HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE INC

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONFOR MORE THAN 65 YEARS HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE (HMH) HAS BEEN OPERATING LOW- OR NO-COST EARLY CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN TWO MONTHS AND SIX YEARS OF AGE. BEGINNING IN THE LATE 1950S, LED BY SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, HMH OPERATES CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN THE NYCHA ALFRED E. SMITH HOUSES AT 50 MADISON STREET. TODAY, HMH OPERATES A CHILDCARE PROGRAM AND TWO HEAD START / PRE-K-FOR-ALL PROGRAMS ACROSS THREE LOCATIONS IN CHINATOWN / THE LOWER EAST SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, HMH MANAGES AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FAMILY CHILD CARE IN THE HOMES OF CERTIFIED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN. AS OF JULY 2024, HMH OFFERS AN EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM FOR CHINATOWN / THE LOWER EAST SIDE, WHICH PROVIDES INTENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS UNDER THE AGE OF 3. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN, AND TO ENABLE THEIR PARENTS TO FULFILL THEIR ROLES AS PARENTS AND TO MOVE TOWARDS SELF SUFFICIENCY. THIS PREPARES THE CHILDREN FOR CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND EVENTUAL SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.HIGHLIGHTS: EXTENDED VARIOUS FORMS OF SUPPORTS TO PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEALTH SERVICES, NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES.

OLDER ADULT SERVICESHAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE (HMH) PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS TO MINIMIZE ISOLATION AND DEPRESSION BY HELPING OLDER ADULTS CONTINUE TO LIVE AS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BY SUPPORTING FAMILY MEMBERS IN THEIR CAREGIVING ROLES. HMH OPERATES 3 NORCS ("NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES"), 1 OLDER ADULT CENTER; SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS; SOCIAL SERVICES AND ED/REC IN A HUD SECTION 202 RESIDENCE; & 2 CAREGIVER SERVICES SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS.HIGHLIGHTS: HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE CONTINUED TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO SENIORS REMAINING WITHIN THEIR HOMES DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT SOCIAL ISOLATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY FEAR OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT. HMH PROVIDED HOME-DELIVERED GROCERIES/FOOD TO SUCH OLDER ADULTS AND ARRANGED ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR THEM. ADDITIONALLY, SOCIAL SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS WERE EXTENDED TO SOUTHBRIDGE TOWERS ON FRIDAYS, AS THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS BEEN WITHOUT ON-SITE SOCIAL SERVICES FOR MANY YEARS.