What they reported doing
- #1 primary $413KPROJECT EXCEL: PROVIDES YOUTH AGES 12-21 WITH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF ART, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDE; GED AND SAT PREPARATION, JOB COUNSELING, DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION, AND EXPRESSIVE ART PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH.
- #2 $149KPROGRAMMATIC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COSTS REPRESENT ALLOCATED CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COSTS TO MANAGE AND MONITOR ALL OF THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INSTITUTE SYSTEM FUNDED PROGRAMS. MONITORING INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SITE VISITS TO OBSERVE PROGRAMS, REVIEW OF MONTHLY REPORT DATA, CASE TRACING DATA IN BOTH HARDCOPY AND ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING FORMATS, PREPARATION OF STATISTICAL REPORTS FOR ANNUAL EVALUATIONS, AND WRITING PROGRAMS IN VARIOUS DATABASE CODES TO ACCOMPLISH AND FACILITATE ALL OF THE ABOVE.
What they call their work
What they do
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Youth Development and Support Services 2 activities
- Pride for Youth servicesDelivered 3,956 services through the Pride for Youth program last year, supporting LGBTQ+ youth with targeted programming and resources.
- Youth development and enrichment programsProvides youth ages 12–21 with comprehensive programs in art, life skills, cultural enrichment, education, and employment, including GED and SAT preparation, job counseling and placement, entrepreneurship, college and career preparation, and expressive arts.
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Community-Based Educational Programming 1 activity
- Community education programsEngaged 9,899 participants in community education programs last year.
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Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 1 activity
- Crisis intervention and support for at-risk youthProvides support to youth ages 12–21 who have run away or are at risk of running away, offering individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, independent living skills development, parenting workshops, referrals to short-term emergency housing, and weekly anger management and parent support groups.
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24/7 Crisis and Warmline Support Services 1 activity
- Hotline and counseling servicesOperates a free live online and mobile counseling service seven days a week from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM for Long Island residents, responding to 24,685 hotline calls last year.
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Program Monitoring & Evaluation 1 activity
- Program monitoring and data managementManages and monitors all institute-funded programs through site visits, monthly data review, case tracing in hardcopy and electronic formats, preparation of statistical reports for annual evaluations, and development of database programs to support monitoring activities.
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Who runs it
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| EDMUND J SMYTH | PRESIDENT | 1 | $199K |
| SUSAN COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $196K |
| LAURA CAREY | TREASURER | 1 | $153K |
| JANINE SALGADO | SECRETARY | 35 | $117K |
| DR DAVID BENNARDO | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $71K |
- ANNEMARIE DIPASQUALE — BOARD MEMBER
- JENNY CARUSO — BOARD MEMBER
- PATSY HIRSCHHORN — BOARD MEMBER
Who they work with
- Pride for Youth Partner — Collaborates with Pride for Youth to deliver services supporting LGBTQ+ youth.
- Townwide Fund of Huntington Funder — Provides continued support for Project Excel, Huntington Youth Court, and Sanctuary Project.
- Zeffy Partner — Fundraising partner used to ensure 100% of donations go to the organization's mission
How they approach the work
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- Community-Responsive Programmingmethodology: community-responsive programmingBy designing programs in direct response to the expressed needs of youth and families, we produce greater engagement and relevance in youth development initiatives because local input ensures programming aligns with lived realities and community priorities.
- Holistic Youth Development Modelmethodology: holistic youth developmentBy integrating services across art, life skills, cultural enrichment, education, and employment, we produce more resilient and capable young adults because adolescent development thrives through coordinated support across multiple domains of growth.
- Multi-Component Intervention for At-Risk Youthmethodology: multi-component intervention for at-risk youthBy combining counseling, crisis response, skill-building, family engagement, and emergency housing access, we prevent homelessness and promote stability among at-risk youth because complex social risks require coordinated, wraparound supports rather than isolated services.