The Civic Innovations Program is very fortunate to be able to cooperate with many different organizations and institutions on Staten Island. They include the following:
Founded in 1982, as an interfaith effort serving the needs of the hungry and the homeless, Project Hospitality provides a comprehensive continuum of care which begins with street outreach and ends in permanent housing for men, women and children of our borough who are homeless and hungry, addicted to drugs or alcohol, live with a mental illness or live with HIV/AIDS. Project Hospitality provides services through six program areas: Homeless Adult Services, Homeless Family Services, Homelessness Prevention Services, Recovery and Rehabilitation Services, HIV/AIDS Care Services, and HIV/AIDS Housing Services. The agency is also involved in Immigrant Services. Volunteers are always needed to cook a meal, stay over night in a shelter, collect canned food, donate furniture, teach life skills, tutor our children and more.
Project Hospitality is located at:
100 Park Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10302
Fax: (718) 720-5476
Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Reverend Will Nichols at (718) 448-1544, ext. 115.
Unlimited Activities Unlimited, Inc. is a community-based agency that provides educational, recreational, counseling and social programs for Staten Island Teenagers and young adults.
Unlimited Activities Unlimited, Inc., was incorporated in 1977 as the result of a community initiative by concerned citizens who responded to the challenge of providing positive alternatives to young people in the wake of the financial crisis of New York City that forced the closing of many of the Board of Education afternoon and evening centers.
Since then UAU has grown from a single recreation center to a borough wide network or recreation centers and summer camps that offer quality programming response to community needs. The activities centers offer tutorial and homework help, clubs, cultural enrichment and couseling as well as, after school child and sports concentrations. Our goal is to provide Island Youth with positive alternatives for the use of free time. Currently, Unlimited Activities Unlimited provides 29 Centers in public school settings for youth throughout Staten Island.
More than 14,000 youngsters in “Beacon Centers” throughout Staten Island are served each year. The programs are free at the 21 UAU sites. Each Beacon Program works collaboratively with schools and the community.
The centers are located at:
Fall/Winter Programs Children's Activities After Three
PS #18 Broadway PS #1 Summit St - Enrichment Program
PS #58 Marsh Ave PS #5 Deisius St
IS #34 Yetman Ave PS #8 Linderwood Rd
IS #75 Huguenot Ave PS #11 Jefferson St
IS #51 Houston St PS #16 Monroe St
IS #27 11 Clove Lake Pl PS #32 Elverton Ave
IS #61 445 Castleton Ave PS #38 Lincoln Ave
PS #55 Osborne St PS #39 Sand Ln
PS #57 Palmer Dr PS #46 Reid Ave
PS #44 Maple Parkway PS #48 Targee St
PS #56 Kramer Ave PS #56 Kramer Ave
IS #7 Huguenot Ave
PS #69 Keating Pl
Port Richmond HS
Susan Wagner HS
Summer Camps
PS #18 Broadway
PS #32 Elverton Ave
PS #36 Ionia Ave
PS #44 Maple Parkway
PS #56 Kramer Ave
PS #55 Osborne St
PS #69 Keating Pl
IS #7 Huguenot Ave
IS #2 Midland Ave
New Dorp HS
St John Lutheran Manor Rd
For more information, please visit the website.
The faculty and staff will dedicate itself to the intellectual, social and emotional growth of all our children in our multi-cultural, multi-ethnic school. We will provide the most updated technological tools and the arts to provide challenging educational activities and foster mutual respect for all students and staff in a safe learning environment.
Parents and guardians provide the first learning experiences for our children and parental involvement will be an integral part of our partnership.
Our teaching strategies will empower our children to become lifelong readers and critical thinkers. We are dedicated to providing a nurturing, caring environment where children are supported to develop self-esteem and a sense of responsibility.
Our expectations will be for every child to reach their highest potential through our home-school community.
PS 16 is located and can be reached at:
80 Monroe Ave
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: (718) 447-0124
For more information, please visit the website.
The mission of PS 57 is to create an environment that displays a serious academic tone. All students will gain lifelong knowledge and skills through excellent teaching. Students will be encouraged to develop their individual talents to become successful contributors to the world community.
PS 57 is located and can be reached at:
140 Palma Drive
Staten Island, NY10304
Phone: (718) 447-1191
For more information, please visit the website.
Community Health Action of Staten Island (formerly the Staten Island AIDS Task Force), a 501(c)3 non-profit community-based organization, educates Staten Islanders about HIV and AIDS and advocates for HIV-positive people. We work to prevent the spread of HIV, and to identify and serve the needs of Staten Islanders living with HIV/AIDS, their families and all others affected by this disease.
Over the years, our services have expanded to serve other communities that were historically most impacted by AIDS. We have developed health educational and social programs for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities in the borough. We also operate a job counseling program for family members of our primary clients, a food bank for the general community, and a medically-supervised outpatient treatment program for persons dealing with active drug or alcohol use.
Founded by a group of community advocates, service providers, and HIV-infected and affected people in 1988, Community Health Action is the only borough-wide AIDS service organization in Staten Island. Our case management staff currently assists about 400 HIV-positive clients and 75 at-risk persons and their families. This is a constantly shifting case load, as new clients come to us for services while former clients see their needs met, and rely on us less.
Community Health Action currently serves 400 HIV+ persons, and affected family members. People at risk and HIV+ clients reside in all zip codes of Staten Island, and the agency has always served the entire borough. 90% of the clients have Medicaid or are low income. Clients are ethnically and racially diverse: 33% white, 42% black and 25% Latino. Close to 18% of our clients identify as gay, bisexual, lesbian or transgender. Some of our clients are physically challenged and all of our offices are fully handicapped-accessible.
We will continue to pursue our mission of developing a community of caring for Staten Island, expanding as we see unmet needs and have opportunities for new and creative programs.
For more information, please visit our website.
African Refuge is a volunteer and community driven center that develops crucial linkages between the African community and social service providers in Staten Island. Through community outreach, information and referral services, family and youth support programs, it identifies and serves basic needs of refugees and immigrants. African Refuge is a program of Refuge, Inc. a New York not for profit sponsored by the International Trauma Studies Program. It is mission is to implement projects that promote the resilience, mental health and social integration of individuals and families in communities that have endured – war, torture, terrorism and forced migration.
The African Refuge Center is located and can be reached at:
185 Parkhill Avenue Ste. LB
Staten Island, NY 10304
Phone: (718) 701-4055
Fax: (718) 701-4443
The program serves the Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugee communities of Staten Island, predominately in Stapleton and Clifton. Approximately 70 children participate in the educational programs and over 135 boys and 60 girls participate in the sports and recreation programs.
Roza Promotions, Inc. vigorously advocates for and provides culturally appropriate counseling, education, and information to African immigrants and refugees. The program largely serves Liberians, as well as Sierra Leoneans, Ghanaians, and Guineans. The program focuses on disadvantaged children of African descent living primarily in Staten Island, as well as other parts of New York City.
This organization is located at:
Roza Promotions, Inc.
135 Arnold Street
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: (718) 720-3913
For more information, please visit the website.
Our Mission
The YMCA of Greater New York is a community service organization which promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body, welcoming all people, with a focus on youth.
Our Values
All YMCA programs teach the core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility and continue our 156-year tradition of emphasis upon youth, health and wellness, adult education, and community collaboration and problem solving. The YMCA has always grown from within its community and is a reflection of the community itself in diversity and values. The YMCA is an open and inclusive organization and welcomes all without discrimination to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship, creed, religion, age, abilities, sexual orientation or income.
A Focus on Youth
The YMCA of Greater New York gives young people a place to come after school for safe, productive activities that encourage and support academic performance, help to build their self-esteem and develop healthy lifestyles. Among the hundreds of programs offered by the YMCA of Greater New York are a variety of youth programs, including child care, day care and after-school care programs; swimming, sports leagues; instructional classes; evening Teen Centers; counseling and health awareness; life/social skills; mentoring; leadership training and development; service learning; computer training; college/career preparation; day camps and sleep-away camps.
Open to All
At the YMCA, no one is turned away because of an inability to pay. To offer the broadest possible access to YMCA programs, services, and facilities, and to provide for those individuals and community groups who may not be able to afford the full cost of our programs, services and facilities, the YMCA engages in fundraising through the annual Strong Kids Campaign, special events at the branch and Association levels, grants, bequests, or individual, corporate or foundation support.
We conduct extensive outreach to ensure wide participation in all YMCA programs by all segments of the many communities we serve. Each year, we deliver more than $47.3 million in sponsored, free and subsidized programs to more than 350,000 members and program participants, assuring all of an equal opportunity to benefit from the YMCA’s programs and services.
On Staten Island, our branches include:
South Shore YMCA - 3939 Richmond Ave - Staten Island, NY 10312 - (718) 227-3200
Broadway YMCA - 651 Broadway - Staten Island, NY 10310 - (718) 981-4933
YMCA Counseling Service - 3911 Richmond Ave - Staten Island, NY 10312 - (718) 948-3232
For more information, please visit our website.
It is our mission to ensure that all of P.S. 19's students receive a high quality well-rounded education that will serve as a solid foundation for future success. We will provide tools to enable our students to perform problems, think creatively, plan, meet high standards, and be technologically literate. We are a diverse, collaborative community dedicated to achieving high standards of academic excellence for all our students. Through high quality, standards driven instruction, and a nuturing environment, we will create a community of life long learners.
PS 19 is located and can be reached at:
780 Post Ave
Staten Island, NY 10310
Phone: (718) 442-3860
For more information, please visit the website.