CAMBA INC

EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:ADULT LITERACY IMPACT: IN 2024, CAMBA SERVED 1,057 CLIENTS IN ITS ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS. 62% OF THOSE LEARNERS WHO WERE TESTED FOLLOWING CLASSES WERE PROMOTED AT LEAST ONE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL. TEN CLIENTS EARNED A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND 168 CLIENTS OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT.TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE FLATBUSH OR EAST FLATBUSH NEIGHBORHOODS IN BROOKLYN HAVE THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, CAMBA OPERATES AN ADULT EDUCATION AND CAREER CENTER THAT TARGETS BOTH NATIVE-BORN U.S. CITIZENS AND IMMIGRANTS FROM THE CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA, EASTERN EUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICA. OUR PROGRAMS HELP PARTICIPANTS TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH, MATH, AND CIVICS SKILLS. EACH YEAR, 40 TO 50 OF OUR ADULT STUDENTS BECOME U.S. CITIZENS. MANY PARTICIPANTS ARE PARENTS WHO HAVE TO JUGGLE CHILDCARE AND OTHER FAMILY ISSUES, AND WHO OFTEN NEED HELP WITH LEGAL OR HOUSING MATTERS. BECAUSE WE DEAL WITH EACH STUDENT AS A WHOLE PERSON, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO MOVE ON TO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, ACHIEVE EMPLOYMENT GOALS, AND/OR ENTER POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAMS IS MAXIMIZED.YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IMPACT: IN 2024, CAMBA'S AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS KEPT OVER 5,000 CHILDREN SAFE AND ENGAGED IN CREATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORKED. OVER 1,500 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GAINED HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCE THROUGH SUBSIDIZED INTERNSHIPS AND SUMMER JOBS. ACROSS OUR LEARNING-TO-WORK PROGRAMS A GROUP OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR OVERAGE/UNDER-CREDITED YOUTH - CAMBA SUPPORTED 3,177; 69% OF GRADUATING SENIORS ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, WERE EMPLOYED, OR ENTERED THE ARMED FORCES. ACROSS OUR 13 BEACON AND CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CENTERS, WE SERVED OVER 14,000 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS.TO ACHIEVE CAMBA'S VISION IN WHICH YOUTH ACQUIRE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO A PRODUCTIVE ADULTHOOD, WE PROVIDE OVER 14,000 YOUTH WITH AFTER-SCHOOL, ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, AND COUNSELING SERVICES. BASED PRIMARILY IN OVER 30 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CAMBA'S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIX CORE COMPETENCIES: COGNITIVE AND EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCE; PERSONAL AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SPECIAL INTERESTS AND TALENTS; LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP; HEALTH AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; AND PREPARATION FOR WORK.

HEALTH:HEALTH IMPACT: IN 2024, CAMBA'S EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED EMERGENCY FOOD PACKAGES THAT BENEFITED 189,411 INDIVIDUALS FACING FOOD INSECURITY. EACH PACKAGE INCLUDES A 3-DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD PER HOUSEHOLD, WHICH CAN VARY GIVEN THE HOUSEHOLD SIZE. MOREOVER, WE PROVIDED COORDINATED CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO NEARLY 1,850 HIGH-USERS OF MEDICAID SERVICES THROUGH OUR HEALTHLINK PROGRAM, ENSURING THAT OUR CLIENTS LIVING WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS RECEIVE THE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES THEY NEED TO ATTAIN OPTIMAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION, CAMBA PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES TO NEARLY 50 NON-MEDICAID ELIGIBLE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. IN OUR NAVIGAYTE BROOKLYN 2.0 PROGRAM, 100% OF PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ENGAGED IN CARE AT INTAKE WERE SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED IN HIV CARE WITHIN 30 DAYS. OUR BROOKLYN DRIVE DOWN DIABETES (B3D) PROGRAM SERVED 52 INDIVIDUALS. AT THEIR THREE-MONTH ASSESSMENT, 96% OF B3D CLIENTS REPORTED MAKING CHANGES TO THEIR DIETS, WHILE 78% REPORTED MAKING CHANGES TO THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.CAMBA PROVIDES A COMPLETE RANGE OF SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CONDITIONS SUCH AS HUNGER, HIV/AIDS, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDES CASE MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION, LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND RECREATIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES.