Judy Dworin Performance Project, in Hartford, CT, received funding for “Bridging Boundaries, Moms & Kids and Dads and Kids.” The program serves families of incarcerated mothers and fathers at York Correction Institution and Cybulski Community Reintegration Center, whose purpose is to rebuild and sustain the relationships between children and their parents. The grant supported pivoting these programs from in-person to remote due to the pandemic, which necessitated closing the facilities to visitors. One projected outcome was the printing of beautiful holiday booklets, as well as providing visual arts materials and children’s books for the youngsters. Total Grant: $5,000

Total Grant: $5,000

https://www.judydworin.org/

Sole Purpose

Sole Purpose NYC is a non-profit that mobilizes teens from various New York City high schools and colleges to collect cleans, sanitizes, and donate new and gently used sneakers and socks to homeless shelters. The mission of Sole Purpose NYC is to provide a dependable pair of sneakers and socks to every homeless person in New York City.  Our grant will help to fund the creation, assembly, and distribution of "purpose packs", which consist of one pair of shoes and two pairs of socks, to homeless shelters in Manhattan and the Bronx, and in additional boroughs in the near future. 

Total grant: $7,000

https://solepurpose.com/

Gigi's Playhouse New York City

GiGi’s Playhouse NYC is dedicated to the development of individuals with Down syndrome of all ages, from birth through adulthood and at every phase of life. They provide therapeutic, educational, social, and creative arts programs and events year-round, at no cost to participants or their families.  Our grant will help to fund a Musical Theatre Program for 15 students over the course of 12 weeks, culminating in a virtual production at the end of the semester.  

Total grant: $6,000

https://gigisplayhouse.org/canton/

CAMBA, Inc.

CAMBA is a community-based non-profit agency that seeks to empower disadvantaged people and end the cycle of generational poverty. CAMBA provides services to individuals and families through an integrated set of six program areas: Economic Development, Education and Youth Development, Family Support, Health, Housing, and Legal Services.  Our grant will help to fund CAMBA's "English to Work Program" for low-income adults at its Adult Education Center in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The program will provide free English language instruction and job training in the food handling industry, and help program participants receive NYC-issued Food Protection Certificates, and provide them with support to achieve further educational and vocational milestones. 

Total grant: $10,000

https://camba.org/

DMF Youth

DMF Youth empowers underserved students in the NYC and NJ metropolitan areas through dance arts programs that build self-confidence, social awareness, and resilience. Their programs follow a holistic approach to learning and combine dance, mentorship, and Social-Emotional Learning to help students understand and express their personal strengths, challenges, and social responsibility.  Our grant will help to fund DMF Youth's Afterschool Series for the 2021-2022 school year and help to cover the cost of program materials, including arts and craft supplies, costumes, curriculum materials, and customizable journals that the students will work on. 

Total grant: $7,500

https://dmfyouth.org/

TechKidsUnlimited

Tech Kids Unlimited (TKU) is an NYC-based not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of neurodiverse youth by teaching computer science thinking and technology skills to youth ages 7 to 21.

TKU’s mission is to open up the field of technology to students with disabilities, especially those with autism to help them become the techies of tomorrow and works to change the paradigm for education and employment for neurodiverse kids.  The grant was to provide scholarships for young people in their CRISP Career readiness program and for their summer workshops.

Total grant:  $10,000

https://www.techkidsunlimited.org/

LES Center

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is on a mission to make New York City more sustainable. This year, we piloted the Food Justice Project, which couples the Ecology Center’s expertise in composting, stewardship, and environmental education with Henry Street Settlement's access to underutilized outdoor garden space, existing programs for youth, and commitment to food justice. The LES Food Justice Program is activating community garden plots for small-scale food production and providing community members with access to locally grown food. The program is educating community residents about gardening and growing food, and weaving community-led healthy food and nutrition education into the outreach.

The grant of $10,000 was given to educate children about the importance of learning good nutrition 

https://www.lesecologycenter.org/

Open Air Collective

OpenAir is a global volunteer network that exists to advance Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) technology, an essential climate crisis solution. Their goal is to create open hardware DACC machines, document the process, and share it within their network to make the technology more efficient, affordable, and easy to use. Our grant will help fund the components of the Collective's development 

Grant Amount: $6,000

https://openaircollective.cc/

The Kota Alliance

The Kota Alliance is a network of over 60 women entrepreneurs and women-focused nonprofit organizations that work with one another to have an even greater impact than they do individually. Our grant will help fund Kota Academy, which focuses on creating entrepreneurship workshops, workforce development, and leadership training in various areas, including digital literacy. Kota Academy is aimed at providing these programs for marginalized women and girls of color in economically disadvantaged areas in the Bronx, Harlem, and Brooklyn. 

Total grant: $5,000

https://www.kota-alliance.org/