2015 Annual Report

Meet A FEW OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Louie, a 7th grade participant, had diffi culties respecting staff, following directions and completing his homework assignments during our daily after-school program. RHI staff helped Louie channel his energy in a positive way by recognizing his abilities as a leader. When RHI staff formed a “Middle School Leadership Committee,” Louie wrote a speech making his case for Vice President and shared it with the entire group. When the votes were tallied, Louie won! Louie takes his leadership responsibilities seriously, taking initiative to organize fi eld trips, clean program spaces and support staff in conducting academic activities. He models positive behavior to his peers, and his increased confi dence shows at school and home.

Alina, a teenage Youth Leader, was employed as a Peer Health Educator from fall 2014 through summer 2015. As part of her training, Alina helped implement a health fair at RHI for community youth and adults. By the time the new cohort of Peer Health Educators had signed up, Alina was successfully co-facilitating the program for 11 new Youth Leaders, using her knowledge of reproductive health and her facilitation skills to develop the curriculum and engage her peers. Alina also worked as a Youth Organizer, supporting the participatory budgeting committee to propose projects in Red Hook. The Youth Organizers helped collect a record amount of youth votes for the $2M allocation in District 38 in 2015.

Lynette came to RHI seeking counseling for various emotional issues, including debilitating anxiety. Through regular counseling with our Social Worker, she worked through her anxiety and received support to fulfi ll a long-held dream: getting accepted to college. When the required deposit needed to enroll as a freshman at SUNY Broome was beyond Lynette’s means, RHI’s College Retention Specialist advocated for Lynette and RHI made the necessary payment.

At the end of a successful freshman year, Lynette returned home in need of summer employment. When placed in an Offi ce Assistant position paid for by RHI, Lynette excelled during her trial period and was hired for the rest of the summer. Lynette returned to college with a vital fi nancial cushion, helping to ensure that she could weather any smaller fi nancial emergencies and stay enrolled.

Note: Participant names have been changed to protect confi dentiality.

Creating ChangeFrom Within

RED HOOK INITIATIVE(RHI) is a community center in Red Hook, Brooklyn, that serves youth from middle school through young adulthood. We believe that social change to overcome systemic inequities begins with empowered youth. In partnership with community adults, we nurture young people to be inspired, resilient and healthy, and to envision themselves as co-creators of their lives, community and society.

We approach youth development through a holistic model designed to nurture a young person’s capacity to become a self-suffi cient individual. Through this model, we work to break the cycle of poverty that has plagued Red Hook for generations.

I am incredibly proud of the work we accomplished in 2015. Here you will fi nd a story of transformation that happened day by day, person by person and block by block. Thank you for supporting our vision of a Red Hook where youth have every opportunity they deserve.

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Louie, a 7th grade participant, had diffi culties respecting staff, following directions and completing his homework assignments during our daily after-school program. RHI staff helped Louie channel his energy in a positive way by recognizing his abilities as a leader. When RHI staff formed a “Middle School Leadership Committee,” Louie wrote a speech making his case for Vice President and shared it with the entire group. When the votes were tallied, Louie won! Louie takes his leadership responsibilities seriously, taking initiative to organize fi eld trips, clean program spaces and support staff in conducting academic activities. He models positive behavior to his peers, and his increased confi dence shows at school and home.

Alina, a teenage Youth Leader, was employed as a Peer Health Educator from fall 2014 through summer 2015. As part of her training, Alina helped implement a health fair at RHI for community youth and adults. By the time the new cohort of Peer Health Educators had signed up, Alina was successfully co-facilitating the program for 11 new Youth Leaders, using her knowledge of reproductive health and her facilitation skills to develop the curriculum and engage her peers. Alina also worked as a Youth Organizer, supporting the participatory budgeting committee to propose projects in Red Hook. The Youth Organizers helped collect a record amount of youth votes for the $2M allocation in District 38 in 2015.

Lynette came to RHI seeking counseling for various emotional issues, including debilitating anxiety. Through regular counseling with our Social Worker, she worked through her anxiety and received support to fulfi ll a long-held dream: getting accepted to college. When the required deposit needed to enroll as a freshman at SUNY Broome was beyond Lynette’s means, RHI’s College Retention Specialist advocated for Lynette and RHI made the necessary payment.

At the end of a successful freshman year, Lynette returned home in need of summer employment. When placed in an Offi ce Assistant position paid for by RHI, Lynette excelled during her trial period and was hired for the rest of the summer. Lynette returned to college with a vital fi nancial cushion, helping to ensure that she could weather any smaller fi nancial emergencies and stay enrolled.

Note: Participant names have been changed to protect confi dentiality.

Creating ChangeFrom Within

RED HOOK INITIATIVE(RHI) is a community center in Red Hook, Brooklyn, that serves youth from middle school through young adulthood. We believe that social change to overcome systemic inequities begins with empowered youth. In partnership with community adults, we nurture young people to be inspired, resilient and healthy, and to envision themselves as co-creators of their lives, community and society.

We approach youth development through a holistic model designed to nurture a young person’s capacity to become a self-suffi cient individual. Through this model, we work to break the cycle of poverty that has plagued Red Hook for generations.

I am incredibly proud of the work we accomplished in 2015. Here you will fi nd a story of transformation that happened day by day, person by person and block by block. Thank you for supporting our vision of a Red Hook where youth have every opportunity they deserve.

Jill K. EisenhardFounder & Executive Director

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Louie, a 7th grade participant, had diffi culties respecting staff, following directions and completing his homework assignments during our daily after-school program. RHI staff helped Louie channel his energy in a positive way by recognizing his abilities as a leader. When RHI staff formed a “Middle School Leadership Committee,” Louie wrote a speech making his case for Vice President and shared it with the entire group. When the votes were tallied, Louie won! Louie takes his leadership responsibilities seriously, taking initiative to organize fi eld trips, clean program spaces and support staff in conducting academic activities. He models positive behavior to his peers, and his increased confi dence shows at school and home.

Alina , a teenage Youth Leader, was employed as a Peer Health Educator from fall 2014 through summer 2015. As part of her training, Alina helped implement a health fair at RHI for community youth and adults. By the time the new cohort of Peer Health Educators had signed up, Alina was successfully co-facilitating the program for 11 new Youth Leaders, using her knowledge of reproductive health and her facilitation skills to develop the curriculum and engage her peers. Alina also worked as a Youth Organizer, supporting the participatory budgeting committee to propose projects in Red Hook. The Youth Organizers helped collect a record amount of youth votes for the $2M allocation in District 38 in 2015.

Lynette came to RHI seeking counseling for various emotional issues, including debilitating anxiety. Through regular counseling with our Social Worker, she worked through her anxiety and received support to fulfi ll a long-held dream: getting accepted to college. When the required deposit needed to enroll as a freshman at SUNY Broome was beyond Lynette’s means, RHI’s College Retention Specialist advocated for Lynette and RHI made the necessary payment.

At the end of a successful freshman year, Lynette returned home in need of summer employment. When placed in an Offi ce Assistant position paid for by RHI, Lynette excelled during her trial period and was hired for the rest of the summer. Lynette returned to college with a vital fi nancial cushion, helping to ensure that she could weather any smaller fi nancial emergencies and stay enrolled.

Note: Participant names have been changed to protect confi dentiality.

Creating ChangeFrom Within

RED HOOK INITIATIVE(RHI) is a community center in Red Hook, Brooklyn, that serves youth from middle school through young adulthood. We believe that social change to overcome systemic inequities begins with empowered youth. In partnership with community adults, we nurture young people to be inspired, resilient and healthy, and to envision themselves as co-creators of their lives, community and society.

We approach youth development through a holistic model designed to nurture a young person’s capacity to become a self-suffi cient individual. Through this model, we work to break the cycle of poverty that has plagued Red Hook for generations.

I am incredibly proud of the work we accomplished in 2015. Here you will fi nd a story of transformation that happened day by day, person by person and block by block. Thank you for supporting our vision of a Red Hook where youth have every opportunity they deserve.

Jill K. EisenhardFounder & Executive Director

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Our programs provide youth ages 10–24 with

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2015 Annual Report

Meet A FEW OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Louie, a 7th grade participant, had diffi culties respecting staff, following directions and completing his homework assignments during our daily after-school program. RHI staff helped Louie channel his energy in a positive way by recognizing his abilities as a leader. When RHI staff formed a “Middle School Leadership Committee,” Louie wrote a speech making his case for Vice President and shared it with the entire group. When the votes were tallied, Louie won! Louie takes his leadership responsibilities seriously, taking initiative to organize fi eld trips, clean program spaces and support staff in conducting academic activities. He models positive behavior to his peers, and his increased confi dence shows at school and home.

Alina , a teenage Youth Leader, was employed as a Peer Health Educator from fall 2014 through summer 2015. As part of her training, Alina helped implement a health fair at RHI for community youth and adults. By the time the new cohort of Peer Health Educators had signed up, Alina was successfully co-facilitating the program for 11 new Youth Leaders, using her knowledge of reproductive health and her facilitation skills to develop the curriculum and engage her peers. Alina also worked as a Youth Organizer, supporting the participatory budgeting committee to propose projects in Red Hook. The Youth Organizers helped collect a record amount of youth votes for the $2M allocation in District 38 in 2015.

Lynette came to RHI seeking counseling for various emotional issues, including debilitating anxiety. Through regular counseling with our Social Worker, she worked through her anxiety and received support to fulfi ll a long-held dream: getting accepted to college. When the required deposit needed to enroll as a freshman at SUNY Broome was beyond Lynette’s means, RHI’s College Retention Specialist advocated for Lynette and RHI made the necessary payment.

At the end of a successful freshman year, Lynette returned home in need of summer employment. When placed in an Offi ce Assistant position paid for by RHI, Lynette excelled during her trial period and was hired for the rest of the summer. Lynette returned to college with a vital fi nancial cushion, helping to ensure that she could weather any smaller fi nancial emergencies and stay enrolled.

Note: Participant names have been changed to protect confi dentiality.

Creating ChangeFrom Within

RED HOOK INITIATIVE(RHI) is a community center in Red Hook, Brooklyn, that serves youth from middle school through young adulthood. We believe that social change to overcome systemic inequities begins with empowered youth. In partnership with community adults, we nurture young people to be inspired, resilient and healthy, and to envision themselves as co-creators of their lives, community and society.

We approach youth development through a holistic model designed to nurture a young person’s capacity to become a self-suffi cient individual. Through this model, we work to break the cycle of poverty that has plagued Red Hook for generations.

I am incredibly proud of the work we accomplished in 2015. Here you will fi nd a story of transformation that happened day by day, person by person and block by block. Thank you for supporting our vision of a Red Hook where youth have every opportunity they deserve.

Jill K. EisenhardFounder & Executive Director

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created over

7,000 POSITIVE POINTS

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programs and services

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Our programs provide youth ages 10–24 with

educational enrichment, job preparation and

leadership opportunities. Our work is built

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members coming back.

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2015 Annual Report

Meet A FEW OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Louie, a 7th grade participant, had diffi culties respecting staff, following directions and completing his homework assignments during our daily after-school program. RHI staff helped Louie channel his energy in a positive way by recognizing his abilities as a leader. When RHI staff formed a “Middle School Leadership Committee,” Louie wrote a speech making his case for Vice President and shared it with the entire group. When the votes were tallied, Louie won! Louie takes his leadership responsibilities seriously, taking initiative to organize fi eld trips, clean program spaces and support staff in conducting academic activities. He models positive behavior to his peers, and his increased confi dence shows at school and home.

Alina , a teenage Youth Leader, was employed as a Peer Health Educator from fall 2014 through summer 2015. As part of her training, Alina helped implement a health fair at RHI for community youth and adults. By the time the new cohort of Peer Health Educators had signed up, Alina was successfully co-facilitating the program for 11 new Youth Leaders, using her knowledge of reproductive health and her facilitation skills to develop the curriculum and engage her peers. Alina also worked as a Youth Organizer, supporting the participatory budgeting committee to propose projects in Red Hook. The Youth Organizers helped collect a record amount of youth votes for the $2M allocation in District 38 in 2015.

Lynette came to RHI seeking counseling for various emotional issues, including debilitating anxiety. Through regular counseling with our Social Worker, she worked through her anxiety and received support to fulfi ll a long-held dream: getting accepted to college. When the required deposit needed to enroll as a freshman at SUNY Broome was beyond Lynette’s means, RHI’s College Retention Specialist advocated for Lynette and RHI made the necessary payment.

At the end of a successful freshman year, Lynette returned home in need of summer employment. When placed in an Offi ce Assistant position paid for by RHI, Lynette excelled during her trial period and was hired for the rest of the summer. Lynette returned to college with a vital fi nancial cushion, helping to ensure that she could weather any smaller fi nancial emergencies and stay enrolled.

Note: Participant names have been changed to protect confi dentiality.

Creating ChangeFrom Within

RED HOOK INITIATIVE(RHI) is a community center in Red Hook, Brooklyn, that serves youth from middle school through young adulthood. We believe that social change to overcome systemic inequities begins with empowered youth. In partnership with community adults, we nurture young people to be inspired, resilient and healthy, and to envision themselves as co-creators of their lives, community and society.

We approach youth development through a holistic model designed to nurture a young person’s capacity to become a self-suffi cient individual. Through this model, we work to break the cycle of poverty that has plagued Red Hook for generations.

I am incredibly proud of the work we accomplished in 2015. Here you will fi nd a story of transformation that happened day by day, person by person and block by block. Thank you for supporting our vision of a Red Hook where youth have every opportunity they deserve.

Jill K. EisenhardFounder & Executive Director

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In 2015 our programs and community building efforts

created over

7,000 POSITIVE POINTS

OF IMPACT for Red Hook residents

400INDIVIDUALS

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programs and services

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Our programs provide youth ages 10–24 with

educational enrichment, job preparation and

leadership opportunities. Our work is built

upon a foundation of unwavering support,

inspiration and hope that keeps community

members coming back.

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90 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs and services

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Red Hook Local Leaders

Ready Red Hook

Participatory Budgeting

Red Hook HUB

Stronger Together

Mold Research with Drexel University

& UC Berkeley

Middle School Programs

CREATING CHANGE IN

Community Building

Technology

2015 TOTAL EXPENSES: $3.1M

Leslie is a High School Youth Leader who is currently a participant in the Youth Organizing program.

“I can remember going on field trips in middle school

with RHI. And now, with the help of RHI’s College Retention

Specialist, I am enrolled in college and majoring in

Business Administration.”

“In my program, I reviewed hundreds of

proposals for community projects and

learned how to select the three most

feasible for Red Hook.”Kyee is currently enrolled in the Young Adult Program.

13 former youth participants were employed in permanent positions at RHI in 2015

RHI Digital Stewards is a year-long paid training program where participants learn technology skills and media production, then apply their skills to an internship at a tech or media company.

Red Hook WIFI is a community-led effort to close the digital divide, generate economic opportunity, facilitate access to essential services and improve the quality of life in Red Hook via the deployment of a free wireless network.

76% of y oung

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100% of RHI alumni

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85% of RHI youth

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(Only 46% of Red Hook residents graduate high school)70

YOUTH SERVED

127YOUTH SERVED

161 YOUNG ADULTSSERVED

1,600PEERS &

NEIGHBORS REACHED

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Tutoring and Academic Enrichment

Service Learning and Leadership Projects

Arts and Culture

Health and Wellness

Science and Technology

High SchoolPrograms

Young AdultPrograms

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Employment Coaching

Professional Development Training

College Institute (pre-college)

College Scholars

High School Equivalency Referral and Support

Subsidized On-the-Job Training

Internships

2015

55 youth werecounseled or educated by teen Peer Counselors

1,865RESIDENTS

SERVED

200 youth attended Youth Leader Expos

160 peers & residents were fed by Teen Chefs at RHI events

7,530 COMMUNITY

MEMBERS CONNECTED

15 Red Hook WIFI indoor/outdoor hotspots

27 Digital Stewards

93%of RHI staff were from Red Hook

“I noticed the positive

changes RHI had on

the neighborhood and

wanted to be part of the

community solution.”

Julio is a graduate of the Red Hook Local Leaders and longtime Red Hook resident.

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Peer Health Educators

Youth Researchers and Organizers

Young Inventors

Zine: Red Hook Magazine

Teentrepreneur

$1.15 Million

was paid

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residents

Advocates for YouthALLINBKLYNaptsandlofts.comBarker Welfare FoundationBooth Ferris FoundationBrooklyn Community FoundationBurberry FoundationCapital One Services, LLCCarson Family Charitable TrustChange Capital FundCompass Real EstateCon EdisonCorcoran CaresCouncil Member Carlos Menchaca

Cushman & Wakefi eldDeutsche BankEdith & Herbert Lehman FoundationEdward S. Moore Family FoundationEileen FisherErie Basin Marine AssociatesForest City Ratner CompaniesGoldman Sachs GivesHarry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationHeisman Trophy TrustIndustry CityInternational School of BrooklynJ.M. Kaplan FundJoseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable TrustJulian Price Family FoundationKamco Supply Corp

Koya Leadership PartnersLaura B. Vogler FoundationLone Pine FoundationM & T Charitable FoundationMariposa FoundationMary J. Hutchins FoundationMay Ellen & Gerald Ritter FoundationNational GridNew York Business Development CorporationNew York Water TaxiNews CorpNorth Star FundNYC Center for Economic OpportunityNYC Department of Youth & Community DevelopmentRobertson FoundationRose Badgeley Residuary Trust

Russell Grinnell Memorial TrustSANBA Partners/King Equity PartnersSantander BankSeamlessSignature BankSky Ranch FoundationStainman Family FoundationStearns Charitable TrustStella & Charles Guttman FoundationTerraCRGThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe O’Connell OrganizationUnion Beer Distributorsvan Ameringen FoundationWalentas FoundationWilliams Capital GroupWoodbury Fund

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

For more information visit rhicenter.org

10% GOVERNMENT

22% INDIVIDUALS

7% CORPORATE

1% OTHER

11% DONOR ADVISED

60% FOUNDATION

2015 INCOME

90 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs and services

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Red Hook Local Leaders

Ready Red Hook

Participatory Budgeting

Red Hook HUB

Stronger Together

Mold Research with Drexel University

& UC Berkeley

Middle School Programs

CREATING CHANGE IN

Community Building

Technology

2015 TOTAL EXPENSES: $3.1M

Leslie is a High School Youth Leader who is currently a participant in the Youth Organizing program.

“I can remember going on field trips in middle school

with RHI. And now, with the help of RHI’s College Retention

Specialist, I am enrolled in college and majoring in

Business Administration.”

“In my program, I reviewed hundreds of

proposals for community projects and

learned how to select the three most

feasible for Red Hook.”Kyee is currently enrolled in the Young Adult Program.

13 former youth participants were employed in permanent positions at RHI in 2015

RHI Digital Stewards is a year-long paid training program where participants learn technology skills and media production, then apply their skills to an internship at a tech or media company.

Red Hook WIFI is a community-led effort to close the digital divide, generate economic opportunity, facilitate access to essential services and improve the quality of life in Red Hook via the deployment of a free wireless network.

76% of y oung

adult program

graduates are now

employed or enrolled

in college

(Only 29% of 19-24 year old Red Hook residents are employed or enrolled in college)

100% of RHI alumni

attribute some of their

success as young adults to

their participation with RHI

85% of RHI youth

graduate high school

(Only 46% of Red Hook residents graduate high school)70

YOUTH SERVED

127YOUTH SERVED

161 YOUNG ADULTSSERVED

1,600PEERS &

NEIGHBORS REACHED

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

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Service Learning and Leadership Projects

Arts and Culture

Health and Wellness

Science and Technology

High SchoolPrograms

Young AdultPrograms

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Employment Coaching

Professional Development Training

College Institute (pre-college)

College Scholars

High School Equivalency Referral and Support

Subsidized On-the-Job Training

Internships

2015

55 youth werecounseled or educated by teen Peer Counselors

1,865RESIDENTS

SERVED

200 youth attended Youth Leader Expos

160 peers & residents were fed by Teen Chefs at RHI events

7,530 COMMUNITY

MEMBERS CONNECTED

15 Red Hook WIFI indoor/outdoor hotspots

27 Digital Stewards

93%of RHI staff were from Red Hook

“I noticed the positive

changes RHI had on

the neighborhood and

wanted to be part of the

community solution.”

Julio is a graduate of the Red Hook Local Leaders and longtime Red Hook resident.

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Peer Health Educators

Youth Researchers and Organizers

Young Inventors

Zine: Red Hook Magazine

Teentrepreneur

$1.15 Million

was paid

directly to

Red Hook

residents

Advocates for YouthALLINBKLYNaptsandlofts.comBarker Welfare FoundationBooth Ferris FoundationBrooklyn Community FoundationBurberry FoundationCapital One Services, LLCCarson Family Charitable TrustChange Capital FundCompass Real EstateCon EdisonCorcoran CaresCouncil Member Carlos Menchaca

Cushman & Wakefi eldDeutsche BankEdith & Herbert Lehman FoundationEdward S. Moore Family FoundationEileen FisherErie Basin Marine AssociatesForest City Ratner CompaniesGoldman Sachs GivesHarry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationHeisman Trophy TrustIndustry CityInternational School of BrooklynJ.M. Kaplan FundJoseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable TrustJulian Price Family FoundationKamco Supply Corp

Koya Leadership PartnersLaura B. Vogler FoundationLone Pine FoundationM & T Charitable FoundationMariposa FoundationMary J. Hutchins FoundationMay Ellen & Gerald Ritter FoundationNational GridNew York Business Development CorporationNew York Water TaxiNews CorpNorth Star FundNYC Center for Economic OpportunityNYC Department of Youth & Community DevelopmentRobertson FoundationRose Badgeley Residuary Trust

Russell Grinnell Memorial TrustSANBA Partners/King Equity PartnersSantander BankSeamlessSignature BankSky Ranch FoundationStainman Family FoundationStearns Charitable TrustStella & Charles Guttman FoundationTerraCRGThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe O’Connell OrganizationUnion Beer Distributorsvan Ameringen FoundationWalentas FoundationWilliams Capital GroupWoodbury Fund

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

For more information visit rhicenter.org

10% GOVERNMENT

22% INDIVIDUALS

7% CORPORATE

1% OTHER

11% DONOR ADVISED

60% FOUNDATION

2015 INCOME

“I can remember going on field trips in middle school with RHI.

And now, with the help of RHI’s College Retention Specialist, I am

enrolled in college and majoring in Business Administration.”

Kyee is currently enrolled in the Young Adult Program.

161 YOUNG ADULTS SERVED

Young Adult Programs

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Employment Coaching

Professional Development Training

College Institute (pre-college)

College Scholars

High School Equivalency Referral and Support

Subsidized On-the-Job Training

Internships

55 youth were counseled or educated by teen Peer Counselors

200 youth attended Youth Leader Expos

160 peers & residents were fed by Teen Chefs at RHI events

90 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs and services

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Red Hook Local Leaders

Ready Red Hook

Participatory Budgeting

Red Hook HUB

Stronger Together

Mold Research with Drexel University

& UC Berkeley

Middle School Programs

CREATING CHANGE IN

Community Building

Technology

2015 TOTAL EXPENSES: $3.1M

Leslie is a High School Youth Leader who is currently a participant in the Youth Organizing program.

“I can remember going on field trips in middle school

with RHI. And now, with the help of RHI’s College Retention

Specialist, I am enrolled in college and majoring in

Business Administration.”

“In my program, I reviewed hundreds of

proposals for community projects and

learned how to select the three most

feasible for Red Hook.”Kyee is currently enrolled in the Young Adult Program.

13 former youth participants were employed in permanent positions at RHI in 2015

RHI Digital Stewards is a year-long paid training program where participants learn technology skills and media production, then apply their skills to an internship at a tech or media company.

Red Hook WIFI is a community-led effort to close the digital divide, generate economic opportunity, facilitate access to essential services and improve the quality of life in Red Hook via the deployment of a free wireless network.

76% of y oung

adult program

graduates are now

employed or enrolled

in college

(Only 29% of 19-24 year old Red Hook residents are employed or enrolled in college)

100% of RHI alumni

attribute some of their

success as young adults to

their participation with RHI

85% of RHI youth

graduate high school

(Only 46% of Red Hook residents graduate high school)70

YOUTH SERVED

127YOUTH SERVED

161 YOUNG ADULTSSERVED

1,600PEERS &

NEIGHBORS REACHED

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Tutoring and Academic Enrichment

Service Learning and Leadership Projects

Arts and Culture

Health and Wellness

Science and Technology

High SchoolPrograms

Young AdultPrograms

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Employment Coaching

Professional Development Training

College Institute (pre-college)

College Scholars

High School Equivalency Referral and Support

Subsidized On-the-Job Training

Internships

2015

55 youth werecounseled or educated by teen Peer Counselors

1,865RESIDENTS

SERVED

200 youth attended Youth Leader Expos

160 peers & residents were fed by Teen Chefs at RHI events

7,530 COMMUNITY

MEMBERS CONNECTED

15 Red Hook WIFI indoor/outdoor hotspots

27 Digital Stewards

93%of RHI staff were from Red Hook

“I noticed the positive

changes RHI had on

the neighborhood and

wanted to be part of the

community solution.”

Julio is a graduate of the Red Hook Local Leaders and longtime Red Hook resident.

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Peer Health Educators

Youth Researchers and Organizers

Young Inventors

Zine: Red Hook Magazine

Teentrepreneur

$1.15 Million

was paid

directly to

Red Hook

residents

Advocates for YouthALLINBKLYNaptsandlofts.comBarker Welfare FoundationBooth Ferris FoundationBrooklyn Community FoundationBurberry FoundationCapital One Services, LLCCarson Family Charitable TrustChange Capital FundCompass Real EstateCon EdisonCorcoran CaresCouncil Member Carlos Menchaca

Cushman & Wakefi eldDeutsche BankEdith & Herbert Lehman FoundationEdward S. Moore Family FoundationEileen FisherErie Basin Marine AssociatesForest City Ratner CompaniesGoldman Sachs GivesHarry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationHeisman Trophy TrustIndustry CityInternational School of BrooklynJ.M. Kaplan FundJoseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable TrustJulian Price Family FoundationKamco Supply Corp

Koya Leadership PartnersLaura B. Vogler FoundationLone Pine FoundationM & T Charitable FoundationMariposa FoundationMary J. Hutchins FoundationMay Ellen & Gerald Ritter FoundationNational GridNew York Business Development CorporationNew York Water TaxiNews CorpNorth Star FundNYC Center for Economic OpportunityNYC Department of Youth & Community DevelopmentRobertson FoundationRose Badgeley Residuary Trust

Russell Grinnell Memorial TrustSANBA Partners/King Equity PartnersSantander BankSeamlessSignature BankSky Ranch FoundationStainman Family FoundationStearns Charitable TrustStella & Charles Guttman FoundationTerraCRGThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe O’Connell OrganizationUnion Beer Distributorsvan Ameringen FoundationWalentas FoundationWilliams Capital GroupWoodbury Fund

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

For more information visit rhicenter.org

10% GOVERNMENT

22% INDIVIDUALS

7% CORPORATE

1% OTHER

11% DONOR ADVISED

60% FOUNDATION

2015 INCOME

90 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs and services

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Red Hook Local Leaders

Ready Red Hook

Participatory Budgeting

Red Hook HUB

Stronger Together

Mold Research with Drexel University

& UC Berkeley

Middle School Programs

CREATING CHANGE IN

Community Building

Technology

2015 TOTAL EXPENSES: $3.1M

Leslie is a High School Youth Leader who is currently a participant in the Youth Organizing program.

“I can remember going on field trips in middle school

with RHI. And now, with the help of RHI’s College Retention

Specialist, I am enrolled in college and majoring in

Business Administration.”

“In my program, I reviewed hundreds of

proposals for community projects and

learned how to select the three most

feasible for Red Hook.”Kyee is currently enrolled in the Young Adult Program.

13 former youth participants were employed in permanent positions at RHI in 2015

RHI Digital Stewards is a year-long paid training program where participants learn technology skills and media production, then apply their skills to an internship at a tech or media company.

Red Hook WIFI is a community-led effort to close the digital divide, generate economic opportunity, facilitate access to essential services and improve the quality of life in Red Hook via the deployment of a free wireless network.

76% of y oung

adult program

graduates are now

employed or enrolled

in college

(Only 29% of 19-24 year old Red Hook residents are employed or enrolled in college)

100% of RHI alumni

attribute some of their

success as young adults to

their participation with RHI

85% of RHI youth

graduate high school

(Only 46% of Red Hook residents graduate high school)70

YOUTH SERVED

127YOUTH SERVED

161 YOUNG ADULTSSERVED

1,600PEERS &

NEIGHBORS REACHED

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Tutoring and Academic Enrichment

Service Learning and Leadership Projects

Arts and Culture

Health and Wellness

Science and Technology

High SchoolPrograms

Young AdultPrograms

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Employment Coaching

Professional Development Training

College Institute (pre-college)

College Scholars

High School Equivalency Referral and Support

Subsidized On-the-Job Training

Internships

2015

55 youth werecounseled or educated by teen Peer Counselors

1,865RESIDENTS

SERVED

200 youth attended Youth Leader Expos

160 peers & residents were fed by Teen Chefs at RHI events

7,530 COMMUNITY

MEMBERS CONNECTED

15 Red Hook WIFI indoor/outdoor hotspots

27 Digital Stewards

93%of RHI staff were from Red Hook

“I noticed the positive

changes RHI had on

the neighborhood and

wanted to be part of the

community solution.”

Julio is a graduate of the Red Hook Local Leaders and longtime Red Hook resident.

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Peer Health Educators

Youth Researchers and Organizers

Young Inventors

Zine: Red Hook Magazine

Teentrepreneur

$1.15 Million

was paid

directly to

Red Hook

residents

Advocates for YouthALLINBKLYNaptsandlofts.comBarker Welfare FoundationBooth Ferris FoundationBrooklyn Community FoundationBurberry FoundationCapital One Services, LLCCarson Family Charitable TrustChange Capital FundCompass Real EstateCon EdisonCorcoran CaresCouncil Member Carlos Menchaca

Cushman & Wakefi eldDeutsche BankEdith & Herbert Lehman FoundationEdward S. Moore Family FoundationEileen FisherErie Basin Marine AssociatesForest City Ratner CompaniesGoldman Sachs GivesHarry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationHeisman Trophy TrustIndustry CityInternational School of BrooklynJ.M. Kaplan FundJoseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable TrustJulian Price Family FoundationKamco Supply Corp

Koya Leadership PartnersLaura B. Vogler FoundationLone Pine FoundationM & T Charitable FoundationMariposa FoundationMary J. Hutchins FoundationMay Ellen & Gerald Ritter FoundationNational GridNew York Business Development CorporationNew York Water TaxiNews CorpNorth Star FundNYC Center for Economic OpportunityNYC Department of Youth & Community DevelopmentRobertson FoundationRose Badgeley Residuary Trust

Russell Grinnell Memorial TrustSANBA Partners/King Equity PartnersSantander BankSeamlessSignature BankSky Ranch FoundationStainman Family FoundationStearns Charitable TrustStella & Charles Guttman FoundationTerraCRGThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe O’Connell OrganizationUnion Beer Distributorsvan Ameringen FoundationWalentas FoundationWilliams Capital GroupWoodbury Fund

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

For more information visit rhicenter.org

10% GOVERNMENT

22% INDIVIDUALS

7% CORPORATE

1% OTHER

11% DONOR ADVISED

60% FOUNDATION

2015 INCOME

90 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs and services

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Red Hook Local Leaders

Ready Red Hook

Participatory Budgeting

Red Hook HUB

Stronger Together

Mold Research with Drexel University

& UC Berkeley

Middle School Programs

CREATING CHANGE IN

Community Building

Technology

2015 TOTAL EXPENSES: $3.1M

Leslie is a High School Youth Leader who is currently a participant in the Youth Organizing program.

“I can remember going on field trips in middle school

with RHI. And now, with the help of RHI’s College Retention

Specialist, I am enrolled in college and majoring in

Business Administration.”

“In my program, I reviewed hundreds of

proposals for community projects and

learned how to select the three most

feasible for Red Hook.”Kyee is currently enrolled in the Young Adult Program.

13 former youth participants were employed in permanent positions at RHI in 2015

RHI Digital Stewards is a year-long paid training program where participants learn technology skills and media production, then apply their skills to an internship at a tech or media company.

Red Hook WIFI is a community-led effort to close the digital divide, generate economic opportunity, facilitate access to essential services and improve the quality of life in Red Hook via the deployment of a free wireless network.

76% of y oung

adult program

graduates are now

employed or enrolled

in college

(Only 29% of 19-24 year old Red Hook residents are employed or enrolled in college)

100% of RHI alumni

attribute some of their

success as young adults to

their participation with RHI

85% of RHI youth

graduate high school

(Only 46% of Red Hook residents graduate high school)70

YOUTH SERVED

127YOUTH SERVED

161 YOUNG ADULTSSERVED

1,600PEERS &

NEIGHBORS REACHED

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Tutoring and Academic Enrichment

Service Learning and Leadership Projects

Arts and Culture

Health and Wellness

Science and Technology

High SchoolPrograms

Young AdultPrograms

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Employment Coaching

Professional Development Training

College Institute (pre-college)

College Scholars

High School Equivalency Referral and Support

Subsidized On-the-Job Training

Internships

2015

55 youth werecounseled or educated by teen Peer Counselors

1,865RESIDENTS

SERVED

200 youth attended Youth Leader Expos

160 peers & residents were fed by Teen Chefs at RHI events

7,530 COMMUNITY

MEMBERS CONNECTED

15 Red Hook WIFI indoor/outdoor hotspots

27 Digital Stewards

93%of RHI staff were from Red Hook

“I noticed the positive

changes RHI had on

the neighborhood and

wanted to be part of the

community solution.”

Julio is a graduate of the Red Hook Local Leaders and longtime Red Hook resident.

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Peer Health Educators

Youth Researchers and Organizers

Young Inventors

Zine: Red Hook Magazine

Teentrepreneur

$1.15 Million

was paid

directly to

Red Hook

residents

Advocates for YouthALLINBKLYNaptsandlofts.comBarker Welfare FoundationBooth Ferris FoundationBrooklyn Community FoundationBurberry FoundationCapital One Services, LLCCarson Family Charitable TrustChange Capital FundCompass Real EstateCon EdisonCorcoran CaresCouncil Member Carlos Menchaca

Cushman & Wakefi eldDeutsche BankEdith & Herbert Lehman FoundationEdward S. Moore Family FoundationEileen FisherErie Basin Marine AssociatesForest City Ratner CompaniesGoldman Sachs GivesHarry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationHeisman Trophy TrustIndustry CityInternational School of BrooklynJ.M. Kaplan FundJoseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable TrustJulian Price Family FoundationKamco Supply Corp

Koya Leadership PartnersLaura B. Vogler FoundationLone Pine FoundationM & T Charitable FoundationMariposa FoundationMary J. Hutchins FoundationMay Ellen & Gerald Ritter FoundationNational GridNew York Business Development CorporationNew York Water TaxiNews CorpNorth Star FundNYC Center for Economic OpportunityNYC Department of Youth & Community DevelopmentRobertson FoundationRose Badgeley Residuary Trust

Russell Grinnell Memorial TrustSANBA Partners/King Equity PartnersSantander BankSeamlessSignature BankSky Ranch FoundationStainman Family FoundationStearns Charitable TrustStella & Charles Guttman FoundationTerraCRGThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe O’Connell OrganizationUnion Beer Distributorsvan Ameringen FoundationWalentas FoundationWilliams Capital GroupWoodbury Fund

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

For more information visit rhicenter.org

10% GOVERNMENT

22% INDIVIDUALS

7% CORPORATE

1% OTHER

11% DONOR ADVISED

60% FOUNDATION

2015 INCOME

90 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs and services

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Red Hook Local Leaders

Ready Red Hook

Participatory Budgeting

Red Hook HUB

Stronger Together

Mold Research with Drexel University

& UC Berkeley

Middle School Programs

CREATING CHANGE IN

Community Building

Technology

2015 TOTAL EXPENSES: $3.1M

Leslie is a High School Youth Leader who is currently a participant in the Youth Organizing program.

“I can remember going on field trips in middle school

with RHI. And now, with the help of RHI’s College Retention

Specialist, I am enrolled in college and majoring in

Business Administration.”

“In my program, I reviewed hundreds of

proposals for community projects and

learned how to select the three most

feasible for Red Hook.”Kyee is currently enrolled in the Young Adult Program.

13 former youth participants were employed in permanent positions at RHI in 2015

RHI Digital Stewards is a year-long paid training program where participants learn technology skills and media production, then apply their skills to an internship at a tech or media company.

Red Hook WIFI is a community-led effort to close the digital divide, generate economic opportunity, facilitate access to essential services and improve the quality of life in Red Hook via the deployment of a free wireless network.

76% of y oung

adult program

graduates are now

employed or enrolled

in college

(Only 29% of 19-24 year old Red Hook residents are employed or enrolled in college)

100% of RHI alumni

attribute some of their

success as young adults to

their participation with RHI

85% of RHI youth

graduate high school

(Only 46% of Red Hook residents graduate high school)70

YOUTH SERVED

127YOUTH SERVED

161 YOUNG ADULTSSERVED

1,600PEERS &

NEIGHBORS REACHED

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Tutoring and Academic Enrichment

Service Learning and Leadership Projects

Arts and Culture

Health and Wellness

Science and Technology

High SchoolPrograms

Young AdultPrograms

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Employment Coaching

Professional Development Training

College Institute (pre-college)

College Scholars

High School Equivalency Referral and Support

Subsidized On-the-Job Training

Internships

2015

55 youth werecounseled or educated by teen Peer Counselors

1,865RESIDENTS

SERVED

200 youth attended Youth Leader Expos

160 peers & residents were fed by Teen Chefs at RHI events

7,530 COMMUNITY

MEMBERS CONNECTED

15 Red Hook WIFI indoor/outdoor hotspots

27 Digital Stewards

93%of RHI staff were from Red Hook

“I noticed the positive

changes RHI had on

the neighborhood and

wanted to be part of the

community solution.”

Julio is a graduate of the Red Hook Local Leaders and longtime Red Hook resident.

THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE

Peer Health Educators

Youth Researchers and Organizers

Young Inventors

Zine: Red Hook Magazine

Teentrepreneur

$1.15 Million

was paid

directly to

Red Hook

residents

Advocates for YouthALLINBKLYNaptsandlofts.comBarker Welfare FoundationBooth Ferris FoundationBrooklyn Community FoundationBurberry FoundationCapital One Services, LLCCarson Family Charitable TrustChange Capital FundCompass Real EstateCon EdisonCorcoran CaresCouncil Member Carlos Menchaca

Cushman & Wakefi eldDeutsche BankEdith & Herbert Lehman FoundationEdward S. Moore Family FoundationEileen FisherErie Basin Marine AssociatesForest City Ratner CompaniesGoldman Sachs GivesHarry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationHeisman Trophy TrustIndustry CityInternational School of BrooklynJ.M. Kaplan FundJoseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable TrustJulian Price Family FoundationKamco Supply Corp

Koya Leadership PartnersLaura B. Vogler FoundationLone Pine FoundationM & T Charitable FoundationMariposa FoundationMary J. Hutchins FoundationMay Ellen & Gerald Ritter FoundationNational GridNew York Business Development CorporationNew York Water TaxiNews CorpNorth Star FundNYC Center for Economic OpportunityNYC Department of Youth & Community DevelopmentRobertson FoundationRose Badgeley Residuary Trust

Russell Grinnell Memorial TrustSANBA Partners/King Equity PartnersSantander BankSeamlessSignature BankSky Ranch FoundationStainman Family FoundationStearns Charitable TrustStella & Charles Guttman FoundationTerraCRGThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe O’Connell OrganizationUnion Beer Distributorsvan Ameringen FoundationWalentas FoundationWilliams Capital GroupWoodbury Fund

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

For more information visit rhicenter.org

10% GOVERNMENT

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Creating Change From Within

Board of Directors

Board PresidentGregg Bishop

Board Vice-PresidentJanice McGuire

Board TreasurerDavid Xi Bing Ma

Board SecretaryMaria Mottola

DirectorsDominique BravoMillicent ComrieHarry A. HayesBrandon HolleySireesha KatragaddaGregory T. O’ConnellSusan StamlerAndrew StraussJennifer WhearyEden Wurmfeld

Executive DirectorJill Eisenhard