Manhattan Community Grants - Historical

DOE

Fight for Sight, Inc.

Fight for Sight (FFS) Focus on Vision Research (FVR) will be a program in city schools one per borough for high achieving youth, and will offer students insight into current trends in eye and vision research and guidance in planning for a successful research career. The most promising students will garner laboratory experience by participating in an intensive spring practicum.

Yes

5000.00

0.00

Focus on Vision Research (FVR)

381 Park Avenue South, Suite 809

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.742534

-73.984641

5

2

68

1018159

1008820085

Gramercy

DOE

LD Resources Foundation, Inc.

LD Resources Foundation provides access to the most up-to-date technology to low-income college students with learning disabilites.

Yes

2000.00

0.00

Assistive Technology for College-Bound Students with Learning Disabilities

31 East 32nd Street, Suite 607

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.746352

-73.983572

5

2

74

1017017

1008620026

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

PS 116 Manhattan

Our school currently provides curriculum chess to our Kindergarden to our Grade 2 students for one period a week during the school day.

Yes

5000.00

0.00

Curriculum Chess

210 East 33rd Street

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.744838

-73.978116

6

2

70

1020080

1009130007

Murray Hill-Kips Bay

DOE

Publicolor, Inc.

Publicolor begins its work by forming after-school Paint Clubs in low-performing inner city public schools. PAINT club participants transform their own underachieving institutional looking schools from dreary and hopeless to vibrant and stimulating learning environments.

No

9000.00

3000.00

Paint Club

149 Madison Avenue, Suite 1201

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.746333

-73.983991

5

2

74

1016997

1008610057

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, Inc.

Reach Out and read serves over 270,000 in the greater New York City region including over 58,000 at 38 hospitals and clinics in manhattan. The program is a pedeatric-based intervention that adresses the literacy need of the City's youngest and neediest populations.

No

20000.00

3000.00

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York School Readiness Project

30 East 33rd Street, 6th Fl.

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.746983

-73.983193

5

2

74

1017020

1008620045

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Screen Actors Guild Foundation

Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools is part of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's award-winning children's literacy initiative. This national program is comprised of 2,200 performing artists who volunteer to read aloud to 60,000 children each month in Title I schools, shelters, and hospitals.

Yes

4000.00

3000.00

Expanding BookPALS' Reach in Early Education ICT Classrooms

260 Madison Avenue, 7th Fl.

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.750707

-73.980828

5

4

82

1017230

1008680016

Murray Hill-Kips Bay

DOE

Spanish Theatre Repertory Company, Ltd.

The Dignidad program promotes pride as well as self-esteem by exposing and introducing Latino, as well as non-Latino students, to classic and contemporary Spanish-language plays that inspire positive self-awareness, challenge cultural perceptions and promote cultural exchange.

No

10000.00

0.00

Dignidad! Repertorio's Education Outreach Program

138 East 27th Street

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.741886

-73.982599

6

2

68

1018151

1008820060

Gramercy

DOE

The Dance Ring, Inc. - (dba NY Theatre Ballet)

New York Theatre Ballet's Ballet School NY offers after-school dace classes in its Children's Division for 150 students each year. During the coming year, 25 or more of the children will attend on LIFT scholarships. They are provided with class attire and costumes; trasportaion as needed for them and escorting adults; tutoring; mentoring; books; and clothing.

No

10000.00

3000.00

LIFT Community Services Program

30 East 31st Street

New York

NY

10016

MANHATTAN

40.745729

-73.984056

5

2

74

1016971

1008600057

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Citymeals-on-Wheels

Citymeals delivers food to homebound elderly on weekends and on holidays when their local meal providers are otherwise closed. These box deliveries consist of three shelf stable meals to be consumed over the long holiday weekend. This grant will fund the delivery of 3,380 boxes and over 10,000 meals specifically to the homebound elderly of Manhattan prior to the long Labor Day weekend at the beginning of September 2013.

No

25000.00

10000.00

Labor Day Boxes

355 Lexington Avenue

New York

NY

10017

MANHATTAN

40.750245

-73.976909

6

4

80

1036147

1012950023

Murray Hill-Kips Bay

DOHMH

The Single Parent Resource center, Inc.

SPRC provides direct, on-sight education and support services to a racially and ethnically diverse population of more than 2,000 single parent families anually, including parents who are seeking re-unification with their children after separation due to substance abuse, incarceration, and/or homelessness.

Yes

9600.00

0.00

The Single Parent Resource Center's Strengthening Families Program

228 East 45th Street, 5th Fl.

New York

NY

10017

MANHATTAN

40.752355

-73.972266

6

4

90

1037578

1013180033

Turtle Bay-East Midtown

DPR

Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza

The project would introduce recycling of disposibles to Hammarskjold Plaza and make leaf-collection and garden composing more effective. The organization will provide the initial 4 recycling recepticles, build compost bins, and plant more native species while engaging and educating the public in the proces.

No

6385.00

0.00

Renew, Recycle, Go Green

224 East 47th Street, Rm. 339

New York

NY

10017

MANHATTAN

40.753634

-73.971418

6

4

90

1037605

1013200034

Turtle Bay-East Midtown

DOC

Center for Court Innovation

Times Square Ink and Dads United for Parenting, two on-site programs, serve non-custodial, under- and unemployed fathers, many of whom have a history of court involvement and/or incarceration.

No

5000.00

4060.00

Times Square Ink/Dads United for Parenting

520 - 8th Avenue, 18th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

DFTA

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged

St. Martin's Tower NORC Supportive Services Program works to provide social services, educational and recreational activities, and healthcare services to adults 55 years and older who live in St. Martin's Tower, as well as their families, and the immediate surrounding community on the Upper West Side.

No

6500.00

5000.00

St. Martin's Tower NORC-SSP

247 West 37th Street, 9th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753475

-73.990594

5

3

109

1014454

1007870011

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged

JASA Club 76 provides a wide variety of programs and services including physical fitness classes, health and wellness activities, drama workshop, and educational lectures of interest to the senior participants, creative art classes, parties, special events, trips, information and referrals for social services, case assistance and entitlement counseling.

No

5000.00

5000.00

JASA Club 76 Senior Center

247 West 37th Street, 9th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753475

-73.990594

5

3

109

1014454

1007870011

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged

The mission of the JASA 1199 NORC SSP is to enable seniors to remain in the homes and community ofr as long as they can with the support they need to be safe, healthy and active citizens. 1199 NORC-SSP was established to provide a variety of social service programs to adults age 60 and over residing the East Harlem community.

No

10000.00

5000.00

1199 Plaza NORC Program

247 West 37th Street, 9th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753475

-73.990594

5

3

109

1014454

1007870011

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged

Franklin Plaza NORC program provides social services, recreatioinal/educational and healthcare services to older adults, 55 years and older, residing at Franklin Plaza Apartments Inc, and within the immediate East Harlem community.

No

5000.00

3000.00

Franklin Plaza NORC

247 West 37th Street, 9th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753475

-73.990594

5

3

109

1014454

1007870011

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged

Sundays at JASA is an educational program involving the humanities, music, art and literature. It is designed for older adults to enjoy high caliber classes and lectures. There are two semesters each year for a total of 26 weeks during which twenty-seven courses are offered.

No

5000.00

3000.00

Sundays at JASA

247 West 37th Street, 9th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753475

-73.990594

5

3

109

1014454

1007870011

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Medicare Rights Center, Inc.

During 2013-14, the Medicare Rights Center will reach an estimated 6,500 older Manhattan residents and those with disabilities, their families, and the professionals serving them through counseling sessions, community-based presentations, and assistance enrolling into Medicare low-income programs. The coming year is critical for ensuring that older New Yorkers and those with disabilities can transition seamlessly from the new statewide health insurance exchange to Medicare and navigate new managed long-term care plans.

No

20000.00

8500.00

Medicare Beneficiary Low-Income Enrollment and Counseling

520 Eighth Avenue North Wing, 3rd Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753612

-73.992417

5

3

109

1083624

1007860001

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

ArtsConnection, Inc.

Arts Connection is a comprehensive arts-in-education, bringing art to public schools. 165 professional teaching artists provide in-depth instruction in theater, dace, music, and visual arts to students at 100+ schools.

No

5000.00

3000.00

High 5 Tickets to the Arts

520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 321

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753612

-73.992417

5

3

109

1083624

1007860001

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

America SCORES New York

America SCORES NY hires, trains, and supports public school teachers in providing a holistic after-school youth development program to students in W. Harlem/Hamilton Heights. Curriculum supports sports, creative writing, and neighborhood advocacy.

No

5000.00

3000.00

Literacy in Action: Engaging Students in Literacy, Healthy Activities & Community

520 8th Avenue, Suite 201C

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753612

-73.992417

5

3

109

1083624

1007860001

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Center for Arts Education, Inc.

Parents As Art Partners is a school-based initiative that increases parent engagement and opportunities for student success in school through high-quality family arts workshops . The program operates in schools across NYC and three in Manhattan.

No

5000.00

3000.00

Manhattan Parents as Arts Partners

266 West 37th Street, 9th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753632

-73.991009

5

3

109

1083624

1007860001

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Chess-in-the-Schools, Inc.

Chess-in-the-school scholastic tournaments offer high-level chess competition in NYC. Held at public schools throughout NYC, the events draw children from kindergartens through high school.

No

10000.00

3000.00

Manhattan Borough President's Cup

520 Eighth Avenue, Floor 2

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753612

-73.992417

5

3

109

1083624

1007860001

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Girls Write Now, Inc.

GWN's flagship Mentoring Program operates by a model we have remained true to since inception: weekly pairings between professional women writers and teenage girls, bolstered by monthly, genre-based workshops, public readings, and annual publication.

No

5000.00

5000.00

Girls Write Now Mentoring Program

247 West 37th , Suite 1800

10018

DOE

Settlement Housing Fund

Semiperm's Book Club for Kids program encourages children to read in a creative and fun environment. With the support of dedicated volunteers, and with the participation of parents, the Book Club provides up to 12 elementary and middle school children from the P.S. 75 school zone wiht one-on-one reading mentors.

Yes

2760.00

3000.00

Semiperm Book Club for Kids

247 West 37th Street, 4th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753475

-73.990594

5

3

109

1014454

1007870011

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

The Horticultural Society of New York

Initiated in 1989, Apple Seed is an interdisciplinary program currently serving 434 very low-income students at 5 elementary schools in West, Central, and East Harlem. Typically, our instructors provide 10 weekly, 60-minute sessions during school hours. Some schools, however, request as much as 30 weekly sessions; others perfer us to conduct an on-site, after-school program.

Yes

10000.00

3000.00

Apple Seed

148 West 37th Street, 13th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.752465

-73.988237

5

3

109

1015249

1008120069

Midtown-Midtown South

DOHMH

Adaptive Design Association, Inc.

ADA will construct aprox. 600 customized adaptions for 300 children with disabilities, so they can participate more fully at home, schools and commumity life.

No

3500.00

3500.00

Adaptive Equipment for Children with Disabilities

313 West 36th Street

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.753769

-73.993189

4

3

111

1013596

1007600032

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square

DOHMH

MCCNY Charities, Inc.

Funds will be used to support MCCNY LGBTQI Mental health Clinic. Services provided include mental health counseling and screening, brief intervention and referrrals, mental health first aid, substance abuse counseling, enhanced HIV testing and entitlement assistence.

No

10000.00

4000.00

LGBTQI Mantal Health Clinic

446 West 36th Street

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.755509

-73.997387

4

3

111

1012876

1007330062

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square

DOHMH

New Destiny Housing Corporation

Housing Link works with families and individuals using the city's homeless shelters to scape domestic violence, individuals who are at risk of homelessness because of domestic violence, and providers who offer services to victims of abuse. Housinglink annually assists at least 2300 survivors and advocates through its helpline and workshops.

No

5000.00

0.00

HousingLink

12 West 37th Street

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.750639

-73.983899

5

4

84

1015942

1008380058

Midtown-Midtown South

DOHMH

New York Council on Adoptable Children

COAC request $10,000 for Helping Hands a support program for HIV Positive parents and their families that helps plan for their children's future care.

No

10000.00

4500.00

Helping Hands

589 Eight Avenue, 15th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

DOHMH

New York Youth at Risk

The Youth At Risk Young Parents Division helps young parents age 15-24 from disadvantaged backgrounds - including youth who have been in foster care adopt parenting practices that will enable them to inpart values to their children that will the family to break generational cycles of poverty, limited education, and chronic unemployment.

No

5000.00

4500.00

Youth at Risk Young Parents Division Co-Parenting Program

25 West 36th Street, 8th Fl.

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.750258

-73.98487

5

4

84

1015927

1008380027

Midtown-Midtown South

DOHMH

Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries

HKFP aims to create a more food secure community through collaborative farming, nutrition education (workshops and youth after-school programs) and a Community Supported Agriculture Program (Afordable Fresh Produce).

Yes

4983.00

0.00

Food Program Enhancement Project

410 West 40th Street

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.757332

-73.99403

4

3

115

1013005

1007370043

Clinton

DPR

CHEKPEDS, Inc.

Dyer Avenue Greening consists of converting underused lanes of traffic and parking at the entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel in green space.

No

9500.00

0.00

Dyer Avenue Greening

438 West 38th Street, Suite 12B

New York

NY

10018

MANHATTAN

40.756624

-73.996185

4

3

111

1012981

1007350060

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square

DFTA

Encore Community Services

Encore Community Services was one of only four nonprofit organizations in Manhattan awarded a contract from the NYC Department for the Aging to deliver meals to homebound seniors living on the Westside of midtown. This contract transformed the operation of Encore's meal preparation and service delivery systems in therms of dramatically increasing the quantity, quality and choices of meals procided to seniors, in addition to significantly expanding its catchment area.

No

9500.00

9500.00

Home-Delivered Meals

239 West 49th Street

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.761143

-73.985312

5

3

125

1024789

1010210009

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc.

HCC provides free legal and advocacy services to lower income seniors on a range of matters, including landlord/tenant, consumer debt, benefit and disability, immigration and domestic violence/elder abuse and end of life matters such as wills, powers of attorney, health care proxies, directives and living wills.

No

25000.00

9000.00

Senior Legal Services and Advocacy Project

777 Tenth Avenue

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.766197

-73.990701

4

3

135

1088298

1010817503

Clinton

DOE

Circle in the Square Theatre School, Inc.

Circle in the Square Theatre does two annual Outreach Performances series that helps them to serve students and senior citizens as well as gain new audiences. One of their series is dedicated to reaching students, while the other reaches a wider audience.

No

5000.00

0.00

Outreach Performances

1633 Broadway

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.761574

-73.983962

5

3

131

1024812

1010220043

Midtown-Midtown South

DFTA

New York City Center, Inc.

As part of New York City Center's Outreach Initiatives, intended to promote lifelong engagement with the arts, City Center will offer seniors a free musical theater program based on City Center's acclaimed Encores! Series of rarely heard American musicals. Through its community partners, City Center distributes tickets to the three Encores! final dress rehearsal performances and seminars.

No

5000.00

0.00

City Center Senior Programs

130 West 56th Street

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.764151

-73.978889

5

4

137

1023391

1010080015

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.

Ailey Camp is a 6-week summer program that uses the power of disciplines dance training, creative writing instruction, and personal development and communication workshops to provide a highly motivating experience for underserved youth.

No

10000.00

3000.00

AileyCamp New York

405 West 55th Street

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.766839

-73.987163

4

3

139

1026846

1010650029

Clinton

DOE

Museum of Arts and Design

MADlab k-12 is the Museum's flagship arts in education program, designed to engage K-12 students-- focusing on New York City youth --in the art of making; encourage social and skill development via learning with the hands; and help students and teachers achieve the requirements of NYC's Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts.

Yes

15000.00

3000.00

MADlab K-12

2 Columbus Circle

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.7677

-73.981957

5

3

137

1024910

1010300001

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Reading Reform Foundation of New York

Reading Reform Foundation proposes to serve 3 Manhattan elementary schools in FY 14. The in-school teacher-training program creates a collaboration among RRF consultants, school adminstrators, participating teachers and their grades K-3 classes over a school year.

No

10000.00

0.00

In-School Teacher-Training Program

333 West 57th Street, Suite 1L

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.767176

-73.983946

4

3

139

1082450

1010487504

Clinton

DOE

The 52nd Street Project

Smart Partners is an academic mentoring/tutoring program for underserved children, ages 10-18, from Hell's Kitchen, who are enrolled at The 52nd Street Project, pairing Project kids with individual adult mentors. There are currently 53 pairs of Smart Parners who meet at least once a week at the Project Clubhouse for ninety-minute long one-on-one sessions.

No

10000.00

3000.00

Smart Partners

789 - 10th Avenue

New York

NY

10019

DOE

Trident Swim Foundation

The Trident Swim Foundation (TSF) is a start-up non-profit organization focused on creating and supporting swimming-based academically oriented youth development programs in New York City. Since April 2007, the foundation has progressed from exploratory talks to an active program at George Washington Educational Campus.

Yes

9000.00

3000.00

George Washington Educational Campus Swim Program

150 West 55th Street, #8A

New York

NY

10019

MANHATTAN

40.763868

-73.98016

5

4

137

1023386

1010070054

Midtown-Midtown South

DOE

Blackberry Productions, Inc.

Blackberry Productions (BP) will produce the company's signature community outreach event: Harlem Renaissance ll on Tour, that will bring professional theater performances to between 500 and 700 under-served youth throughout Harlem.

Yes

7500.00

0.00

Harlem Renaissance II on Tour

549 West 52nd Street

New York

NY

10019-501

DFTA

James Lenox House Association, Inc.

James Lenox House residents are all older adults 55+ who live independently under Mitchell-Lama regulations; the Asoociation provides a variety of services to help assure their continued health, mental acuity and quality of life. The project will provide partial reimbursement for our social services program for our 100+ residents: a licensed social work supervisor(consultant), 2 unpaid interns and overall supervision by Exec Director.

No

20000.00

7500.00

Health Maintenance Program - Social Work Services

49 East 73rd Street

New York

NY

10021

MANHATTAN

40.77228

-73.964474

8

4

130

1041499

1013880026

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

DFTA

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc.

We are requesting $15,000 for our East Side Transportation Program provides transportation services to our frail older adult clients in Community Districts 6 and 8. Operating seven days a week, our East Side Transportation Program provides escorted rides to senior clients in order to meet the transportation needs identified by seniors, staff and our partners in the East Side senior service community.

No

15000.00

8000.00

East Side Transportation Program

331 East 70th Street

New York

NY

10021

MANHATTAN

40.766925

-73.95795

8

5

126

1044838

1014450014

Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

DOE

Turtle bay Music School

TBMS works to fill the music education gqp in NYC public Schools with sustainable in-school and after-school programs that benefit students, teachers, schools, and their communities. We reach nearly 2,000 students annually in 8 schools located in 5 conucil districts.

Yes

10000.00

0.00

Public School Partnerships for Music Education

244 East 52nd Street

New York

NY

10022

MANHATTAN

40.75663

-73.968814

6

4

98

1038477

1013250032

Turtle Bay-East Midtown

DOE

Working in Support of Education

W!SE Institute is a unique educational program that is intergrated into the curriculum at the High Schoool of Econoics and Finance. The institute offers 100+ seminars delivered by 250+ volunteers from the private, independent and government sectors Students receive 32 housrs of credit-bearing seminar instruction over four 8-week modules per academic year.

Yes

5000.00

3000.00

W!SE Institute

227 East 56th Street, Suite 201

New York

NY

10022

MANHATTAN

40.759268

-73.967268

6

4

108

1038592

1013300011

Turtle Bay-East Midtown

DPR

Turtle Bay Tree Fund, Inc.

Grant will fund a portion of the cost to purchase and plant 290 tree beds in the neighborhood from 48th St. to 51st St. and from Third Ave. to Beekman Place.

No

3000.00

0.00

Flower Planting in Neighborhood Tree Beds

208 East 51st Street, #238

New York

NY

10022

MANHATTAN

40.756249

-73.969853

6

4

98

1081183

1013240001

Turtle Bay-East Midtown

DFTA

Community Works Inc.

If They Came for Me Today: The Japanese American Internment Project explores the stories of 19 men and women who were interned or impacted by the internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II. This living history exhibit honors the lives of senior citizens-including five New Yorkers-and teaches us how historical events are always linked to powerful personal stories.

No

7500.00

3000.00

If They Came for Me Today: The Japanese American Internment Project

55 West End Avenue

New York

NY

10023

MANHATTAN

40.774058

-73.988681

7

6

151

1087719

1011710063

Lincoln Square

DFTA

Out of the Box Theatre Company, Inc.

In October 2013 Out-of-the-Box plans to present an equity showcase production with a cast composed primarily of actors over the age of 50. Complimentary tickets will be offered to low income senior citizens from local senior and community centers.

No

7000.00

3000.00

2013 Equity Showcase play: Is He Dead? by Mark Twain & David Ives (tentative)

C/O 33 Riverside Drive, Apt. 6-G

New York

NY

10023

MANHATTAN

40.78244

-73.984423

7

6

163

1031018

1011850001

Upper West Side

DFTA

Vocal Ease, Inc.

Each year Vocal Ease perfoms more than 130 live, on-site cabare-style shows for New York City senior citizens at a minimum of 80 hospitals, nursing homes, senior centers and senior residences reaching a population of approximately 6,500. Ninety percent of our shows are in Manhattan where the group performs in all 10 New York City Council Districts.

No

4500.00

4500.00

Vocal Ease Cabaret

240 West 73rd Street, Suite 1403

New York

NY

10023

MANHATTAN

40.779876

-73.982553

7

6

159

1030522

1011640047

Lincoln Square