Perfect weather for Hike the Heights’ 20th anniversary! Thank you to the organizers for bringing the uptown community together. We remember the very first HTH :) #HiketheHeights Ysabel Abreu Mejía NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and so many others!
Fresh Youth Initiatives, Inc.
Education Administration Programs
New York, NY 1,240 followers
Empowering youth who have the fewest resources to achieve their greatest potential.
About us
We're Hiring! https://freshyouth.org/jobs FYI empowers low-income immigrant and first generation youth from Washington Heights in Northern Manhattan to become avid learners, to lead with compassion, and to succeed on a healthy journey to adulthood. Our bilingual and bicultural staff engages youth in learning, leadership, enrichment activities and community service while guiding and supporting them from Pre-K through high school.
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https://freshyouth.org
External link for Fresh Youth Initiatives, Inc.
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1993
- Specialties
- Youth Development, Community Service, After-School Programming, college access, mental health services, educational enrichment, and sports and arts programs
Locations
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505 West 171st Street
New York, NY 10032, US
Employees at Fresh Youth Initiatives, Inc.
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Rebecca Sale
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Maria Herrera
Development Director at Fresh Youth Initiatives
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Catherine "Cat" Shugrue dos Santos
Executive Management | LGBTQIA+ Advocacy | Technology Modernizations | High Impact Organizational Development | Transforming HR for Diversity…
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Beatriz Oliva, LMHC, PhD-Candidate
Dedicated to Creating Pathways to Accesible Mental Health
Updates
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Congratulations, Janelle and Fola! It was a true pleasure getting to know you and Peter through the Place FORWARD project. We also look forward to continuing - and expanding - our relationship with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health!
Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting my project as a FORWARD Fellow at the 2nd Annual Health Equity Showcase hosted by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. This project, PLACE Forward, was done in collaboration with my co-fellow Fola Wilson and preceptors peter lewis and Roxanne Russell of the Digital Learning Studio. We created short documentary films celebrating the public health champions of Washington Heights, organizations and projects that address community needs and promote health equity. 🔗 Watch a trailer of our short films: https://lnkd.in/gTWms8QU My utmost gratitude to the community leaders who openly and wholeheartedly welcomed and shared their valuable insights with us: from Hike the Heights—Ysabel Abreu, Coach Dave Crenshaw, Dr. Robert Fullilove, Audrey Jenkins, MPH, and Tatiana Mahoney; from The Armory Foundation—Alberto Aquino, Rita Finkel, Clayton Harding, Zakia Haywood, and Bassett Thompson; from Fresh Youth Initiatives, Inc.—Maria Herrera, Susan Natacha Gonzalez, MA, ATR, MS Ed, and Beatriz Oliva, LMHC, PhD-Candidate, and from the Clementine Collective—Heather Butts and Colette Kirkpatrick. These short features are just the first step, and I can’t wait to see how these partnerships between Mailman and the community are sustained. This has been one of the highlights of my graduate education, and I encourage current and incoming students to be a part of this enriching opportunity! 🔗 Learn more about the FORWARD fellowship: https://lnkd.in/g2kmUJ_i
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We cannot stress enough how real this is -- Young people's social-emotional skills continue to lag and are seriously exacerbated by negative effects of social media! FYI is investing heavily in staff training to bolster our kids' SEL skills to combat this. "New York City schools are grappling with a spike in discipline problems among children, evidence that the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are having lingering effects, educators and experts say." https://lnkd.in/eQhGHqCU
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"New national research released this week underscored the long-term impact of the pandemic and remote learning: U.S. students have made up just a third of their pandemic losses in math, and inequality has widened, with students in poor communities at a greater disadvantage than they were five years ago." https://lnkd.in/dX-4sJt4
California Aims $2 Billion to Help Students Catch Up From the Pandemic
https://www.nytimes.com
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"If you [girls younger than 20] spend more than 3 1/2 hours on social media daily, you are twice as liable to suffer from depression and anxiety.” Thank you to Univision's Mariela Salgado for giving voice to our Girls Group participants at Gregorio Luperon HS, underscoring the adverse psychological effects of social media on youth. We are proud of them for sharing their experiences and thoughts. (note: the story is in Spanish) https://lnkd.in/ez6rJRAk
Adolescentes son manipulados en las redes sociales
univision.com
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Our year-round youth programs are free of charge to 1,300 kids each year. Hard-working parents/caregivers rely on FYI's bilingual-bicultural staff to provide academic, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), mental health and wellness, creative arts, and sports/movement programs to help their children thrive and be successful in their future careers. We don't usually use LinkedIn to make appeals but giving and philanthropy are so important in the workplace, so here we are! Consider becoming an FYI Sustainer with a monthly gift of as little as $20 - it WILL make a difference to a child! https://lnkd.in/gQRfpgvX
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