named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Hour Friend In Deed
Mentorship program pairing children with incarcerated mothers with volunteer mentors
Hour Teen Scene
Support program for teens with incarcerated mothers, focusing on education and prevention of criminal justice involvement
Hour Working Women Program
Provides employment training and placement services to help women secure livable-wage jobs after incarceration
Prison-Based Family Services Programs
Offers parenting classes and visitation support within correctional facilities, including nursery programs for mothers and infants
Summer Program
Enables children to spend a week visiting their mothers at Bedford Hills and Taconic Correctional Facilities
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Support for Families Impacted by Incarceration 2 activities
- Operates Host Family Program to prevent foster care placementPlaces children of incarcerated mothers in screened host homes to maintain stability and avoid entry into the foster care system.
- Operates prison- and community-based family services to strengthen mother-child relationshipsRuns programs inside correctional facilities and in the community to support incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children in reuniting, stabilizing, and transforming their lives. Includes facilitating week-long summer visits between children and incarcerated mothers at Bedford Hills and Taconic Correctional Facilities.
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Public Benefits Navigation and Enrollment 1 activity
- Hosts health, education, and community support servicesProvides free flu shots, blood pressure screenings, SNAP assistance, diapers, formula, backpacks, school supplies, holiday gifts, and periodic financial literacy workshops. Offers cooking demonstrations to promote nutritious eating.
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After-School Academic and Enrichment Programs 1 activity
- Offers after-school and summer programs for children and teensProvides age-appropriate educational and recreational programs including homework assistance, trip chaperoning, and summer camp for children from infancy through adolescence.
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Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
- Operates supermarket-style food pantry and community food distribution programsRuns a client-choice food pantry offering fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, meats, fish, and milk. Distributes pre-packaged grocery bags and hundreds of pounds of fresh, organic produce each summer and fall through a CSA partnership. Fed over 9,600 people in the last fiscal year.
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Nonprofit Retail and Merchandise Sales 1 activity
- Operates thrift shops that provide job training and generate program revenueRuns two thrift shops in Astoria and Long Island City that provide employment and job training opportunities for women in recovery and reentry, while generating revenue to support organizational programs. Accepts donations and offers furniture pickup services.
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Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 1 activity
- Provides housing and comprehensive reentry support for formerly incarcerated women and their childrenOffers safe and affordable transitional and permanent housing combined with integrated case management, mental health services, and family reunification support for formerly incarcerated mothers and their children. Serves nearly 200 families annually.
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Workforce Readiness Training 1 activity
- Provides job training, employment services, and career development supportOffers job training, educational assistance, internship placement, resume writing, mock interviews, financial counseling, and retail employment training through the Hour Working Women Program. Provided services to 118 women in one year.
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Youth One-on-One Mentoring 1 activity
- Provides mentoring programs for children and formerly incarcerated womenOperates the Hour Friend In Deed mentoring program, matching adult mentors with children since at least 2013, and a mentoring program pairing women in reentry with mentors to support personal and professional goals.
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financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$6.32M
Contributions & grants$4.57M72%
Program service revenue$791K13%
Investment income$477K8%
Other revenue$478K
expenses
Total expenses$6.94M
Program expenses76%
Admin / overhead17%
Fundraising7%
Salaries & benefits$4.08M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$20.73M
Cash$2.16M
Investments$0
Liabilities$2.13M
Net assets$18.60M
Liquid reserves3.7 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue -20.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
paid leadership · 5
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| ALETHEA TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $229K |
| PATRICIA DALY | DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT | 35 | $164K |
| RUBERNETTE CHAVIS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | 35 | $141K |
| SHAIDA ETHEART | COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR | 35 | $138K |
| ELLEN SELTZER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 35 | $83K |
board members · 9
- ABENAI SANDERS — VICE PRESIDENT
- AMANDA ZIEGLER — PRESIDENT
- CLAUDETTE MONSIER — MEMBER
- JEANNE MARTOWSKI — TREASURER
- KARINA SALTMAN — SECRETARY
- LELIA CASE — MEMBER
- MAHUA GUHA THAKURTA — MEMBER
- MARK STEIN — MEMBER
- SHARON KATZ — MEMBER
relationships · 16
Who they work with
- Beatrice Partner — Mentor in the Hour Friend In Deed program who has been matched with Brooklynn since 2013.
- Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph Government — Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, founder of Hour Children, became president of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Brentwood, New York, indicating an institutional affiliation.
- Host Family Program Partner — Network of screened families providing temporary care for children of incarcerated mothers to prevent foster care placement.
- Hour After School Club Partner — After-school program offering childcare, homework help, and enrichment activities.
- Hour Friend In Deed Mentoring Program Partner — Mentoring program pairing volunteers with children served by Hour Children.
- Hour Teen Scene Partner — Youth program engaging teens in activities and skill-building.
- Hour Thrift Shops Partner — Thrift shops that process and distribute donated goods, supporting the organization's services.
- Hour Woman to Woman Mentoring Program Partner — Mentoring program connecting volunteers with formerly incarcerated women.
- Hour Working Women Program Partner — Program providing career development and employment support for women.
- Kellie Phelan Partner — Contact person for the Hour Mentoring Program.
- Kindful Partner — Third-party payment processor used to facilitate online donations and issue tax receipts
- New York Theatre Workshop Partner — Collaborated with Hour Children on a talkback event featuring Hour Children's Executive Director following a performance of The Peculiar Patriot.
- Queens Defenders Partner — Employer of program participant Sarah Murphy, indicating a connection between Hour Children’s workforce program and external employment opportunities.
- United Nations Federal Credit Union Partner — Employer of a program graduate and example of employment outcome for participants.
- United Way Partner — Partners with Hour Children to connect local farmers to the food pantry, enabling distribution of fresh, organic vegetables.
- city and state’s jails and prisons Partner — Collaborates with city and state correctional facilities to deliver family services to incarcerated mothers.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Individualized, Strength-Based Service Deliverymethodology: personalized-servicesBy tailoring services to the unique needs and strengths of each woman and child, we produce greater engagement and long-term change because personalized support rooted in belief in human potential fosters dignity, accountability, and self-efficacy.
- Integrated Service Model for Health and Hungermethodology: integrated-service-modelBy co-locating food distribution with health and social services, we produce improved health outcomes among low-income families because access to nutritious food is treated as a foundational health intervention within a broader ecosystem of care.
- Integrated Wraparound Services for Women and Childrenmethodology: wrap-around servicesBy combining stable housing, childcare, job training, mental health support, and education within a gender-responsive framework, we produce more successful reentry outcomes because addressing the interconnected challenges of incarceration, poverty, and family separation requires holistic, individualized support.
- Relational Mentoring Modelmethodology: relational-mentoringBy fostering reciprocal, one-on-one mentoring relationships, we produce emotional support and personal growth for both mentor and mentee, because sustained human connection builds trust, resilience, and social capital essential to reintegration and transformation.
- Transformative Love and Sustained Supportmethodology: love-makes-the-differenceBy delivering services grounded in love, compassion, and long-term commitment, we produce lasting personal and familial transformation because emotional safety and unconditional care are prerequisites for healing from trauma and rebuilding lives after incarceration.