A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

New York City Department of Youth Services
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
New York Community Trust
Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant's Rights
Dominican Women's Development Center
Concilio De Organizaciones Dominicanas, Inc.

What is the goal of the project?

To provide comprehensive and integrated social, educational, recreational, and vocational services to at-risk children, youth and families in a centralized, community school-based setting.

Who participates in the project?

Residents living in the Washington Heights/Inwood community in New York City. This includes 5,000 youth between 6 and 21 years of age and 3,000 adults age 21 and older. Approximately 95 percent of the clients are Hispanic, mostly of Dominican ancestry, while 5 percent are of African-American origin.

What services are provided?

• Recreation and sports activities
  
• After school programs
  
• Day camp
  
• Counseling
  
• Tutoring
  
• GED/ESL classes for adults
  
• Immigration/paralegal services
  
• Citizenship counseling
  
• Pregnancy prevention
  
• Drug prevention and a 500-seat auditorium for community-wide activities.

How are collaborators evaluating their success?

• Coordinator of Client Services continuously assesses and evaluates client satisfaction and program effectiveness.
• A computerized evaluation system is being established through a client database to record and evaluate program outcomes. The database will set the groundwork for a longitudinal study of Alianza's services.

What are the collaborators learning?

Evaluation still in progress.

Contact person

Sandino Sanchez and Eddie Silverio
La Plaza Beacon School
515 West 182nd Street
New York, New York 10033
(212) 740-1960 (Phone)
(212) 740-1967 (Fax)

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