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Youth Programs

• Catholic Youth Organization of the Archdiocese of New York
  
  David Denis,
  Director
  
  34 West 134th Street
  New York, NY 10037
  
  Tel: 212-862-6401
  Fax: 212-862-6421
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Catholic Youth Organization of the Archdiocese of New York offers an after school program and a summer camp for youth ages 6 to 13.



• Children's Arts & Science Workshop
  
  Yokasta Morales,
  Executive Director
  
  300 Fort Washington Avenue,
  Suite #1H
  New York, NY 10032
  
  Tel: 212-923-7766
  Fax: 212-795-5901
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Children's Arts & Science Workshop, Inc. (CASW) was founded in 1968 to help children and their families develop appreciation for the arts and humanities. Participants enrolled in the various programs develop cultural interests and creative skills through active involvement in non-competitive, art, dance, music, and theatre workshops. In addition to the cultural component, CASW provides youth and their families with multimedia events and structured recreational and educational programs. CASW's services have developed throughout the years to include programs that reinforce academic skills, encourage access to higher education, and develop career goals.



• Dyckman Community Center
  
  Elouise Whitehurst,
  Chairperson
  
  3782 Tenth Avenue
  New York, NY 10034
  
  Tel: 212-567-8782
  Fax: 212-567-8782
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Dyckman Community Center offers a summer day camp, an after school program that includes homework help as well as arts and crafts activities, and an evening program for young adults.



• Edwin Gould Services for Children Operation Live Right
  
  Barbara Stewart,
  Coordinator
  
  157-10 Riverside Drive,
  Suite #13V
  New York, NY 10032
  
  Tel: 212-927-7494
  Fax: 212-740-4243
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Edwin Gould Services for Children provides counseling services to young teenage girls.



• Frederick Douglass Houses Community Center
  
  Michelle James,
  Director
  
  885 Columbus Avenue
  
  Tel: 212-865-6337
  Fax: 212-864-7771
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Frederick Douglass Houses Community Center offers an after school program in addition to recreational activities that include basketball and field trips.



• Fresh Youth Initiatives
  
  Andrew Rubinson,
  Co-Director
  
  2201 Amsterdam Avenue
  New York, NY 10032
  
  Tel: 212-781-1113
  Fax: 212-781-1151
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  
  Services: The mission of Fresh Youth Initiatives is to support and encourage the efforts of young people in Washington Heights as they design and carry out community service projects, develop leadership skills, fulfill their potential and realize their dreams. FYI program’s Community Youth in Action allows young people with differing levels of skills and motivation to participate. Service projects include making sleeping bags for the homeless, removing graffiti, and handing out food. Youth are given the opportunity to carry out service projects of their own design under the Neighborhood Services Leaders Program.



• Harlem Youth Council, Inc.
  
  Barbara Ellison,
  Director
  
  2090 Seventh Avenue,
  Room 104
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-678-1549
  Fax: 212-678-4901
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Established in 1987, Harlem Youth Council, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose sole existence is to provide and service young adults with the proper skills and guidance towards becoming proud, productive individuals. The Council’s commitment is to upgrade and enhance future community leaders. Harlem Youth Council, Inc. offers on the job training, workshops and employment assistance.



• La Plaza Community Center
  
  Sebastian Rodriguez,
  Director
  
  515 West 182nd Street
  New York, NY 10033
  
  Tel: 212-928-4992
  Fax: 212-795-4285
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  
  Services: La Plaza Community Center offers an after school program that provides youth with computer, ESL, and GED classes as well as a cultural arts program.



• Manhattan Valley Youth Program
  
  Edward Scott,
  Coordinator
  
  1047 Amsterdam Avenue
  New York, NY 10025
  
  Tel: 212-663-4477
  Fax: 212-222-4671
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: The Manhattan Valley Youth Program promotes leadership training, work force development, education enrichment, community development and family preservation services.



• Morningside Area Alliance
  
  Ann McIver,
  Executive Director
  
  90 Morningside Drive,
  Suite #1A
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-749-1570
  Fax: 212-749-0842
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  
  Services: The Morningside Area Alliance offers summer camps, day camps, and after school programs.



• Our Children Foundations
  
  Sam Brown,
  Director
  
  527 West 125th Street
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-316-7040
  Fax: 212-316-6440
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.;
  Saturday: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Our Children Foundations offers a cultural and educational program that provides counseling, tutoring, and field trips.



• Police Athletic League Center
  
  Scott Leach,
  Center Director
  
  441 West 119th Street
  New York, NY 10026
  
  Tel: 212-665-8699
  Fax: 212-665-2164
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  
  Services: The Police Athletic League Center offers a summer day camp, free play, basketball, aerobics, gymnastics, and boxing.



• Rheedlen's Harlem Peacemakers
  
  Natasha Johnson,
  Supervisor
  
  157 West 122nd Street
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-666-4163
  Fax: 212-666-7611
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Rheedlen's Harlem Peacemakers identifies and trains young people who are committed to making their neighborhoods safe places for children and families. Through its School Success Project, 67 Peacemakers work directly in classrooms and operate after school and summer programs at P.S. 144, 207 and 76, serving 1,200 elementary children in the area.



• The Boys Choir of Harlem, Inc.
  
  Horace Turnbull,
  Executive Vice President
  
  2005 Madison Avenue
  New York, NY 10035
  
  Tel: 212-289-1815
  Fax: 212-289-4195
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  
  Services: The Boys Choir of Harlem, Inc. is an academic comprehensive performing arts program for males ages 4-12 with a focus on vocal music and choir performing arts. The program offers counseling and is open to both boys and girls.



• The Valley, Inc.
  
  John Bess,
  Chief Executive Officer
  
  1047 Amsterdam Avenue
  New York, NY 10025
  
  Tel: 212-222-2110
  Fax: 212-222-4671
  
  Website: www.valleynyc.org
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Services: The Valley, Inc. is a comprehensive youth agency whose primary goal is to empower young people, aged 6 to 24, to become independent, self-sufficient and responsible adults. Presently, The Valley serves 5,000 youth and adults annually throughout its eight different locations, including five public schools, two recreational/family centers and its main offices at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The Leadership Development program offers leadership seminars that include Racial Harmony and Conflict Resolution workshops, the Neighborhood Alliance project, Peer Outreach and the Paul Robeson Leadership Training Institute. Working with public and private sector resources, The Valley's employment services (SYEP, YES, Time Warner Youth Summer Initiative, and Job Readiness Instruction) provide jobs and internships for approximately 800 youth annually, and job training and career counseling for hundreds more. The Valley's Beacon Program includes educational support services, counseling, adult learning programs, cultural activities, recreational activities, college prep classes, and computer literacy programs at the Wadleigh Secondary School. The Valley's Education Program consists of attendance improvement/drop-out prevention at Brandeis H.S., Martin Luther King Jr. H.S., Park West H.S., and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Academy and provides monitoring, support services, tutoring, counseling, after-school activities, enrichment activities, college preparation, and job readiness for a total of 1,450 participants. Such programs have resulted in improved report cards, reductions in drop-out rates and increases in graduation rates. Parenting workshops, ACS Preventive Services, Youth Rap Groups, Teen-Age Service Act (TASA) Program, Healthy Start, The Living Consortium Program and Keeping It Real serve more than 800 youth and families with crisis intervention, drug and family counseling, AIDS awareness, parenting and prenatal nutrition counseling, entitlements and housing advocacy.



• Young Men’s Christian Association of Harlem
  Jackie Robinson Youth Center
  
  Elaine Edmonds,
  Executive Director
  
  180 West 135th Street
  New York, NY 10030
  
  Tel: 212-281-4100
  Fax: 212-491-3178
  
  Hours: Monday thru Thursday:
  8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.;
  Friday and Saturday:
  8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  
  Services: Young Men's Christian Association of Harlem has a rich tradition of helping community youth meet today's challenges and fulfill their potential. The organization recognizes that the young people of today will be the adults, parents and leaders of tomorrow. The YMCA of Harlem, as a community institution, recognizes its obligation to provide vibrant, innovative programs that help youth develop the character needed to become productive citizens. Since its founding at the turn of the last century, the YMCA has been the cultural and spiritual center of New York City's African-American community. Its members and supporters comprise a who's who of African-Americans who have made their mark in almost every field of human endeavor.