IN 2011, THE Y PROVIDED support services to more than 10,800 New Americans in classes, workshops and referrals in over 22,700 instructional hours. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Giving back and providing support to our neighbors. As we have for more than 160 years, we continue to listen and respond to our communities’ most critical social needs, with a focus on New York City’s most vulnerable citizens and underserved populations. MORE THAN ONE OUT OF THREE NEW YORKERS WAS BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. A warm welcome and an offer of help can make all the difference for anyone’s integration into a foreign land. The Y builds upon its trust and reputation as an international force with New York’s New American Welcome Centers. These serve as a sanctuary where the area’s growing immigrant community can access free multi-lingual educational, vocational and recreational services, including citizenship participation, English language training and access to legal services. Key to the Y’s service delivery model is partnerships with other community organizations, which ensure every participant and their family has the support they need to more easily assimilate into American society. Language and culture barriers are growing: The number of ADULTS in the city LACKING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ROSE BY 3% between 2005-2009, to about 1.3 million from about 1.2 million, while enrollment in English-language classes DROPPED 6 PERCENT. 1 1 English Proficiency Classes Shrink as Demand Climbs,” Kirk Semple, New York Times, January 19, 2012. NEW AMERICAN WELCOME CENTERS
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IN 2011, THE Y PROVIDED support services to more than 10,800 New Americans in classes, workshops and referrals in over 22,700 instructional hours.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYGiving back and providing support to our neighbors.As we have for more than 160 years, we continue to listen and respond to our communities’ most critical social needs, with a focus on New York City’s most vulnerable citizens and underserved populations.
MORE THAN ONE OUT OF THREE NEW YORKERS WAS BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. A warm welcome and an offer of help can make all the difference for anyone’s integration into a foreign land. The Y builds upon its trust and reputation as an international force with New York’s New American Welcome
Centers. These serve as a sanctuary where the area’s growing immigrant community can access free multi-lingual educational, vocational and recreational services, including citizenship participation, English language training and access to legal services. Key to the Y’s service delivery model is partnerships with other community organizations, which ensure every participant and their family has the support they need to more easily assimilate into American society.
Language and culture barriers are
growing: The number of ADULTS in
the city LACKING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ROSE BY
3% between 2005-2009, to about 1.3 million from about 1.2 million, while enrollment in English-language classes
DROPPED 6 PERCENT.1
1 English Proficiency Classes Shrink as Demand Climbs,” Kirk Semple, New York Times, January 19, 2012.
NEW AMERICAN WELCOME CENTERS
According to the NYC Dept. of City
Planning, CENTRAL and
WEST HARLEM have
some of the HIGHEST RATES
of POVERTY and among the
LOWEST LEVELS OF LITERACY AND ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
in NEW YORK.1
Over the course of his/her lifetime, a
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT earns, on average, about
$260,000 LESS than a HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE.2
READING IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD UNDERSTANDING. The Harlem YMCA Literacy Zone is a free, multilingual resource and referral center that connects immigrant families to instructional, vocational, recreational, family and human services support on-site or in collaboration with partner agencies within
the community. The program is part of an initiative developed by the New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department to close the achievement gap in urban communities of concentrated poverty, and families and individuals with limited literacy or English language proficiency.
THE Y’S READING RENAISSANCE: In its first year of operation, the Harlem YMCA Literacy Zone helped 642 New Americans — 72% of whom found, retained or improved a job because of skills learned at the Y.
1 United States. Department of City Planning. The City of New York. Newest New Yorkers, 2000. By Amanda Burden. NYC.gov, Oct. 2004. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/census/nny.shtml. 2 C. Rouse, Labor Market Consequences of an Inadequate Education, paper prepared for the symposium on the Social Costs of Inadequate Education, October 24, 2005, New York. 3 Song, Wei. Labor Market Impacts of the GED® Test Credential on High School Dropouts:Longitudinal Evidence from NLSY97. Rep. American Council on Education, Aug. 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2012 <http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/pubs/LaborMarketImpactsofGEDTestCredential_2011_2.pdf>. 4 http://schumer.senate.gov/Newsroom/record.cfm?id=331558&&year=2011&
HARLEM LITERACY ZONE
JOB READINESS MEANS HAVING KNOW-HOW AND NETWORK. YouthBuild, in collaboration with the Board of Education’s GED Plus program, offers an alternative style of education. This comprehensive youth and community development program provides vocational training in construction, individual
counseling and leadership development opportunities for at-risk, unemployed and out-of school youth that extends students opportunities and resources even after graduation.
MORE EDUCATION MEANS MORE MONEY, MORE BENEFITS AND MORE SATISFACTION: A recent study showed that workers with a GED tended to earn higher hourly wages, work more hours, have higher wage and family incomes, enjoy higher job satisfaction and receive better benefits from their employers.3
YOUTH BUILD
“By building math and reading skills, YMCA YouthBuild programs help students finish high school and put them on the right path towards a college degree, a job and a brighter future.”
—U.S. SENATOR CHARLES E. SCHUMER, MARCH 2, 20114
POVERTY
LITERACY
AT NEW YORK CITY’S YMCA, NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF AN INABILITY TO PAY. Thanks to generous support to our annual Strong Kids Campaign, public funding and private and foundation contributions, the YMCA of Greater New York proudly delivers more than $50 million in free, subsidized or
sponsored programs and services to New Yorkers each year, ensuring the availability of the Y’s benefits to those most in need.
SHARING THE Y EXPERIENCE: Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the YMCA of Greater New York provides more than $50 million in free, subsidized or sponsored programs each year.
1 HARTOCOLLIS, Anemona. “40 Percent Increase in Prescription-Drug Misuse, Study Finds.” Web log post. City Room. New York Times, 6 May 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. <http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/40-percent-increase-in-prescription-drug-misuse-study-finds/?scp=4&sq=prescription%20drug%20abuse%20new%20york&st=cse>. 2 http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/ymca_support_helps_couples_dau.html
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
In STATEN ISLAND,
1 PERSON DIED every
13 DAYS from
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE in 2009.1
in requests for FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. More than
10,000 NEW YORKERS
received DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
in 2011.
NEW YORKERS ARE TURNING TO THE Y for help more than ever before. Since 2008, there has been a
WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER IS ENSLAVED BY ADDICTION, SO IS THE WHOLE FAMILY. Because substance abuse undermines home life, the Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service offers hope to individuals and families whose lives have been turned upside down by addiction. Since 1980, the Y has provided the Staten
Island community with comprehensive prevention and treatment services that promote the development of spirit, mind and body. Our state-licensed outpatient program includes treatment service for adults and older teens, prevention services for at-risk youth, and counseling services for children whose lives have been affected.
CURBING ADDICTION WITH PROVEN TECHNIQUES: Since opening in 1980, Staten Island Counseling Services has helped nearly 40,000 New Yorkers overcome and cope with addiction.2
COUNSELING SERVICES
“For many people in these challenging times, even a nominal price is too high. If you’re having difficulty putting food on the table, or you’ve lost your job, or your life is compromised in any of a thousand ways, you may not be able to afford even the Y’s inexpensive program costs. But adults and children still need help keeping their body, mind and spirit healthy, and that’s why we’re always there for them.”
—JACK LUND, CEO, YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK
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The YMCA of greater new york is a community service organization which promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body, welcoming all people, with a focus on youth.
NUMBER SERVEDThese programs would not be possible without the generosity and support of our corporate, foundation and individual donors, through which we serve more than 10,000 people annually—including new Americans, refugees, youth, international students, and emerging professionals from more than 84 countries and throughout the United States—at free or heavily reduced costs, allowing everyone the opportunity to participate.
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NEXT ON DECK: Y ROADS. Y Roads focuses on helping young people who are not employed or in school find a foothold to success through a new center-based model that builds on our strengths in counseling services and leadership development.
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YMCA Off-Site Program Locations
ASSOCIATIONYMCA of Greater New York Association Offices5 West 63rd Street, 6th FlNew York, New York 10023(212) 630-9600
BRONX1 Bronx YMCA
2 Castle Hill Avenue Bronx, NY 10473 (718) 792-9736 ymcanyc.org/bronx
BROOKLYN2 Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA
1121 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 (718) 789-1497 ymcanyc.org/bedstuy