rural areas Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Center for Safe and Healthy Children $50,000 Capacity building grant for child advocacy center Citizen Schools Boston, MA Teaching Fellowship Program $25,000 Support for professional development to increase staffs program planning and public speaking skills and their ability to recruit volunteers and engage families Citizens' Committee for Children Youth Action $10,000 Support for advocacy training for high school students City Parks Foundation New York, NY Summer Stage $5,000 Support for summer arts programs in New York City parks Community Rowing Boston, MA G-Row Boston $10,000 Support for after school rowing program for inner city girls in Boston D.A.R.E New York, NY D.A.R.E. Dance $50,000 Support for after school dance program and scholarships for at risk middle school school students in New York and Boston Dorot New York, NY To Your Health $50,000 Support for in-home health initiative for homebound elderly through the University Without Walls program East Side House Bronx, NY Clinical Social Worker $65,000 Support for social worker in after school programs to identify children with special education needs and work with families to secure appropriate services Educational Alliance New York, NY College Bound and Summer Prep and Internship Program $50,000 Support for college bound and new summer prep internship program for low income youth in lower Manhattan FEGS New York City and Long Island, NY Adopt a Family $50,000 Support for social worker to coordinate case management, emergency assistance and volunteers working with families in crisis Chavarim $12,500 Support for socialization and life skills program for high functioning adults with developmental, learning, physical, emotional or neurological disabilities Family Advocacy & Information Referral $60,000 Professional training, information and referral, advocacy and family support services for people living or working with individuals with special need VIP Youth: Violence Intervention Project $60,000 Support for counseling and support services designed to break the intergenerational cycle of family violence FJC New York, NY Icarus Project $5,000 Support for community outreach and web-based network for people struggling with bipolar disorder Friends of the Children – Boston Boston, MA Professional Mentoring Program $20,000 Support for paid mentors to serve as long term role models, life coaches and advocates for selected high risk children throughout their school years Greater 5 Towns YM-YWHA Syosset, NY Disabled Singles Program $39,000 Support for social and recreational services for physically and developmentally disabled singles ages 25-65 TBI Day Program $25,000 Support for socialization and recreation program for people struggling with the isolation of traumatic brain injury Hacienda Phoenix, AZ General Support $10,000 Annual support for multifaceted programming for children with severe disabilities Handi Kids Boston, MA Therapeutic Recreation Director $25,000 Support for therapeutic recreation director for after school and camping programs for children and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities Harlem Children Society New York, NY Science Internships $60,000 Support for internships to engage minority teens from under-resourced communities in the fields of science and technology Hebrew Educational Society (HES) Brooklyn, NY Special Needs Family Center $55,000 Support for preschool, after school, summer camp and
parenting programs for children with disabilities and their familiesHebrew Home for the Aged New York, NY Project HOPE $30,000 Support for nursing home based, workforce/job skills development program for special education students ages 17-21 Hyde Square Task Force Jamaica Plains, MA Ritmo en Accion Youth Dance Troupe $15,000 Support for after school leadership and cultural literacy dance program for at-risk teens Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (JBFCS) Brooklyn, NY $42,000 Adolescent Émigré Program
Support in collaboration with the Kings Bay Y in Brooklyn for counseling and recreational activities for émigré youthChild Abuse Prevention and Intervention Project $55,000 Support for Russian speaking social worker for orthodox immigrants in Boro Park along with consultations and technical assistance to yeshivas and Jewish Day Schools on issues of abuse and neglect JCC of Staten Island Staten Island, New York Program Director Special Need Department $50,000 Capacity building grant to increase programming for children and families challenged by developmental, learning, physical and behavioral disabilities JCC on the Hudson Tarrytown, NY Special Needs Training Institute $41,000 Support for training and internships for high school students from four Westchester agencies working with children with disabilities Westchester Network for Physically Disabled $26,000 Support for theatre troupe and social/recreational activities of physically disabled adults Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA) New York, NY Bukharian Day Care $70,000 Support for Russian speaking social worker for family day care programs in Bukharian community designed to identify and secure services for children with special needs COMPASS Program $50,000 Support for social worker to provide educational and vocational guidance on college campuses for Jewish learning disabled college students JCH of Bensonhurst Bensonhurst, NY Special Needs Center $43,000 Support for summer camp and after school educational enrichment, socialization and recreation services for children 5-12 with special needs Butler Center for Educational Advancement $96,000 Support for comprehensive educational services for Russian émigré families Jewish Family and Children's Services Phoenix, AZ Real Work Job Development Program $100,000 Support for school to work program for youth 15-21 with emotional disabilities and/or a history of living in out of home placements Jewish Guild for the Blind New York, NY Saturday Pre-Teen Computer Program $25,000 Support for assistive technology computer training for 9-14 year olds who are blind or visually impaired Jewish Home and Hospital New York, NY Geriatric Career Development Program $50,000 Support for workforce development to introduce inner city students to career opportunities in the field of geriatrics Intergenerational Program $59,000 Support for intergenerational program providing community service, work experience, educational support, career and college guidance for at-risk youth working with the elderly Jewish Museum New York, NY Project Access $25,000 Support for expansion of educational programs for people with disabilities Juvenile Diabetes New York, NY John Altman Sponsorship $6,000 Support for diabetes research Legal Outreach New York, NY College Bound Program $100,000 Support for 4 year after school, college bound program using law related subjects to build academic skills and professional opportunities for low-income urban high school students in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens McGill University Montreal, Canada Zella Bronfman Scholarship Fund $10,000 Support for scholarships for college students Met Council New York, NY Cash Assistance $115,000 Support for emergency cash assistance Mid Island Y JCC Plainview, NY KISS - Kids in Special Services $55,000 Support for social worker and specialists for social, recreational and educational programs for youth with special needs Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY Bronx Holocaust Survivors $37,500 Support for social worker to provide in-home services for Holocaust survivors J.E.& Z.B. Butler Children Advocacy Center $60,000 Support for social worker for Child Advocacy Center More Than Words Waltham, MA Bookstore and Cafe $25,000 Support for book store and café operated by youth ages 14-21 living in residential programs Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Bronx, NY Co-op City Youth Services Program $50,000 Support for expansion of programming for at-risk youth being cared for by a grandparent Family Choice Project $67,000 Support to work with families of middle and high school students to identify and explore educational options in NYC school system Mother Caroline Academy Boston, MA Enrichment Program $25,000 Support for year round out-of-school time educational enrichment program for girls in Boston Museum of Modern Art New York, NY High School Museum Studies Program $10,000 Support for after school program for public high school students to introduce them to careers in museums Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) New York, NY Climate Center Team $25,000 Annual support for environment projects New Heights Youth Bronx, NY Student/Athlete Summer Academy $30,000 Support for summer academic enrichment program using basketball as the “hook” New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) New York, NY Child Advocacy $80,000 Support for free legal services for low income children with physical, developmental and learning disabilities Family Law $100,000 Free consultation and legal representation to low-income individuals Legal Health $75,000 Support for legal assistance for low-income patients and advocacy training for health care professionals in NYC hospitals NJ LEEP Newark, NJ College Bound Program $25,000 Support for 4 year, after school, college bound program for low-income urban youth in grades 9-12 modeled after Legal Outreach using law related subjects to build academic and professional skills NY Services for the Handicapped New York, NY Camp Oakhurst: Respite and Adult Vacation Program $30,000 Support for respite and summer camping scholarships for adults with physical disabilities Publicolor New York, NY Color Club/Next Steps Program and Professional Development $70,000 Support for professional development and after school apprenticeship/educational enrichment program serving at-risk middle and high school youth Ramapo for Children New York, NY Ramapo Training Institute $90,000 Support for professional training and staff development at community-based organizations serving high-risk youth and children with special needs Youth Workers Conference $8,000 Support for Youth Workers’ Conference in collaboration with Y to increase professionalism and capacity of youth working with children with disabilities in after school RAW Art Works Lynn, MA Good 2 Go $25,000 Support for community art/leadership development initiative to combat gang violence by providing opportunities for boys to create public art in Boston Resources for Children for Children with Special Needs New York, NY Center without Walls $25,000 Support for community outreach to educate and train families challenged by learning, developmental, emotional and physical disabilities and the professionals working with them to advocate for and receive appropriate services Riverdale YM-YWHA Riverdale, NY Inclusion Inititiative $50,000 Support for Director of Special Needs to expand programming for children with disabilities and their families Roca Chelsea, MA Works Project $50,000 Support for job readiness training program to prepare high-risk youth, ages 14-24, for economic self-sufficiency Rocking the Boat Bronx, NY Job Skills Program $50,000 Support for job skills training program for older students to prepare them for future academic and work pursuits Row New York New York, NY After School Program $20,000 Support for after school rowing and educational enrichment program for at-risk high school girls in Queens Samuel Field Y Little Neck, NY Beaconworks-Select $40,000 Support for academic enrichment, job skills and internship program for at-risk, underachieving middle and high school students Butler Special Needs Center $50,000 Support for programs designed to enhance social skills and community inclusion opportunities for people with disabilities CLASSP $48,000 Support for training and internships for high school students working with people with disabilities at five not-for-profit agencies on Long Island Partner Abuse $30,000 Support for social worker to provide individual and group counseling for domestic violence program Scholarship Assistance $27,000 Scholarship assistance for children with disabilities attending after school, day camp, preschool programs Summer Camp Inclusion Program (SKIP) $15,000 Support for summer camping inclusion program for children with physical disabilities Teen Services $38,000 Support for social, recreational, educational and community service programs for at-risk teens Shorefront YM-YWHA Brooklyn, NY Project Bridge and Family Autism Center $66,000 Support for expansion of social, recreational and educational services for people with disabilities and their families Sid Jacobson JCC East Hills, NY Camp Kehilla and Special Needs Center $70,000 Support for summer camping program for high functioning children with special needs SquashBusters Boston, MA Out of School Programs $25,000 Support for after school enrichment program combining athletics and academics for middle and high school youth in Boston StreetSquash New York, NY College Bound Program $25,000 Support for after school enrichment program combining athletics and academics for middle and high school youth in Harlem Strong Women, Strong Girls Boston, MA After School Mentoring Program $15,000 Support after school mentoring program pairing college women with for girls, ages 5-12 Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center Commack , NY Butler Special Needs Center $30,000 Support for after school, vacation, camping, recreational and socialization programs for people with special needs, ages 4-15 Summer Search Mentoring and Experiential Program $20,000 Support for year round programs providing mentoring, summer experiences, and college advising for inner city youth in Boston area The Center for Teen Empowerment Boston, MA Youth Organizing Initiative $25,000 Support for after school leadership program for at-risk youth to identify community issues and develop initiatives to provide appropriate responses The Door New York, NY EPOCH Program $100,000 Support for integrated, highly individualized career and academic program for out-of-school youth to prepare them for placement in post secondary education and/or employment The Food Project Greater Boston and North Shore Youth Development Programs $30,000 Support for sustainable agriculture/community service/employment program for at-risk youth in the Boston UJA-Federation New York , NY Brooklyn Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (BASDI) $55,000 Support for professional development, parent training and CLASSP youth training program in collaboration with NY Community Trust and UJA-Federation Day Camp Scholarships $55,000 Support for summer camp scholarships for children with special needs Zella Awards $25,000 Support for annual awards to honor individuals in UJA-Federation network for their contributions to the field of disabilities Urban Park Rangers New York, NY Alley Pond Adventure Programs $113,500 Support for manager of Alley Pond Challenge Course, summer employment program for college students, outdoors environmental and camping programs for at-risk inner city youth and weekend camping for urban families Junior Ranger Program $50,900 Support for summer camping and environmental studies program for inner city youth at nature centers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx Ranger Conservation Corps $35,400 Support for urban environmental after school program for at-risk high school students Westchester Jewish Community Services White Plains, NY Family Advocacy Program $36,500 Support for socialization/life skills programs for individuals with disabilities, advocacy training, information and referral services for families and professional development for the staff of programs serving people with disabilities Havorah $25,000 Support for educational, religious, social and cultural programming for developmentally disabled children, teens and adults Partner Abuse Intervention Program $50,000 Support for intensive counseling program for women and children involved in abusive relationships $4,294,305
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