A Better Chance
Affinity Health Plans
240 W. 35th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 646-346-1310
Website: www.abetterchance.org
Established in 1963 to provide
academically excellent students of color
access to a quality education through
college preparatory schools programs.
2500 Halsey Street
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-794-5760
Website: www.affinityplan.org
Independent, not-for-profit managedcare company offering free or low cost
health insurance to residents of the
New York City metropolitan area.
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
P.O. Box 455
James A. Farley Building
New York, NY 10116
Phone: 212-510-6338
Website: www.aprinyc.org
Organization dedicated in the struggle
for social, political and economic
justice for all working Americans.
1300 Morris Park Ave, Room 1315
Bronx, NY 10461
Website:
www.einstein.yu.edu/education
Medical and graduate bio-medical
degrees with a focus on medical
education, basic research and clinical
intervention.
Advocates for Children of New York
Alliance for Quality Education
151 West 30th Street
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-947-9779
E-mail: [email protected]
233 Broadway, Suite 720
New York, NY 10279
Website: www.aqeny.org
New York State’s leading communitybased organization in the fight for
high quality public education.
Website: www.advocatesdforchildren.org
Dedicated exclusively to protecting
every child’s right to an education
through free legal and advocacy
services, representation and resources
for parents.
Advocates for Justice
225 Broadway, Suite 1902
New York, NU 10007
Phone: 646-349-2986
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.advocatesforjustice.net
Public interest law firm advocating on
the behalf of the poor and the rights of
the working class. Services include pro
bono and low fee legal representation
for those who qualify.
American Cancer Society
Website: www.cancer.org
Leading organization providing
services, resources and workshops for
individuals affected by cancer.
American Cancer Society
Bronx Chapter
2330 Eastchester Road, 3rd Floor
Bronx, NY 10469
American Cancer Society
Manhattan Regional Office
132 W 32nd St
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-586-8700
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American Diabetes Association of
New York
Annenberg Institute for School
Reform at Brown University
333 7th Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-725-4925
Website: www.diabetes.org
ADA leads the fight against diabetes
by funding research, providing services
and information and giving a voice to
those denied their rights affected by
diabetes.
383 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-863-7990
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.annenberginstitute.org
National policy research and reform
support organization that promotes
quality education for all children,
especially in urban communities.
American Red Cross
Asian American Legal Defense &
Education Fund
Website: www.nyredcross.org
Offers workshops on volunteering,
emergency evacuation and readiness
preparations
American Red Cross
Bronx Borough Office
2082 White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-823-3938
American Red Cross
Manhattan Borough Office
520 W 49th St
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 877-733-2767
Amethyst House
280 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-448-1900
Website: www.amethysthouse.org
Offers alcohol and substance abuse
programs and support for women.
99 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
Contact Person: Khin Mai Aung
Phone: 212-966-5932
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aaldef.org
AALDEF protects and promotes the
civil rights of Asian Americans. By
combining litigation, advocacy,
education, and organizing.
Asian Americans for Equality
Central Office
108 Norfolk Street
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212-964-6003 (AAFE
Community Development Fund)
Website: www.aafe.org
AAFE offers housing, mortgage
financing, small business loans, social
services and community development
programs to Asian Americans and all
of those who are in need.
Aspira of New York
520 8th Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-564-6880
Website: www.aspirany.org
Non-profit organization working to
foster educational excellence and civic
responsibility among young Latinos.
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Asthma Free School Zone
Body Sculpt
131 Avenue B
New York, NY 10009
Phone: 212-533-6615
Website: www.afsz.org
The AFSZ works to keep kids in school
by improving air quality, reducing
asthma-related illness and
absenteeism, pushing public policy
through community outreach and
awareness as well as aiding schools in
taking steps to become safer and
healthier environments for asthmatic
students.
Website: www.bodysculpt.org
Non-profit organization offering
education on physical fitness, nutrition
and healthy lifestyle alternatives to
parents and their children.
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
2235 Richmond Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-982-6983
Website: www.barnesandnoble.com
Offers space for fund raising and book
events.
Bethany Missionary Baptist Church
179TH Place and Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: 718-297-5908
Website: www.queenschurches.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NY
223 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-686-2042
Website: www.bigsnyc.org
Provides one on one mentoring to New
York City children.
Board of Elections in the City of
New York
Voter Registration
32-42 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-487-5400
Website: www.vote.nyc.ny.us
Citywide voter registration resources
and information.
Boy Scouts of America Council of
Greater New York
350 5th Avenue, Suite 7820
New York, NY 10118
Phone: 212-242-1100
Website: www.bsa.nyc.org
Serving youth and families in the
Greater New York Area
to develop youth leaders through
values-based experiences.
Boys & Girls Club of America
Website: www.bgca.org
Boys & Girls Club of America offers
recreational as well as educational,
career, leadership and arts programs
to New York City youths.
Boys & Girls Club of America
New York Chapter
5 Hanover Square, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-377-6440
Boys & Girls Club of America
Kips Bay Chapter - Bronx
1930 Randall Avenue
Bronx, NY 10473
Phone: 718-893-8600
Website: www.kipsbay.org
Boys & Girls Club of America
South Queens Chapter
110-04 Atlantic Avenue
Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Phone: 718-441-6050
E-mail: [email protected]
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Brain Injury Association of NYS
10 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 718-356-2851
Website: www.bianys.org
Advocates on behalf of individuals
with brain injuries and their families.
Bronx Community Corrections
Center
2434 Creston Avenue
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone: 718-561-4155
E-mail: [email protected]
Bronx County Cancer Services
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10469
Phone: 718-547-5064
Website: www.cancer.org
Cancer related workshops, early
detection screenings.
Bronx Health Reach
16 East 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-633-0800,
Website: www.bronxhealthreach.org
Coalition working to eliminate racial
and ethnic-health disparities through
health education and outreach efforts.
Bronx Legal Services
Foreclosure & Prevention
579 Courtlandt Avenue
Bronx, New York 10451
Phone: 718-928-3707
Provides resources and workshops for
first time home buyers.
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Education
Department
Website: www.bronxzoo.com
Activities for children include: a 4-D
Theater exhibit, inter-active animal
activities.
Brooklyn Center for the
Independence of the Disabled
(BCID)
27 Smith Street, Suite 200
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-998-3000
Website: www.bcid.org
Consumer-based, non-profit agency
providing services and advocacy
toward independent living for
individuals with disabilities.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Phone: 718-735-4400
Website: www.brooklynkids.org
Free after school, middle school and
summer programs.
Brooklyn Public Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718-230-2100
Website:
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Educational/literacy resources are
offered.
Brooklyn Special Needs Consulting
305 Battery Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Phone: 347-683-8158
Website:
www.nyspecialneedsconsulting.com
Support for parents of children with
special needs.
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10460
Phone: 718-220-5131
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Center for Arts Education
225 West 34th Street, Suite 1112
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-971-3300
Website: www.cae-ny.org
CAE is dedicated to ensuring NYC
public school students receive quality
arts learning as part of their K-12
education as well as providing tools &
support to parents and educators.
Center for Family Life
345 43rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
Phone: 718-788-3500
Website: www.cfslp.org
Programs offered include: family
counseling, cultural, educational, and
recreational as well as youth and adult
employment services.
Center for the Women of NY
120-55 Queens Blvd.
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Phone: 718-793-0672
Website: www.cwny.org
One stop, walk-in resource center for
women.
Centro De Hospitalidad
1546 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10302
Phone: 646-772-0096
Website: www.projecthospitality.org
Interfaith effort feeding the hungry,
sheltering the homeless and caring for
people with HIV/AIDS through health
care, mental health and substance
abuse treatment, education and
vocational training, legal assistance,
transitional and permanent housing
assistance.
Child Center of NY
41-25 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: 718-353-6820
Website: www.childcenterny.org
Providing education, counseling, child
abuse prevention and youth
development services to more than
17,000 children from birth to early
adulthood.
Children’s Aid Society
Website: www.childrensaidsociety.org
Serving New York’s neediest children
and families focusing on all aspects of
a child’s development including:
health care, academic, sports and the
arts. Provides housing assistance,
domestic violence counseling and
health care access for parents.
Children’s Aid Society
Bronx Borough Chapter
369 East 148th St #2
Bronx, NY 10455
Phone: 212-677-21083
Children’s Aid Society
Manhattan Borough Chapter
105 East 22nd St
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-949-4800
Children’s Aid Society
Staten Island Goodhue Center
304 Prospect Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-447-2630
Children’s Scholarship Fund
8 West 38th St., 9th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-515-7100
Website: www.scholarshipfund.org
Elementary education scholarship
program focused on providing partial
tuition assistance to children from low
income families.
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Chinese American Parents
Association
133-31 39th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: 718-939-5100
Social agency offering vocational
counseling and referral services.
Chinese American Parents
Students Council of NYC (CAPSC)
133-10 39th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: 718-423-7210
Offers workshops and courses in
Mandarin.
City University of New York (CUNY)
535 E 80th Street
New York, NY 10075
Phone: 212-795-5555
Website: www.cuny.edu
Workshops, College Admissions
Class Size Matters
124 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-674-7320
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.classsizematters.org
Non-profit, non-partisan clearinghouse
of information on class size and the
proven benefits of smaller classes.
Coalition for Educational Justice
233 Broadway, Suite 720
New York, NY 10279
Phone: 212-328-9259
Website: www.nyccej.org
Citywide collaborative comprised of
parents, community-based
organizations and unions whose goal
is to obtain a quality and well-rounded
education for students.
Coalition for the Homeless
129 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-776-2000
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
Nation’s oldest organization
advocating on behalf of homeless men,
women and children through
litigation, public education and direct
services.
CogniTech Café
334 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 917-586-8000
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.cognitechcafe.com
Free assistive technology support for
children and families.
Committee for Hispanic Children
and Families
110 William Street, Suite 1802
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-206-1090
Website: www.chcinf.org
City-wide child care resources and
referral services.
Community Agency for Senior
Citizens, Inc.
56 Bay Street
Staten Island, NY 10301
Contact Person: Vicky King
Phone: 718-981-6226
Website:
www.newyorkcity.ny.networkofcare.org
Resources for Family Child Care
Providers over the age of 60.
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Community League of the Heights
(CLOTH)
500 W 159th Street
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-795-4779
Website: www.cloth159.org
Provides free access to state computer
technology and programs to the
resident of Southern Washington
Heights.
Community Service Society
105 E 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-254-8900
Website: www.ccsny.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Dedicated to fighting poverty with a
wide range of resources including
health care, affordable housing &
economic security.
Covenant House
461 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-727-4000
Website: www.covenanthouseny.org
Non-profit charity that advocates on
behalf of homeless youths. Job
readiness, vocational training,
computer classes, GED, counseling,
employment assistance and shelter are
available.
The Door
555 Broome St
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-941-9090
Website: www.door.org
Provides advocacy on civil legal issues,
individual and group counseling as
well as workshops for LGBTQ youths.
Early Childhood Direction Center
Website: www.p12.nysed.gov
Provides information on infant & preschool programs and services, support
groups, recreational and community
training programs for parents and
professionals.
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Avenue (at 104th Street)
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-831-7272
Website: www.elmuseo.org
Cultural institution dedicated to
preserving the artistic and cultural
landscape of the Caribbean and Latin
America.
Esperanza Family Literacy Program
1030 East 178th Street
Bronx, NY 10460
Phone: 718-542-0109
Website:
www.cap4kids.org/newyorkcity
English as a Second Language courses
are offered as well as child care for
children 0-4 years old, parenting
classes, homework help.
Extraordinary Minds
308 Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 347-564-8451
Website: www.extraordinatyminds.org
Private family and individual
consultation programs and group
family training sessions provided.
Flushing Boys Club
133-01 41st Road
Flushing, NY 11355
Website: www.bcny.org
Develops programs and services to
effectively meet the emerging needs of
NYC boys.
242 Mason Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 718-226-6670
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Food Bank for New York City
39 Broadway 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Phone: 212-566-1463
Website: www.foodbanknyc.org
Distributes food to a network of more
than 1,000 community based member
programs citywide.
Forest Hills Community House
108-25 62nd Drive
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone: 718-592-5757
Multi-service settlement house that
serves nearly 25,000 children, youth,
adults and older adults at 22 different
sites in 11 neighborhoods throughout
Queens.
Gateway Institute for Pre-College
Education
City College of the City University of
New York
160 Convent Avenue
Harris Hall, Suite H-14
New York, NY 10031
Phone: 212-650-6088
E-mail: [email protected]
Offers programs that prepare lowincome and minority high school
students for college and the pursuit of
health and science-related careers.
GED Compass
Website: www.gedcompass.org
Provides students ages 17-24 the
support they need to pass the GED
GED Compass
Hotline
Phone: 718-557-2525
GED Compass
Bronx
Phone: 718-842-9200
GED Compass
Brooklyn
Phone: 718-363-5700
GED Compass
Manhattan
Phone: 212-244-1274
GED Compass
Queens
Phone: 718-739-2100
GED Compass
Staten Island
Phone: 718-273-3225
Girl Scouts of America Council of
Greater New York
43 West 23rd Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Offers a wide range of programs and
activities on community service,
camping and volunteerism.
Global Kids, Inc.
137 East 25th St
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-226-0130
Website: www.globalkids.org
Urban youth organization dedicated to
education through a variety of inschool and out-of-school time programs
and services focused on developing
knowledge, skills and experience.
God’s Love We Deliver
166 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-294-8100
Website: www.glwd.org
Founded in 1986 and serving the tristate area, God's Love We Deliver
provides specially prepared meals for
individuals to ill to cook or shop for
themselves.
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Greater Ridgewood Youth Council
62-02 Myrtle Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385
Website: www.thegryc.org
Phone: 718-456-5437
Independent youth-based multi-service
agency focused on education,
recreation, counseling, truancy
prevention, job readiness and
employment opportunities.
HANAC
Child and Family Counseling Services
Center
23-16 30 Avenue
Astoria, NY 11102
Website: www.hanac.org
Family counseling, family therapy,
child therapy and crisis intervention.
Hispanic Latino Cultural Center of
NY, Inc
P.O. Box 720128
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Phone: 347-520-5811
Website: www.hlccny.org
Annual Hispanic/Latino Book Fair of
New York.
Imagine Learning
380 15th Stret, Apt 4-F
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: 917-297-6001
Website: www.imaginelearning.com
Language and literacy instruction for
English learners, struggling readers,
students with disabilities and early
childhood education students.
Jewish Board of Family &
Children’s Services
2795 Richmond Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-698-5307
Website: www.jbfcs.org
Parent advocacy for IEP meetings.
Jewish Community Center of Staten
Island (JCC)
1297 Arthur Kill Road
Staten Island, NY 10312
Phone: 718-475-5281
Website: www.sjcc.com
Dedicated to encouraging harmony
throughout the community by
providing facilities and programs that
are open to all regardless of race,
religion, creed, color, national origin,
sex, age, disability, marital status,
sexual orientation or political
affiliation.
The Jewish Museum
1109 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Phone: 212-423-3200
E-mail: info@thejm,org
Website: www.thejewishmusuem.org
One of the world’s largest and most
important institutions offering a
variety of cultural, educational and
recreational programs and events.
Kaplan Test Prep
1602 Kings Highway
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone: 718-336-5300
Website: www.kaptest.com
Offers preparation for more than 90
standardized tests, entrance, language
& professional. licensing exams.
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La Fuente
Lighthouse International
25 West 18th Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-385-2150
Website: www.lafuenteinc.org
Organization bringing together labor
& community partners linking union
members, community based members,
congregations and immigrant
associations in efforts involving
immigrant and worker rights issues.
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-821-9200
800-829-0500
Website: www.lighthouse.org
Advocates and offers support services
and resources to individuals suffering
from vision loss through prevention,
treatment and empowerment.
LaGuardia Community College
English Language Center
31-10 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-482-5360
Website: www.esl.lagcc.cuny.edu
Programs in English as a Second
Language as well as Office and
Computer Skills programs for ESL
students.
Latin Women in Action
103-06 39th Avenue
Corona, NY 11368
Phone: 718-478-2972
Website:
www.mujereslatinasenaccion.com
Committed to leadership, selfsufficiency, good citizenship,
organizing, advocacy and development
and empowerment of Latina women
and their families.
Learning Leaders
80 Maiden Lane 11th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 917-734-4310
Website: www.learningleaders.org
Volunteer driven organization
providing individualized, structural
school-based support to children.
Lincoln Hospital
234 E 149th St
Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 718-579-5000
Website:
www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/facilities/lincoln.shtml
Love Heals – The Alison Gertz
Foundation
2 5th Avenue, # 2-Q
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-529-7935
Website: www.loveheals.org
Committed to educating and
empowering New York City’s young
people in the fight against HIV.
Make the Road New York
92-10 Roosevelt Avenue
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Phone: 347-677-2929
Website: www.maketheroad.org
Advocates and provides civil and civic
resources for low-income New Yorkers.
Middle Village Youth Center
62-71 Dry Harbor Road
Middle Village, NY 11379
Phone: 718-335-8166
Montefiore Medical Center
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-920-9473
E-mail: www.montefiore.org
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Mutual Housing Association of New
York
NAACP
Staten Island Branch
2-4 Nevins Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-726-8080
Website: www.mutualhousingny.org
Committed to promoting, developing
and managing affordable housing in
NYC.
P.O. Box 141064
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-727-8007
NAACP
The nation’s oldest and largest civil
rights organization ensuring the
political, educational, social and
economic equality of rights of all
persons and to eliminate all race-based
discrimination.
Website: www.naacp.org
NAACP
Bronx Branch
2547 E. Tremont Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 646-685-7665
NAACP
Corona/East Elmhurst Branch
11112 Northern Blvd
Corona, NY 11369
Phone: 718-730-4713
NAACP
New York Branch
144 W 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-666-9740
New Land Community Center
677 Seneca Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Phone: 718-381-3607
Website: www.newlandcenter-aacs.org
Volunteer organization serving the
needs of Vietnamese living in New
York City as well as support services to
other cultural communities.
New Settlement Apartments
1512 Townsend Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
Phone: 718-716-8000
Website:
www.settlementhousingfund.org
Non-profit affordable housing
developer established to create and
maintain economically and ethnically
diverse affordable housing.
New York Cares
214 West 29th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-402-1141
Website: www.newyorkcares.org
New York City’s largest volunteer
organization oversees volunteer
programs for over 1,300 non-profit,
public schools and city agencies.
NAACP
Northeast Queens Branch
133-31 39th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: 718-321-2585
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New York City Department of Youth
and Community Development
Summer Youth Employment Program
156 Williams Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 800-246-4646
Website: www.nyc.gov/dycd
Offers part-time employment to NYC
students at various locations
throughout the 5 boroughs.
New York City Health & Hospitals
Corporation (HHC)
125 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: Dial 311
Website: www.nyc.gov/html/hhc
HHC provides medical, mental health
and substance abuse services through
hospitals, nursing facilities, diagnostic
& treatment centers, and community
based clinics.
New York City Housing Authority
NYCHA provides affordable housing to
low and moderate-income New Yorkers
as well as opportunities to participate
in community, educational &
recreational programs.
Website: www.nyc.gov/nycha
New York City Housing Authority
Bronx Borough Office
1200 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-409-8620
New York City Housing Authority
Brooklyn Borough Office
787 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718-707-7771
New York City Housing Authority
Manhattan Borough Office
250 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-306-3000
New York City Housing Authority
Queens Borough Office
70-34 Parsons Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: 718-969-6240
New York City Housing Authority
Staten Island Borough Office
140 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-815-0140
New York Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-607-3300
Website: www.nyclu.org
The nation’s foremost defender of civil
liberties and civil rights.
New York Communities for Change
Central Office
2-4 Nevins Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 347-410-6919
Website: www.nycommunities.org
NYCC includes working families in
low and moderate income communities
fighting for social & economic justice
throughout New York State.
New York Peace Institute
Website: www.nypeace.org
Committed to promoting peace and
providing resources to communities in
need to constructively resolve their
differences.
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New York Peace Institute
Brooklyn Borough Office
210 Joralemon Street, Suite 618
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-834-6671
New York Peace Institute
Manhattan Borough Office
346 Broadway, Suite 400-W
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-577-1740
New York Public Library
St. George Library
1 Central Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-442-8561
Website: www.nypl.org
The New York Times College
Scholarship Program
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-556-1923
Website:
www.nytimes.com/learning/students/schol
arship/index.html
Established in 1999 the scholarship is
eligible to NYC high school students
who rank in the top 10% (or
equivalent) of their graduating class,
have faced a challenge or obstacle
similar to those of previous scholarship
recipients and have significant
financial need.
Northwest Bronx Community &
Clergy Coalition
103 East 196th Street
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone: 917-213-6028
Website: www.northwestbronx.org
Political & educational awareness for
parents in the community
NY Aquarium
602 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Phone: 718-265-3474
Website: www.nyaquarium.com
NY Aquarium offers guided tours,
professional development courses,
educational materials, teaching
fellowship as well as youth and family
programs
NY Center for Interpersonal
Development
130 Stuyvesant Place, 5th Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-815-4557
Website: www.nycid.org
Not-for-profit organization providing
youth, community and professional
development programs
NY Families for Autistic Children
95-16 Pitkin Avenue
Ozone Park, NY 11417
Phone: 718-641-3786
Website: www.nyfac.org
Provides workshop and services to
autistic children
NYC Administration for Children’s
Services (ACS)
150 William Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-341-0900
Website: www.nyc.gov/acs
City agency dedicated to serving
children and their families. ACS
provides child care and head start
programs, supports youth
development, assists in foster care
placement, recruits and trains foster
parents, helps families through
counseling and protects children from
abuse and neglect.
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NYC Commission on Human Rights
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-390-8063
Website:
www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/home.html
Enforces the NYC Human Rights Law
which prohibits discrimination
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
(CEC)
Website:
www.schools.nyc.gov/Offices/CEC
Citywide collaborative of parent
volunteers helping to shape
educational policies and priorities
within NYC school districts.
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council –
Community Engagement, Learning
and Leadership - Citywide Council
(CCELL)
45-18 Court Square, Room 220
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-752-7394
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council –
Citywide Council on High Schools
(CCHS)
45-18 Court Square, Room 259
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-752-7478
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council –
Citywide Council on Special
Education (CCSE)
28-11 Queens Plaza North
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-391-8354
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 75 – Citywide Council
45-18 Court Square, Room 260
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 212-802-1548
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 1 – Manhattan
166 Essex Street, Room 136
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212-353-2945
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 2 – Manhattan
333 7th Avenue, Room 823
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-356-7506
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 3 – Manhattan
154 W 93rd St, Room 204
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 212-678-2804
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 4 – Manhattan
319 E 117th Street, Room 426
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-722-3915
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 5 – Manhattan
425 W 123rd St, Room 205
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-769-7619
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NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 6 – Manhattan
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 12 – Bronx
4360 Broadway, Room 430
New York, NY 10033
Phone: 917-521-3643
1435 Longfellow Avenue, Room 409
Bronx, NY 10459
Phone: 718-328-2310, Ext 4091
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 7 – Bronx
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 13 – Brooklyn
501 Courtlandt Ave, Room 105
Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 718-292-0164
355 Park Place, Room 216
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718-636-5212
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 8 – Bronx
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 14 – Brooklyn
1230 Zerega Avenue, Room 89
Bronx, NY 10462
Phone: 718-828-6417
215 Heyward Street, Room 2338
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Phone: 718-302-7324
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 9 – Bronx
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 15 – Brooklyn
250 E 164th Street, Room 236-C
Bronx, NY 10456
Phone: 718-861-0058
131 Livingston Street, Apt 301
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-935-4267
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 10 – Bronx
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 16 – Brooklyn
One Fordham Plaza, Room 842
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: 718-741-5836
1010 Lafayette Avenue, Room 110
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Phone: 718-274-2813
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 11 – Bronx
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 17 – Brooklyn
1250 Arnow Avenue, Room 129
Bronx, NY 10469
Phone: 718-519-2467
760 Prospect Place, Room 103
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Phone: 718-467-3712, Ext 1032
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NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 18 – Brooklyn
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 24 – Queens
1106 E 95th St, Room 112
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Phone: 718-556-6037
68-10 Central Avenue, Room 119
Queens, NY 11385
Phone: 718-418-8160
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 19 – Brooklyn
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 25 – Queens
557 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room 201
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Phone: 718-759-3921
30-48 Linden Place, Room 111
Queens, NY 11354
Phone: 212-281-3799
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 20 – Brooklyn
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 26 – Queens
415 89th Street, Room 511
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Phone: 718-759-3921
65-15 Oceania Street, Room 128
Bayside, NY 11364
Phone: 718-631-6927
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 21 – Brooklyn
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 27 – Queens
521 West Avenue, Room 351
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Phone: 718-333-3885
82-01 Rockaway Blvd, Room 208
Ozone Park, NY 11416
Phone: 718-642-5808
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 22 – Brooklyn
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 28 – Queens
5619 Flatlands Avenue, Room 115
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Phone: 718-968-6111
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 23 – Brooklyn
1659-1655 St. Marks Avenue, Room 127
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Phone: 718-240-3654
90-27 Sutphin Blvd, Room 241
Queens, NY 11435
Phone: 718-557-2738
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 29 – Queens
218-01 116th Avenue, Room 120
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
Phone: 718-341-5408
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NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 30 – Queens
28-11 Queens Plaza North
Room 503-A
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-391-8380
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 31 – Staten Island
NYPD
Juvenile Justice Division
137 Centre Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-343-3707
Website: www.nypd.org
NYPD
School Safety
715 Ocean Terrace, Room 225-A
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-420-5745
28-11 Queens Plaza North, Suite 925
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-730-8776
Website: www.nypd.org
School safety officer workshops
NYC Department of Education –
Community Education Council
District 32 – Brooklyn
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture
Education and Human Development
Upward Bound Program
797 Bushwick Avenue, Room 303
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Phone: 718-574-1203
NYC Department of Health & Mental
Hygiene
11 Lafayette Street, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-227-5242
Website: www.nyc.gov/health
Offers counseling through the LifeNet
program to those individuals dealing
with depression, bi-polar disorder,
alcohol and drug abuse.
NYC Translation & Interpretation Unit
45-18 Court Square, 2nd Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-752-7375
Website:
www.schools.nyc.gov/Offices/Translation
Training and awareness of language
access requirements and available
resources
726 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-998-5111
Website: www.steinhardt.nyu.edu
Targets economically disadvantaged,
high school students who have a
physical or learning disability from
New York City who are potential firstgeneration college students. Its goal is
also to give these students the skills
and experience they need to enroll and
successfully complete postsecondary
education
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
783 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232
Phone: 718-369-0303
Website: www.obtjobs.org
Helping disadvantaged youth and
adults advance towards self sufficiency
and financial security through job
training, academic reinforcement and
support services.
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Parent to Parent
Website: www.parenttoparentnys.org
Connecting and providing support to
families of individuals with special
needs.
Parent to Parent
Bronx Borough Office
1650 Selwyn Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
Phone: 800-405-8818
Parent to Parent
Manhattan Borough Office
75 Morton Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 212-741-5545
Parent to Parent
Staten Island Borough Office
1050 Forest Hill Road #108
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-494-3469
Parents to Improve School
Transportation (PIST)
Phone: 347-504-3310
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.pistnyc.org
PIST campaigns to achieve that school
bus routes are shorter, safer, sensible
and stable.
Partnership for the Homeless
Website: www.pfth.org
Provides services for New Yorkers
experiencing homelessness, at risk for
homelessness, or who are rebuilding
their lives after leaving shelters
Partnership for the Homeless
Family Resource Center
100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Phone: 718-857-0027, Ext 232
Website: www.pfth.org
Provides services for New Yorkers
experiencing homelessness, at risk for
homelessness, or who are rebuilding
their lives after leaving shelters
Partnership for the Homeless
Manhattan Borough Office
305 7th Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-645-3444
E-mail: [email protected]
Parents and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays (PFLAG)
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 718-396-4802
Website: www.pflagnyc.org
Information and support for parents,
family, friends, school and teachers of
lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans-gendered
children and adults.
Philippine Forum
40-21 69th Street
Woodside, NY 11377
Phone: 718-565-8862
Website: www.phillipineforum.org
Grassroots organization offering direct
services to the Filipino, and the larger
immigrant community.
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Police Athletic League
Queens Borough Public Library
2366 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10037
Phone: 212-281-3318
Website: www.palnyc.org
PAL has been serving New York City’s
youth population since 1914 with
programs that are structured and
designed to engage them in positive
activities that improve their quality of
life.
Phone: 718-990-0887
Website: www.queenslibrary.org
Provides educational and literary
resources and services, is the home to
the Black Heritage Reference Center
and the Archives at Queens Library
which contains a special collection on
the histories of Brooklyn, Queens,
Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Project Hospitality
150 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-721-10023
Website: www.projecthospitality.org
Services provided to hungry and
homeless and inadequately housed
people, especially those who are living
with multiple diagnoses such as HIV,
substance use, and/or mental illness.
Public Schools Athletic League
44-36 Vernon Blvd., 4th Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-707-4208
Website: www.psal.org
PSAL coordinates interscholastic
sports competition for all New York
City public High Schools and provides
athletic opportunities to more than
37,000 students.
Punk Rope
330 1st Avenue, Apt 8-E
New York, NY 10009
Phone: 646-654-0668
Website: www.punkrope.com
Provides an alternative for kids
interested in a fitness program
focusing on a combination of play,
creativity, community and raise-theroof music.
Queens Community Parents,
Teachers and Students Association
P.O. Box 120522
Jamaica, NY 11412
Phone: 917-306-6035
Website: www.queensptsa.org
Queens Health Network
Elmhurst Hospital Center
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Website: www.nyc.gov/qhn/home
Queensborough Community College
Holocaust Resource Center
222-05 56th Avenue
Bayside, NY 11364
Phone: 718-281-5770
Website: www.qcc.cuny.edu/khrca
Safe Space
295 Lafayette Street, Suite 920
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212-226-3536
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.safespacenyc.org
Young Adult, Community Health,
Mental Health, Family Support and
School Partnership programs &
services are offered.
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SCO Family of Services
570 Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-895-2555
Website: www.sco.org
Programs and services provided to atrisk families, struggling teenagers,
homeless families and disabled
individuals.
South Ozone Park Youth
Community Center
133-03 116th Avenue
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Phone: 718-641-9100
St. John’s University
300 Howard Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-390-4506
Website: www.stjohns.edu
Provides space for special events.
Staten Island Bank & Trust
Foundation
260 Christopher Lane, Suite 3-B
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-697-2831
Website:
www.thestatenislandfoundation.org
Educational grants
Staten Island Children’s Museum
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-273-2060
Website: www.sichildrensmuseum.org
Internships, Target grants, T-1 fund,
museum classes.
Staten Island Developmental
Disabilities Council
930 Willowbrook Road
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-983-5354
Website: www.siddc.org
Special education issues.
Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-983-8652
Website:
www.statenislandmuseum.org
Staten Island Zoo
614 Broadway
Staten Island, NY 10310
Phone: 718-442-3100
Website: www.statenislandzoo.org
Educational programs, spaces for
meetings.
Sundog Theatre
P.O. Box 10183
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: 718-816-5453
Website: www.sundogtheatre.org
Artistic and theatrical events.
TD Bank
126 Page Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10309
Website: www.tdbank.com
Banking needs & services for parents
Time Out from Testing
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.timeoutfromtesting.org
Statewide coalition calling for
comprehensive review of Regents and
state-initiated standardized tests and
the impact they have had on children,
schools and communities.
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United Way of NYC
Guaranteed, Prepare, Succeed Program
2 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Website: www.unitedwaynyc.org
The GPS program offers assistance to
ninth graders who have a history with
chronic absenteeism to graduate on
time and prepare them for college.
Urban Youth Collaborative
Phone: 212-328-9265
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.urbanyouthcollaborative.org
Organization dedicated to high school
reform through local and citywide
organizing strategies.
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Early Head Start Program/Early Steps
Family Center
86-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
Phone: 718-318-8040
Website: www.vnsny.org
VNS provides individualized services
in parent involvement, early childhood
development, mental health &
nutrition, parent education, support
groups, literacy programs, child
development, health & safety
workshops.
YMCA
Catalpa Branch
69-02 64th Street
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Phone: 718-821-6271
YMCA
Citywide
5 West 63rd Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-630-9600
Young Adult Internship Program
156 Williams Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 800-246-4646
Website:
www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool
Internship program offered to low
income New York City youths aged 1624 who are not employed and no longer
in school.
Young Adult Learning Academy
(YALA)
320 East 96th Street, Suite 34
New York, NY 10128
Phone: 320-396-8478
Collaborative offering educational
services to dropouts aged 16 and 24
who are otherwise ineligible for adult
education programs.
YMCA
Website: www.ymcanyc.org
Established in 1852 the YMCA offers
various educational and recreational
programs.
YMCA
Castle Hill Branch
2 Castle Hill Ave
Bronx, NY 10473
Phone: 718-792-9736
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