BRONXWORKS INC

CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMSBRONXWORKS' CHILDREN AND YOUTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS SERVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 2.9 YEARS TO THE AGE OF TWENTY-FOUR, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS AND FAMILIES. FOR CHILDREN AGES TWO TO FIVE, PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS OF PRE-SCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY) PROGRAM AND TWO NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTERS (ECLCS) FOR PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR K-8TH GRADE AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE RETENTION AND FOUR CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CENTERS LOCATED IN NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENTS. OUR COMPASS AND SONYC AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS THAT ARE BASED IN SCHOOLS OR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SPECIFICALLY SERVED 1439 YOUNG PEOPLE IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, PROGRAMS. INCLUDE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TRANSITIONS INITIATIVE (MSTI) ASSISTS 291 YOUNG PEOPLE AND NINETY-TWO PARENTS/CAREGIVERS TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL BY OFFERING WORKSHOPS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND CAREGIVERS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS. OLDER YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTER FOR ACHIEVING FUTURE EDUCATION (CAF) A COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM, FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WHO ATTEND SELECTED BRONX-BASED HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS A COLLEGE RETENTION COMPONENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSUING AN ASSOCIATE OR BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THE CAF PROGRAM SERVED 416 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. BRONXWORKS PROVIDES A RANGE OF ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND OTHER SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE JILL CHAIFETZ TRANSFER SCHOOL (JCTS). OUR ORGANIZATION SERVES AS THE LEAD COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS FOR JCTS AND THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT COMPRISE THE WEBSTER CAMPUS, IS 313 AND IS 339. WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 574 STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE BASED IN OR NEAR PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEXES SERVING SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS. IN FY 2025, BRONXWORKS WAS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR FOUR CORNERSTONES, SERVING 17,326 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULT RESIDENTS THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULT ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES.IN FY 2025, HIPPY SERVED FIFTY PARENTS WITH FIFTY-EIGHT CHILDREN (51). THE TWO ECLCS ENROLLED A COMBINED TOTAL OF NINETY-SIX PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.