United States Probation Office - Southern District New York |  |
Education
| Name | Binding Together Inc. |
| Address and Phone | Binding Together Inc. 50 Broad Street, New York, NY 10013 Phone Number - (212) 334-9400 |
| Web Site | http://www.bindingtogether.org |
| Description | Graphic Communication Company provides job training skills, placement, financial incentives, counseling. 100% Job Placement rate with lifetime access. Targets formerly incarcerated individuals, individuals who are HIV positive, and those who are recovering from substance abuse addiction. |
| Name | Bronx Library Center |
| Address and Phone | Bronx Library Center 310 East Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10458 Phone Number - (718) 579-4260 |
| Web Site | http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/bx/fdc.cfm |
| Description | Offers one on one assistance on returning to school, choosing vocational programs or continuing education programs, tutoring, college choices, and financial aid. Offers resume review, advisement in job search skills and strategy, and individual career interest testing. Serves people from all of the five (5) boroughs. |
| Name | CASES |
| Address and Phone | Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) 346 Broadway, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 Phone Number - (212) 732-0076 |
| Web Site | http://www.cases.org |
| Description | Focus is on re-integration into society as well as addressing economic, educational, health and other social factors that underlie repeated behavior. Day custody programs are available for those individuals who have multiple Misdemeanor convictions that involve three (3) days of jail in Manhattan, community service and receiving services and referrals with follow-up. Nathaniel Project is a two (2)year ATI program for those diagnosed with mental illness who have been sentenced with a felony convction. Services include treatment, supportive services and aiding offenders in breaking cycle of re-incarceration. Participation in CASES is court mandated: Individuals are encouraged to inform their Counselor about alternative sanctions that CASES provides. For more information, call or visit website. |
| Name | Children's Aid Society |
| Address and Phone | Children's Aid Society 105 East 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010 Phone Number - (212) 949 - 4800 |
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| Description | Provides information on the following areas; adoption, foster care, health care, counseling, eye and dental clinics, homemaker services, head start classes, after school/weekend/summer programs, drug abuse and teen pregnancy prevention, parenting programs, and emergency assistance. |
| Name | City University of New York Catch Program |
| Address and Phone | City University of New York Catch Program Division of Adult and Continuing Education LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thompson Avenue C-232, Long Island City, NY 11101 Bronx Community College - (718) 289-5852 LaGuardia Community College - (718) 482-5128 Medgar Evars College - (718) 270-6400 |
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| Description | Designed to assist indviduals between the ages of 16-21 years who are incarcerated in the New York City penal system with their transition back into the community as well as adolescents who are either on probation or at risk of incarceration. The program operates within both the detention and sentencing facilities in New York City and the college campuses listed above. |
| Name | Gates Millennium Scholars |
| Address and Phone | Gates Millennium Scholars PO Box 10500 Fairfax, VA 22031 Phone Number - (877) 690-4677 |
| Web Site | http://www.gmsp.org |
| Description | Provides scholarships to African-Americans, American Indian/Alaskan-Natives, Asian Pacific Islander-Americans, and Hispanic-Americans. U.S. citizens and permanent residents are enrolled full time in a degree granting college. |
| Name | Harlem Center for Education |
| Address and Phone | Harlem Center for Education 1 East 104th Street, Room 382 New York, NY 10029 Phone Number - (212) 348-9200 |
| Web Site | http://www.harlemctred.com/ |
| Description | Offers free tutoring sessions in Math, Essay Writing, GED or College Admissions Test preparation. Offers English for speakers of other languages to adults ages 19 and up. |
| Name | New York Association for New Americans |
| Address and Phone | New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) 2 Washington Street New York, NY 10004 Phone - (212) 425-2900 |
| Web Site | http://www.nyana.org/default.asp |
| Description | Provides English as a Second Language services for those who are unfamiliar with the English language. Provides intensive, short-term concentration on the English language as it applies to the workplace. |
| Name | New York Mission Society |
| Address and Phone | Amachi New York New York Mission Society 105 East 22nd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone - (212) 674-3500 |
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| Description | One on one mentoring program for children who have incarcerated parents. Community based organization, and partnership with New York Mission Society. Volunteer mentors from faith-based organizations meet for a minimum of four (4)hours per month with children who have been carefully matched to them. Ages 2-18 are served. |
| Name | NYC Dept. of Education |
| Address and Phone | New York City Department of Education, Office of Adult and Continuing Education Bronx Adult Learning Center 3450 East Tremont Avenue, Room 323 Bronx, NY 10456 Phone Number - (718) 863-4057 Manhattan Office Mid-Manhattan Adult Learning Center 212 West 120th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027 Phone Number - (212) 666-1919 or (212) 666-1920 Alternative Education Complex 500 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor Manhattan, NY 10018 Phone Number - 212 868 1650 |
| Web Site | http://www.adultednyc.org |
| Description | Offers free day, evening, and Saturday adult literacy courses for adult English speaking individuals who are 21 years or older. Classes are held at schools and community institutions throughout the five (5) boroughs. |
| Name | Per Scholas |
| Address and Phone | Per Scholas Main Office and Institute of Technology Training 1231 Lafayette Avenue Bronx, NY 10474 Fax: (718) 991-0362 Per Scholas Retail Location, ACCESS Computer Center and Production and Recycling Operations 1575 Bronx River Ave Bronx, NY 10460 Fax: (718) 991-0414 Phone: (800) 877-4068 Phone: (718) 991-8400 |
| Web Site | http://www.perscholas.org/training/index.html |
| Description | Free technician training program offered by a non-profit group in refurbishing and recycling computers. Offers Computer Technician training (A+ certification) and office equipment repair technician training. Paid internship and job placement services available. For unemployed or underemployed individuals ages 18-55. Must possess a High School Diploma or GED, reading and math skills at tenth-grade level or higher. Orientations - Monday through Friday at 9 AM. |