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Children’s Aid Society After School Programs Help Teach and Mentor Kids In Need – September 16th, 2009

blueshirtThe Children’s Aid Society knows it: once school is out each day, there is much more work to do in order to keep youth directed towards academic, social and cultural learning. After-School programs at The Children’s Aid Society’s Community Schools and Centers provide fantastic opportunities for kids to excel after 3:00 p.m., where our holistic approach is used to address all of the child’s needs. And it’s fun!

After-school programs run in 21 community schools and all eight Children’s Aid community centers, serving hundreds of elementary school-aged children in Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. Offering a safe haven for children in some of the city’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, the kids can focus on school work as well as discover their many hidden talents.

Homework assistance is available for children who need it, and recreational activities such as basketball do more than break a sweat – they team kids up with mentors who serve as role models, providing invaluable emotional support. The Children’s Aid Society is caspiratesalso a founding member of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and virtually every Children’s Aid site operates as a Boys & Girls Club.

You want more? Children can learn tactics, strategies, and problem solving while developing an appreciation for chess at the Philip Coltoff Center in Greenwich Village. And children from 9-12 years old interested in the performing arts take part in voice and articulation, dance, choreography and acting at the Rhinelander Center Stage Club.

The opportunities provided by Children’s Aid go on and on, and the skills the students develop are priceless; click here for information on volunteering opportunities!

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New York’s Children’s Aid Society serving Children: Our Community Partners Make it all Happen! – August 7th, 2009

The Children’s Aid Society in New York could not flourish without all the community agencies and organizations that it works with. These partnerships ensure that our services are as complete, accessible and effective as possible – helping to stretch our resources. Working with our partners allows for innovation in our programs as we benefit from the experiences of others.

One great example is our community schools.  Our leading partner is the New York City Department of Education. This year there are also over 100 partners in this effort, bringing fabulous results.  Leading examples include Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, and Michael cas87Roberts restaurant. For more information about community schools, please visit us here.

We are also founding members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (B&GCA) and are working more closely than ever with the Clubs’ local, state, regional and national staffs. One partnership with B&GCA is at our Dunlevy Milbank Center: the B&GCA was the recipient of the largest gift made to date by Microsoft, bringing its latest hardware and software to children using our cutting-edge facility.

There are far too many partners to name individually, but our community partners include city, county, state and federal agencies and departments; hospitals; health providers; colleges and university graduate schools of social work, nursing, medicine and education; mental health providers; community development groups; service societies; parents groups; police groups; youth-serving agencies; child and family welfare coalitions; school boards; housing alliances; food cooperatives; and scores of other agencies, businesses, church groups, professional associations, task forces and volunteers.  Lots of Volunteers!

And any list of partners with the Children’s Aid Society would also not be complete without acknowledging the support of thousands of donors that help finance these important programs, helping bring brighter futures to so many youth at risk! To learn more about donations, visit us here.

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East Harlem Center Keystone Club Honored at National Boys & Girls Clubs of America Conference in Atlanta – June 10th, 2009

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Two Boys & Girls Club youth (far left and far right) presented an award to Children's Aid Society East Harlem Keystone Club members (left to right) advisor Midge Caparosa, Mikal Edwards, Selia Washington, Michael Medina, Dominique Giordano, center director David Giordano, Meagan Gonzalez and Stephanie DeJesus.

The Children’s Aid Society’s East Harlem Center (EHC) welcomed home its Keystone Club from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Keystone Conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia in early April. Experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime event, our Keystoners were honored at the conference with several awards recognizing their inspiring activities: two first place awards, one second place, and a special Advisor of the Year award for Midge Caparosa, the Keystone Advisor and job-training counselor at the East Harlem, New York Center of The Children’s Aid Society.

In the category of Character and Leadership Development, the teens took first place for their success in having a traffic light installed at a dangerous intersection in their East Harlem neighborhood. In recognition of the teens’ fundraising activities, the club also won first place in the category of Free Enterprise for creating By Kids Ink, a greeting card company. The second place award was for the Education and Career Exploration category, for their mock news program “WEHC NEWS,” which deal with education.

EHC Keystone Club member Stephanie DeJesus was selected, through participation in the Latino Outreach Initiative, to meet with Roxanne Spillett, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Stephanie says the conversation concentrated on teens’ use of the club and the space devoted to activities. Stephanie and Meagan Gonzalez, also involved in the EHC’s Latino Outreach Initiative, taped a commercial about the Initiative for Univision.

The Keystoners also participated in educational opportunities and workshops, hearing a variety of unique speakers. They enjoyed a talented group of actors, performers and artists who took part in the workshops. The conference and recognition was a rewarding opportunity for them and for Midge as well. Perhaps most importantly, they learned that hard work and commitment have great rewards when you follow through! Congratulations to all!


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