2004
92nd Street Y, New York, NY Camp Bar Tov and Tova $30,000 Summer camp scholarships for children with special needs Animal Care and Control (AC&C), New York, NY TLC Program $71,000 Animal shelter based program for youth ages 14-17 providing training in animal husbandry, medical procedures and exploration of career options. Artists for Humanity, Boston, MA Arts and Entrepreneurship Program $25,000 Intensive paid apprenticeship for inner city youth, working with professional artist to design, create and sell art products Assaf Harofehl, Isreal Neonatology Services $100,000 Equipment for neonatology unit Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY Ezra Center for Special Services $30,000 Social and recreational programs for adults and children with special needs. Blythedale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY Child Protection Program $50,000 Interdisciplinary program to provide intensive staff training and coordination of services to identify medically fragile children at risk of abuse and neglect as well as outreach and supportive services to families. Board of Jewish Education, New York, NY Child Advocacy Program $60,000 Educational guidance, consultations, and support for parents and families of children with special and information and referral services for professionals and educators. Project Sir (Success in Reading) $75,000 Production of training video and manual for expansion of Project Sir to Jewish Day Schools and New York City public schools Special Education Initiatives $135,000 Support of new program development and graduate education for Jewish special educators Youth Leadership Initiative Empowering urban youth in a group model to create significant, positive change in schools, communities and neighborhoods. Chai Lifeline, New York, NY Camp Simcha $50,000 Summer camping for youth with severe chronic illness Winter Respite Program $40,000 Social worker for winter respite program for children and families with life threatening or chronic illnesses Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (CHaD),
Lebanon, NHChild Advocacy and Protection Program (CAAP) $50,000 Expansion of clinical services and on going educational outreach and awareness building to professionals and communities in rural Vermont and New Hampshire on issues of abuse and neglect Cincinnati Children's Medical Center Suicide Prevention Program $30,000 Suicide prevention educator to work with community and professionals Citizens' Committee for Children, New York, NY Youth Action $10,000 Advocacy training for high school students City Parks Foundation, New York, NY SummerStage $2,500 Summer arts programming in city parks D.A.R.E., New York, NY Dance Plus Program $50,000 After school dance program in public schools in Boston, New York and New Jersey including scholarship support for selected students to attend additional local dance programs Dorot, New York, NY University Without Walls and Caregivers' Connection $100,000 Teleconference programs for home bound and disabled seniors and their caregivers Earthen Vessels, Boston, MA After School Tutoring Program $7,500 After school tutoring, mentoring and family advocacy program pairing Harvard student-volunteers with inner city youth in Dorchester, Roxbury and South Boston. Educational Alliance, New York, NY Gender Based Programs $64,000 Support for social worker in summer and after school programs on the Lower East FEGS/SLI, Syosset, NY Adopt a Family $35,000 Social worker to coordinate case management, emergency assistance and volunteers working with families in crisis Family Advocacy, Information and Referral Program (FAIR) $60,000 Professional training, information and referral, advocacy and support services for people living or working with individuals with special needs Flotilla/Chavarim Program $16,000 Socialization and life skills program for high functioning adults ages 20-55 with developmental, learning, physical, emotional or neurological disabilities VIP Youth: Violence Intervention Program $19,000 Intergenerational program for youth experiencing domestic violence FJC, New York, NY Musicians on Call $500 Musician to perform for homebound and hospitalized people Girls' Coalition of Greater Boston, Boston, MA Bringing Light to Girls Living Underground $50,000 Education, leadership development and support for leaders working with girls engaging in high risk behavior and vulnerable to sexual exploitation Global Action Project, New York, NY Summer Youth Media Institute $20,000 Advanced training and professional internship program for youth ages 15-19 Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club, New York, NY Grandparent's Connection $50,000 Support groups and respite program for grandparents and summer camp scholarships for grandchildren Greater Five Towns YM-YWHA, New York, NY Single Adults with Disabilities Program $35,500 Social and recreational program for physically and developmentally disabled singles ages 25-65. Hacienda, Phoenix, AZ Climber Cribs $15,750 Specially designed equipment for children with disabilities Compressed Air and Liquid Oxygen Systems $57,779 Air filtration system for Los Ninos Hospital for disabled infants, children and teens. Shower Trolleys $13,260 Specially designed equipment for children with disabilities Hebrew Educational Society (HES), Brooklyn, NY Special Needs Family Center $45,000 Preschool, after school and summer day camp programs for children with special needs Hillels of New York, New York, NY Collegiate Leadership Internship Program (CLIP) $35,000 9 week summer internship program for college students who live or attend school in New York. Home Based Youth Services, Phoenix, AZ Transitional Living Program $25,000 Transitional housing and life skills training for homeless youth ages 18-21. Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (JBFCS), Brooklyn, NY Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Project $55,000 Russian speaking social worker to work with Russian immigrants and Jewish Day Schools on issues of child abuse Genesis Single Parent Project $30,000 Single parent program to provide recreational, social, educational and mental health support for single parents and their families.. Neighborhood Youth Alliance $60,000 Social worker for program to improve relations between Russian, African American, Hispanic, Arab American and other minority youth in 3 Brooklyn high schools Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA), New York, NY Bukharian Community Day Care Program $57,500 Russian speaking social worker to work in the Bukharian Community to faciliate early identification of children with special needs Compass Program $13,500 Social worker to provide educational and vocational guidance for Jewish learning disabled college students at C.W. Post Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY Camp Tikvah $50,000 Summer camping program for children 5-13 with special needs Jewish Community Center on the Hudson, Tarrytown, NY Special Needs Training Institute $19,000 Training and internships for high school students working with children with disabilities Westchester Network for Physically Disabled $26,500 Social and recreational programs for individuals with physical disabilities Jewish Community Council of Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY Transportation Program for At-Risk Elderly $50,000 Transportation for elderly Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, Bensonhurst, NY Butler Center for Educational Advancement $95,000 Comprehensive educational support services for émigré families with children with special needs Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, Bensonhurst, NY Special Needs Center $29,000 Support for a new Family Resource Center that provides counseling, information and referral as well as support for after school and summer day camp programs Jewish Family and Children's Services, Phoenix, AZ Families at Risk $50,000 Support for mental health services for families and children Jewish Guild for the Blind, New York, NY Saturday Pre-Teen Computer Program $25,000 Assistive technology computer training for blind or visually impaired 9-14 year olds Jewish Home and Hospital, New York, NY Intergenerational Programs for Youth $100,000 Program providing community service, work experience, educational support, career and college guidance for at-risk youth working with the elderly. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, New York, NY Jonathan Altman Golf Classic $10,000 Support for diabetes research Kings Bay YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY Adolescent Émigré Program $42,000 Social, recreational and group counseling for Russian émigré adolescents Special Services for Learning Disabled Children and Teens $25,000 After school and summer camping programs for children and teens with special needs McGill University, Montreal, Canada Zella Bronfman Scholarship Fund $10,000 Scholarships Met Council, New York, NY Emergency Cash Assistance $100,000 Emergency cash assistance Mid-Island Y-JCC, Plainview, NY KISS (Kids in Special Services) $35,000 Social, recreational, educational and Jewish cultural programming for people with special needs Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Holocaust Survivors Program $37,500 Social worker for Holocaust survivors living in Co-op City Center for Aging and Independence $100,000 Third installment of a multi-year endowment grant Montefiore Medical Center J.E. & Z.B. Butler Child Advocacy Center, Bronx, NY Social Worker $50,000 Social worker for Child Advocacy Center Endowment Grant $100,000 Third installment of multi-year endowment grant Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, Bronx, NY Family Choice $55,000 Program to identify and explore educational options with middle and high school students and their families Pioneer Program $100,000 Pilot educational summer camping and after school enrichment program for 1st and 2nd graders at risk of failure SAT Program $20,000 Bridge funds to support SAT prep program for high school students Mother Caroline Academy and Education Center, Boston, MA Enrichment Program $20,000 Year round educational enrichment program for girls Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY High School Museum Studies Program $10,000 After school program for public high school students Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, NY Climate Center Project $25,000 Support for environmental programs New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, NY Child Advocacy $80,000 Free legal services for low-income children with physical, developmental and learning disabilities Family Law $100,000 Free consultation and legal representation for low-income individuals Legal Health $75,000 Legal assistance for low-income patients and advocacy training for health care professionals in NYC hospitals New York Services for the Handicapped, New York, NY Camp Oakhurst $30,000 Respite and summer camping scholarships for adults with physical disabilities Parents Place, White Plains, NY Saturday Program $5,000 Saturday morning drop in program for children and parents. Publicolor, New York, NY Color Club $60,000 After school apprenticeship educational enrichment program for at risk middle and high school youth Ramapo Anchorage Camp, Rhinebeck, NY Ramapo Training Solutions $65,000 Support for professional training and staff development at community based organizations serving high risk youth and children with special needs. Robin Hood Foundation, New York, NY Single Stop $50,000 Targeted grant to support Met Council/NYLAG development of four Single Stop centers to provide social, legal and financial services in Brooklyn Rocking the Boat, Bronx, NY Summer Internship Program $25,000 Summer stipends and apprentice support at boatbuilding and on water program for teens in the Bronx. Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester, Pleasantville, NY Learning Center $30,000 After school educational and counseling program for children with learning disabilities Samuel Field, Little Neck, LI CLASSP (Consortia for Learning and Services to Special Populations) $39,000 Training and internships for high school students working with people with disabilities at five community centers in Westchester and Long Island Comprehensive Teen Services $38,000 Social, recreational, educational and community service programs for teens Jewish Education for Individuals with Disabilities $15,000 Jewish educational programming for individuals with disabilities Partner Abuse Counseling Program $30,000 Social worker for domestic violence program Project Child $10,000 After school program for learning disabled and autistic children ages 5-12. Scholarship Assistance $27,000 Scholarship assistance for children with developmental disabilities attending after school, day camp, preschool programming Single Parent Center $30,000 Social/recreational program for Jewish single parents Sephardic Community Center, Brooklyn, NY Leb Echad $35,000 Summer camping program for children 6-12 with special needs. Shorefront YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY Project Bridge $45,000 Social, recreational and educational program for developmentally disabled émigrés ages 21-40 and their families Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY Camp Kehilla and Special Needs Center $60,000 Summer camp and after school programs for children and adolescents with special needs StreetSquash, New York, NY StreetSquash After School Programs $25,000 Support of afterschool programming that combines athletics, tutoring and college prep for middle and high school youth Suffolk Jewish Community Center, Commack, NY Butler Special Needs Center $30,000 After school and summer camp programs for children with special needs The Center For Teen Empowerment, Boston, MA Youth Leadership Intiative $25,000 Emowering urban youth in a group model to create significant, positive change in schools, communities and neighborhoods UJA-Federation, New York, NY Day Camp Scholarships $55,000 Summer camp scholarships for children with special needs Zella Award $24,000 Annual award for direct service worker and administrator who have made significant contributions to programs for people with disabilities in the UJA-Federation network of agencies Urban Park Rangers, New York, NY Alley Pond Adventure/Family Camping Program $25,000 Day and overnight camping for youth and families at Alley Pond Park Junior Ranger Program $65,000 Summer camping and environmental studies program for inner city youth at Inwood Hill and Marine parks Parks Conservation Corps $25,000 Summer youth employment program combining park restoration with environmental education and outdoor recreation. Ranger Conservation Corps $25,000 Urban environmental after school program for high school students. Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, Burlington, VT Summer Food $25,000 Summer food and recreational programs for school age children in rural Vermont communities Visiting Nurse of New York, New York, NY In Home Care Program $20,000 Support for in home services Westchester Jewish Community Services, White Plains, NY Family Advocacy Program (FAD) $36,400 Socialization/life skills programs for individuals with disabilities, advocacy training and information and referral for families and professional training for staffs of programs serving people with disabilities. Havorah $35,000 Educational, religious, social and cultural programming for developmentally disabled children, teens and adults Partner Abuse Intervention Program $100,000 Intensive counseling program for women and children involved in abusive relationships YouthCare, Boston, MA Autism Spectrum - Social Skills Manual $15,000 Development of a manual for educators, clinicians and parents to create strategies and educational models to train participants to generalize skills and transfer them to different settings. YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Battered Women's Shelter & Transitional Living Program $30,000 Crisis intervention services for women and children in shelter and transitional living programs $4,267,189
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