Program:
Adult Literacy
- Budget:
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$894,935
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Immigrants/Newcomers/Refugees
Program Description:
<div>MRNY provides a host of classes in English literacy, Spanish literacy, computer skills, and civics, serving
approximately 1,000 students annually.<br /></div><div><ul><li>In 2009, MRNY's advocacy efforts, in coalition with NYC adult literacy providers, students and allies, preserved over $6.5 million in City and $5.5 million in State funding for adult literacy.</li></ul></div><div> </div>
Program Long-Term Success:
Program Short-Term Success:
In
2008, MRNY expanded to provide over 30 simultaneous courses in English for
Speakers of Other Languages, citizenship, Spanish language literacy, and
computer literacy.
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Program:
Legal and Survival Services
- Budget:
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$1,957,474
- Category:
-
Human Services
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Immigrants/Newcomers/Refugees
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
<div>Our Department of Legal & Support Services engages entire families,
with a coordinated attack on the interconnected web of problems that
poor families face. Where basic survival needs are unmet, we provide an
emergency food pantry, and deliver full meals to the corners where
homeless day laborers congregate. Where specialized expertise is called
for, our attorneys and advocates provide full representation before
government agencies and courts. Where families trust peers best – as
with efforts to reduce HIV, obesity, and heart disease – our peer
health educators and member-run Community Supported Agriculture program
intervene to provide education, trusted medical testing, support, and
access to healthy foods.<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div>
Program Long-Term Success:
Program Short-Term Success:
Through legal advocacy, MRNY attorneys won $6.5 million dollars for
exploited workers. Our weekly food pantry helped 150 families meet nutritional needs
and our Community Supported Agriculture program provided organic, local
produce to 54 families.
We
conducted an enforcement sting on local retail shops that won over $500,000 for
exploited workers and filed a labor law complaint that led to the arrest of two
abusive supermarket owners.
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Program:
Community Organizing
- Budget:
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$2,098,995
- Category:
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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Immigrants/Newcomers/Refugees
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
MRNY brings low-income New Yorkers together to promote civil-rights, economic justice, and access opportunities. The organizing work gives voice to thousands, build community, and wins major public-policy victories.
Program Long-Term Success:
Program Short-Term Success:
In 2008:<br />
<ul>
<li>MRNY helped pass the <em>Tenant
Protection Act</em>, which creates serious consequences for landlords who unlawfully
push tenants out of rent-regulated housing.</li>
<li>Our Voter Power Project registered 5,700 new voters and mobilized
25,000 voters to the polls.</li>
<li>MRNY won an Executive Order
requiring all New York City agencies to provide comprehensive translation
and interpretation services to those with limited English proficiency.</li>
<li>MRNY
filed a complaint with the State Attorney General’s office that led the City to
require its seven largest pharmacy chains to provide translation services for
medication and counseling.</li>
</ul>
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Program:
Youth Power Project
- Budget:
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$1,138,058
- Category:
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Youth Development
- Population Served:
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
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Immigrants/Newcomers/Refugees
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
MRNY offers rigorous in-school, after-school,
and summer programs to support college readiness, foster civic engagement, and develop
leadership. We have helped design and open two schools dedicated to these goals: the
Bushwick School for Social Justice (BSSJ) and the Pan American International
High School (PAIHS).
Program Long-Term Success:
Program Short-Term Success:
In 2008:<br />
<ul>
<li>MRNY began its second successful year partnering with PAIHS, which
specializes in serving recently arrived immigrants, one of the highest-need
groups in the school system.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>For the second year in a row, BSSJ earned an “A” on the City’s
school progress report and graduated over 70% of students, more than
triple the rate of the pre-existing school.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The
Bushwick Student Success Center (SSC), which we opened in fall 2007, supported
750 students with college searches, essay writing, financial aid, and general
academic concerns.</li>
</ul>
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Program:
Workforce Development
- Budget:
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$558,909
- Category:
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Employment
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
MRNY's Workforce Development program provides job training, counseling and placement to community members in need.
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