Manhattan Community Grants - Historical

DFTA

Greenwich House, Inc.

The Senior Center Wellness programming stimulates the minds and improves the physical mobility of Greenwich House's senior center members who span ages 60-102 years of age. We view this vibrant wellness program as the foundation that establishes the senior center as teh pivotal hub for the community's seniors to engage in self preservation, crucial to maintaining physical and mental health.

No

7500.00

7300.00

Judith C. White Senior Center Wellness Programs

224 West 30th Street

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.748848

-73.993377

5

3

95

1014300

1007790057

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Hudson Guild

Hudson Guild's Adult Services (HGAS) helps older adults live independently and with dignity as contributing members of the community. 130 seniors use HGAS long-term case management social services annually and 34 receive ongoing friendly visiting and escorting services.

No

10000.00

6500.00

Hudson Guild Adult Services

441 West 26th Street

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.749196

-74.001815

4

3

97

1012827

1007240010

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square

DFTA

Penn South Social Services Inc.

Penn South Program for Seniors provides social services for persons 60 and older residing at Penn South NORC. PSPS is providing intensive social work services to residents who have cluttering or hoarding issues.

No

7500.00

6325.00

Penn South Programs for Seniors

290 9th Avenue, Suite 21K

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.748996

-73.999491

4

3

97

1082794

1007510001

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square

DFTA

Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders

MBPO funding will support programming and services at the SAGE Center, the first full-time innovative senior center for LGBT older adults in NYC, and the nation. The SAGE Center offers diverse programming that supports LGBT elders in a culturally competent manner and includes employment assistance, legal and financial planning, cultural and educational programs, wellness offerings such as HIV and againg education, cancer support and congregate meals.

No

15000.00

9000.00

The SAGE Center, the First Senior Center for LGBT Older Adults

305 7th Avenue

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.746817

-73.993655

5

3

95

1015060

1008037502

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Aperture Foundation Inc.

Aperture will teach 24-week photography curriculum for 50, 4th & 5th graders and 30, 9th & 10th graders aligned with the national Common Core Standard for College Readiness.

Yes

5000.00

3000.00

Aperture Photography Workshop

547 West 27th Street

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.750893

-74.003934

4

3

99

1012403

1006990005

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square

DOE

New York City Urban Debate League, Inc. (PS 290)

Everyday we host debate practices after school for all students in Manhattan, every weekend Manhattan students compete in debate tournaments, every month we have debate workshops in Manhattan for all grade levels, every month Manhattan's top debaters travel with our Travel Team to the nation's most competitive tournaments, and every summer we host the Manhattan Debate Institute.

Yes

5000.00

3000.00

Manhattan Debate League

215 West 33rd Street, Suite 31C

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.750604

-73.99176

5

3

101

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Theatre Works/USA, Corp.

Free Summer Theatre was created to give young New Yorkers a free theatre tradition they could call their own - like "Shakespeare in Park" - but for kids. Each summer TheatreworksUSA invites 15,000 children and families. About a third of our audience comes from Manhattan.

Yes

5000.00

3000.00

Free Summer Theatre 2013

151 West 26th Street, 7th Fl.

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.745428

-73.992872

5

3

95

1015034

1008020008

Midtown-Midtown South

DOHMH

Episcopal Social Services of New York

Preparing Youth for Adulthood is our growing job development initiative with a goal to take the right steps to ensure that our children will develop the strength they need to take on adulthood.

No

10000.00

4000.00

Preparing Youth for Adulthood

305 Seventh Avenue, 4th Fl.

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.746817

-73.993655

5

3

95

1015060

1008037502

Midtown-Midtown South

DOHMH

Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.

Funding will support two vital services at GMHC - the HIV Hotline and HIV/STI Testing.

No

10000.00

3000.00

HIV and STI Testing and Prevention

446 West 335r Street

New York

NY

10001

DOHMH

Greenwich House, Inc.

The Children's Safety Project provides psychiatric counseling and support services to children and their non-offending family members who are dealing with physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence or trauma resulting from crime.

No

7500.00

0.00

Children's Safety Project

224 West 30th Street

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.748848

-73.993377

5

3

95

1014300

1007790057

Midtown-Midtown South

DOHMH

Sakhi for South Asian Women

Sakhi seeks funding to support it's Economic Empowerment Program, which provides over 300 survivors of violance a year with opportunities to build skills that strengthen their capacity to be financially independent.

No

10000.00

0.00

Economic Empowerment Program

P.O. Box 20208

New York

NY

10001

DOHMH

S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, Inc.

The main goal of the LCNY is to increase Lupus diagnosis and treatment, awareness, education, support, and advocacy in NYC underserved neighborhoods.

Yes

15000.00

4000.00

Lupus Cooperative of New York (LCNY)

330 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1701

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.747549

-73.993143

5

3

95

1014264

1007780043

Midtown-Midtown South

DOHMH

The Alpha Workshops

Alpha Workshops Studio School provides classes in decorative arts and painted finishes exclusively to HIV Positive adults residing in the (5) Boroughs who are physically and psychologically ready to return to employmenty, but require targeted help.

No

7500.00

3500.00

Advanced Training in the Decorative Arts

245 West 29th Street, 14th Fl.

New York

NY

10001

MANHATTAN

40.748417

-73.994222

5

3

95

1014282

1007790013

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Eldridge Street Project, Inc.

Building upon our past five years of offering Free Mondays, this project will provide free admission to up to 1,500 seniors (and 2,000 adults and families) to visit the Museum at Eldridge street on 52 Mondays year-round (with the exclusion of major legal and Jewish holidays). Last year, we served 1,047 seniors.

No

10000.00

3000.00

Free Mondays (Admission) at Eldridge Street

12 Eldridge Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.714733

-73.993713

3

1

16

1003778

1002930003

Chinatown

DFTA

Hamilton-Madison House

Hamilton-Madison House's Senior Services ESL/Ctizenship classes conticue to be an integral part of the senior curriculum. During the program year, a total of 80 seniors take part in classes which were held at the House's 3 senior centers.

No

15000.00

10000.00

Hamilton-Madison House ESL/Citizenship Classes

253 South Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.710001

-73.990553

3

1

6

1085945

1002480015

Lower East Side

DFTA

Hamilton-Madison House

HMH's Social Adult Day Program's goal is to improve the quality of life for seniors with memory loss, while providing support and education to caregivers/family. The program provides independence, social interaction and involvement in a home-like environment.

No

15000.00

7500.00

Hamilton-Madison House Social Adult Day Program

253 South Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.710001

-73.990553

3

1

6

1085945

1002480015

Lower East Side

DFTA

Henry Street Settlement

The Good Companion Senior Center is located within the Vladeck Houses complex. It includes a computer lab, a library, case management services, discussion groups, full recreational programming and congregate meals.

No

20000.00

7000.00

Good Companions Senior Center

265 Henry Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.713857

-73.984532

3

1

202

1079627

1002880078

Lower East Side

DFTA

Indochina Sino-American Community Center

The target population is unemployed adults of Vietnamese and Chinese refugees and immigrants in Manhattan, Bronx, and other boroughs in New York City. This application proposes two Computer Training for Employment Classes with a total 24 students in one year. Its total funding requested is $13,004, and ISACC will contribute $4,104 in support of this program. THere will be two 20-week semesters with 12 students in each class.

Yes

13004.00

0.00

Computer Training for Emploment

170 Forsyth Street, 2nd Fl.

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.721238

-73.991385

3

1

3601

1075911

1004217502

Chinatown

DFTA

United Jewish Council of the East Side, Inc.

UJC operated two senior centers at Blalystoker Place and Lillian Wald Senior Center. Together the two centers average daily enrollments of 200 people. Five days a week, a hot, kosher and nutritious meal is served to everyone. Additionally, another 160 frail homebound elderly have a meal delivered to their home.

Yes

14000.00

3000.00

UJC Adult Luncheon Club and Lillian Wald Senior Center

235 East Broadway

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.714359

-73.986509

3

1

201

1003732

1002860033

Lower East Side

DFTA

University Settlement Society of New York, Inc.

University Settlement operates an extensive and dynamic Older Adults Program. The core of the program is our full-service Senior Center, which has served older adults living in the Lower East Side, Chinatown and adjacent neighborhoods since 1971. It is a lively and active community space, and approximately 150 seniors a day, out of 837 active members, take advantage of the many resources we offer.

No

15000.00

7500.00

Promoting the Health of Older Adults

184 Eldridge Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.720653

-73.990674

3

1

18

1005483

1004150018

Chinatown

DFTA

University Settlement Society of New York, Inc.

University Settlement, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) and the Tenant Board of Confucius Plaza have established a special collaboration to increase the resources available to the large volume of vulnerable senior living in Manhattan's Chinatown, where there is a high incidence of poverty, isolation and risk for negative health, housing and other outcomes among Chinese immigrant seniors.

No

15000.00

7000.00

Healthy Living @ Confucius Plaza

184 Eldridge Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.720653

-73.990674

3

1

18

1005483

1004150018

Chinatown

DOE

A Place for Kids, Inc.

APKF provides after-school and summer programming for 103 underserved students in K-5th grades. Additionally, the program support 20+ volunteer high school and college students by providing them informal training. Major activities include homework aid, literacy arts, and multicultural workshops.

No

4950.00

0.00

Literacy Arts and Multicultural Curriculum

111 Division Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.714398

-73.992299

3

1

6

1003612

1002830094

Lower East Side

DOE

Arts for Art

Music is Mine is a high quality after-school program currently based at the Campos Plaza Community Center. Professional artists conduct workshops, lecture demonstrations, coachings, and mentorships with children ages 6-16.

No

5000.00

0.00

Music is Mine

107 Suffolk Street, #3.5

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.718943

-73.986122

3

1

1402

1004301

1003530054

Lower East Side

DOE

Dynamic Forms Inc.

Our program in Year 11 at PS 15, introduces in 32 weeks the whole school of 200 PreK-5 students, 25 teachers, and 30 support staff to dance (movement, body, patterns, kinesthetic and visual communication) and literacy connections. We will teach all 8 classes for 20 lessons during the school day and 2 classes after school for 48 lessons.

No

6000.00

3000.00

Partnerships in Literacy through Dance & Creativity with PS 15 Roberto Clemente

107 Suffolk Street, Suite 310

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.718943

-73.986122

3

1

1402

1004301

1003530054

Lower East Side

DOE

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

The Tenement Museum's education programs utilize history as a means to understand the past and illuminate the present, and encourage meaningful dialogue about the enduring issues that have affected historic and present-day immigrant communities.

No

5000.00

3000.00

Tenement Museum Education Program

91 Orchard Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.718252

-73.990181

3

1

18

1079706

1004140059

Chinatown

DPR

Arts for Art

A total of 30 concerns, ten concerts in each of the following gardens gardens: 6BC Botanical Garden, Children's Magical Garden, First Street Green.

No

5000.00

4000.00

In Gardens

107 Suffolk Street, M RM 3.5

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.718943

-73.986122

3

1

1402

1004301

1003530054

Lower East Side

DOE

The Paper Bag Players

New York City Theater For All provides free and low-cost tickets to school children in grades pre-K through Third for The Paper Bag Players school time performances in all five boroughs. Our goal is that any child who wants to see The Paper Bag Players can. The $5000 we are requeseting from the Borough President Stringer will support this program at four shows at harlem Stage/Marian Anderson Theater.

No

5000.00

0.00

NYXC Theater For All (support for shows at Harlem Stage/Marian Anderson Theater)

185 East Broadway

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.714154

-73.98902

3

1

6

1003618

1002840018

Lower East Side

DOHMH

Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, Inc.

Two Bridges operates Community programs focusing on health and wellness, arts and culture, ans science education in the community room of Two brodges Tower a mixed income affordable housing in the two Bridges neighborhood.

No

8400.00

4000.00

Two Bridges Fitness Program

275 Cherry Street, Grnd Fl.

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.711351

-73.988558

3

1

6

1077590

1002470001

Lower East Side

DPR

Henry Street Settlement

The Boys and Girls Republic community center's evening program for teens offers high-quality recreational and educational programming to low-income youth from Alphabet City.

No

10000.00

5000.00

Boys and Girls Republic (BGR)

265 Henry Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.713857

-73.984532

3

1

202

1079627

1002880078

Lower East Side

DPR

Hester Street Collaborative, Inc.

1. HSC will work with local youth to design and install the 7th annual Lunar New Year lantern display at Sara D. Roosevelt Park. 2. HSC will engage youth in building and maintaining public art installations as well as steward the plant life on Pier 42.

No

5000.00

3000.00

Youth and Community Engagement in Lower Manhattan Parks

113 Hester Street

New York

NY

10002

MANHATTAN

40.716589

-73.993153

3

1

16

1003973

1003060038

Chinatown

DFTA

Open Channels New York, Inc.

Since 2001, DP has been providing free artistic workshops through the Citizen Seniors Component of our on-going cultural education and community outreach program. Through our community partner Sirovich Senior Center in the East Village, we provide the opportunity for elders to create original work based on thier own lives and experiences.

Yes

5000.00

3000.00

Citizens Senior

161A Chrystie Street, Ground Fl.

New York

NY

10,002.00

DFTA

AARP Foundation -Manhattan Tax Aide

Manhattan Tax Aide is a volunteer-run tax return preparation service absoultely free to low and middle income elderly residents of Manhattan. In 2013 we prepared and efiled over 5,500 federal/state returns and had over 160 volunteers.

No

5000.00

5000.00

Manhattan Tax Aide

c/o Elizabeth Mindlin - 130 East 18th Street

New York

NY

10003

DFTA

Cooper Square Community Development Committee

The Cooper Square Committee wants to create a Senior Health, Advocacy and Recreation Program (SHARP) for a Naturally Occuring Retirement Community (NORC) in a 20 block area, located between East 5th Street and Stanton Street, from the Bowery to 1st Avenue.

Yes

10000.00

3000.00

Senior Health, Advocacy and Recreation Project (SHARP)

61 East 4th Street

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.726755

-73.990735

3

2

38

1082642

1004600056

East Village

DFTA

New York Theatre Workshop

MIND THE GAP was created by NYTW in 2009 and since that time has grown from a pilot project to a full-fledged, year-round program. For each workshop, NYTW assembles a committed group of 7 seniors (or elders) and 7 high school students interested in and comfortable with the goals of the program. Beyond the vast age range of 13 to late 80s, NYTW assembles groups of participants that bring with them a mixture of ethnicities, skill levels, personal experiences and economic situation.

No

5000.00

3000.00

Mind the Gap

79 East 4th Street

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.726483

-73.990096

3

2

38

1006601

1004600046

East Village

DOE

Art for Progress, Inc.

Alternative Arts Workshops involve introductory and customized lessons in alternative art forms i.e. photography, fashion, visual art, musical instruments, and DJ instruction. The prgram currently serves over 300 Manhattan public school students.

Yes

5000.00

0.00

Alternative Arts Workshops

151 First Avenue, #26

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.728387

-73.984717

3

2

40

1075923

1004510036

East Village

DOE

Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc.

The After-School Program provides an educational environment for 4th-8th graders enrolled at Ballet Tech school. The program intergrates pre-professional dance training with academic instruction for 150 NYC public school students, all tuition-free.

No

10000.00

0.00

The Ballet Tech School After-School Program

890 Broadway

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.73859

-73.989911

5

2

52

1016163

1008487502

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square

DOE

GO Project

The GO Project serves 567 low-income students in grades K-8 who are performing below grade level, with a focus on those attending under-resourced schools in Lower Manhattan's school district1. GO Summer is a rigorous five-week summer program with a staff of certified teachers and specialists, enrichment teachers, teaching assistants, student teachers/techer candidates and skilled volunteer.

Yes

10000.00

5000.00

GO Summer: Avoiding the Summer Learning Loss

86 Fourth Avenue

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.731674

-73.990305

2

2

61

1008997

1005570001

West Village

DOE

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

"History and Historic Preservation" has used New York City as a living classroom for students to explore and learn more about how history an be found - and preserved - in their physical surroundings.

No

5000.00

0.00

History and Historic Preservation: A Student Education Program

232 East 11th Street

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.730817

-73.987433

3

2

40

1006817

1004660025

East Village

DOE

Youth Service Opportunities Project, Inc.

YSOP programs introduce students to volunteer service with homeless and hungry people. In our programs, students spend a day serving in soup kitchens, drop-in centers, food pantries, a clothing bank, a furniture distribution center, and in recreational programs for homeless children.

No

5000.00

0.00

YSOP Service Days

15 Rutherford Place

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.733652

-73.985051

6

2

48

1082121

1008970016

Gramercy

DOHMH

AIDS Service Center of Lower Manhattan, Inc.

ASCNYC proposes to augment its urban farm at ASCNYC's Casa Washington Heights Community Center, which produces organiz vegetables and herbs our Food & Nutrition Program throught the addition of a nutrition education/organic farming group.

No

10694.00

4000.00

CASA Washington Heights Urban Farm

41 East 11th Street, 5th Fl.

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.733164

-73.99296

2

2

61

1009127

1005630001

West Village

DOHMH

Fourth Arts Block Inc.

The FAB Festival will include outdoor movement workshops with experienced educators, healthy & organic food vendors, the local food co-op's bike-powered smoothie station and a bike valet courtesy of TA.

No

3500.00

0.00

FAB! Festival

61 East 4th Street

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.726755

-73.990735

3

2

38

1082642

1004600056

East Village

DOHMH

Police Athletic League, Inc.

In partnership with NYC family Court and Dept. of Probation, Youthlink provides services to youth who get in trouble with the law at an early age.

No

5000.00

3000.00

PAL Youth Link

34 1/2 East 12th Street

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.733809

-73.992549

2

2

61

1009129

1005630020

West Village

DOHMH

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.

The camp fair is about connecting families with community resources and opportunities. For low-income families, we provide links to public sector family re-imbursement programs, religious and fraternal organizations, and camps anf charities that provides scholarships for needy campers.

No

7550.00

5000.00

Special Camp Fair 2014

116 East 16th Street

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.73548

-73.98828

5

2

50

1017815

1008710070

Gramercy

DPR

New York City Community Garden Coalition

The festival is a celebration of life on the Lower East Side, 24 LES community gardens participated in the event. The festival allowed for residents to visit gardens for the first time. Hundred of artist participated including dance companies and musicians from around the world, comedians, theater companies, etc.

Yes

5000.00

3000.00

LAFF Lungs Arts Fall Festival

232 East 11th Street

New York

NY

10003

MANHATTAN

40.730817

-73.987433

3

2

40

1006817

1004660025

East Village

DOE

Child Abuse Prevention Program, Inc.

Child Safety Workshop is targeted to elementary school children and their families. The workshop uses life-size puppets to teach children how to recognize, resist, and report physical and sexual abuse.

No

5000.00

5000.00

Child Safety Workshop

5 Hanover Square, 15th Fl.

New York

NY

10004

MANHATTAN

40.704923

-74.009046

1

1

7

1000832

1000280005

Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan

DFTA

New York Mortgage Coalition

The objective of Financial Literacy for Seniors is to empower New York City's senior population (65 and older) with the financial literacy and tools they need to protect their financial assets, make informed economic decisions, and avoid the scam artists that prey upon our vulnerable populations, particularly the aging.

Yes

9500.00

5000.00

Financial Literacy for Seniors

50 Broad Street - Suite 1125

New York

NY

10004

DFTA

The Women's Center for Education and Career (Fiscal Conduit: Fund for the City of New York)

WORKERDAY is a tuition-free career preparation program that will make it possible fgor 120 NYC low-income women of color, middle aged and older, to succeed in today's competitive, global job market. It provides the support and opportunity needed to become successful workers and offers concrete skills and strategies to help women move into better paying careers.

Yes

10000.00

5000.00

WORKREADY

11 Broadway, Suite 450

New York

NY

10004

MANHATTAN

40.705354

-74.013731

1

1

13

1000044

1000130005

Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan

DOE

Community- Word Project, Inc.

Community-Word Project's Collaborative Arts Residency Program integrates creative writing and art-making in order to inspire New York City public school students to learn powerful ways to express their own stories and learn critical literacy and life skills.

Yes

10000.00

3000.00

Collaborative Arts Residency Program

11 Broadway, Suite 508

New York

NY

10004

MANHATTAN

40.705354

-74.013731

1

1

13

1000044

1000130005

Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan

DOE

National Museum of the American Indian

The request is towards testing of pilot programs for imagiNATIONS, the museum's upcoming new education center. The request will wupport research and development of education programs intended for students and teachers from New York City public schools.

No

5000.00

0.00

imagiNATIONS: Expanding Learning Opportunities for Youth

One Bowling Green

New York

NY

10004

DOE

PowerPlay NYC, Inc.

The PowerPlay STARS after school and summer programs promote physical activity, healthy living, wellness and life-skills, learning for girls in underserved communities.

Yes

10000.00

0.00

STARS Program

42 Broadway, 20th Floor

New York

NY

10004

MANHATTAN

40.70627

-74.012909

1

1

9

1000812

1000220020

Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan