Youth Development and Opportunity

Youth Development and Opportunity

…youth, almost exclusively African-American and Latino, who are more than twice as likely to be “disconnected.” Founded in 1964, our College Readiness program has provided more than 20,000 low-income students…

December 20, 2016

December 20, 2016

…is 102 years old. Respondents represented a diverse mix of ethnic and racial backgrounds. A majority (58.5%) identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic, and 41% as African American or black….

2019 Benefit Honorees

…mission-driven organizations, focusing on real estate and infrastructure asset classes and geographic regions that have historically been characterized by underinvestment, but that have strong underlying fundamentals. Prior to joining RXR,…

February 11, 2015

February 11, 2015

…34% as Black/African American, 4% as multi-racial, and 3% as White/Caucasian and 2% as Asian. Almost two-thirds (64%) of the respondents live in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings….

Summer 2019 Newsletter – AIM Program

…three years. The number of participants we can take on has also increased from 12 to 16. I’m excited about collaborating with other Union Settlement youth programs to expand our…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Executive Director Note

…of EarlyLearn classrooms and facilitating the opening of classrooms in public schools, creating significant hardship for working parents, because the public schools only offer school day classes that end around…

July 7, 2016

July 7, 2016

…worked as a litigator at a number of law firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell, and served as an Adjunct Professor at New York Law School. Susan holds a BA…

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

…complex barriers to employment. This third year of funding will add a third staff member to the Career Academy team, which will strengthen the program’s impact and expand the number

August 19, 2015

August 19, 2015

…a job board – while at the same time benefiting Alliance members by greatly expanding the number and quality of applicants for the open positions. “Buy East Harlem” – Members…

Remembering Gina Rusch

…in the early 1960s, Gina joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Philippines, and in around 1965 got a job with UNH. She was assigned to work with a number