Q1 - The Robin Hood Foundation

Cover photo: Rob Bennett PhoTOGRAPHY
WINTER 2013
ISSUE 19
SaNDY RELIEF edition
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Barry Sternlicht, Chair
David Einhorn, Vice Chair
John A. Griffin, Vice Chair
Lee S. Ainslie, III
Jacklyn Bezos
Victoria B. Bjorklund
Scott Bommer
Peter F. Borish
Geoffrey Canada
Steven A. Cohen
Anne Dinning
Glenn Dubin
Marian Wright Edelman
Laurence D. Fink
Doug Haynes
Jeffrey R. Immelt
Paul Tudor Jones, II, Founder
Peter D. Kiernan, III
Doug Morris
Daniel S. Och
Gwyneth Paltrow
Robert Pittman
David Puth
Larry Robbins
Alan D. Schwartz
David M. Solomon
Jes Staley
Max Stone
John Sykes
David Tepper
Harvey Weinstein
Brian Williams
Jeff Zucker
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Sandy Relief Edition ISSUE 19
EMERITUS DIRECTORS
Julius Gaudio
Kenneth G. Langone
Mary McCormick
ROB BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY
As winter’s chill sets in, it’s important to remind ourselves that, over 100 days
after Hurricane Sandy, many of our neighbors remain in homes without heat
or power. Others are living in mold-infested buildings because they have
nowhere else to go.
Our mission to help our neighbors in need was challenging enough before
the storm when 20,000 children slept each night in New York City shelters.
After Sandy, it only became worse.
While providing for our neighbors in New York City remains our core mission,
we knew that Robin Hood had to provide its support and expertise to those in
need on Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut — and in true Robin Hood
fashion, our supporters rose to answer the call.
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Cecily M. Carson, Chairman
Atiim Barber
Within days of the hurricane, we reactivated the Robin Hood Relief Fund
begun in response the attacks of 9/11. Your generosity was overwhelming.
In less than a week, we raised over $10 million, and immediately distributed
nearly $3 million to the organizations on the front lines of the devastation.
We continued to raise funds and quickly distribute them, but it was apparent
to us that the scope of the damage called for more.
John D. Clark
So, just six weeks after the storm, we were the beneficiaries of one of the largest
charity concerts ever, the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief. The royalty of Rock
and Roll appeared to help us support the recovery of the tri-state region.
Jack L. Oliver, III
The concert raised Robin Hood’s profile around the world, and more
important, raised more than $50 million dollars (and counting), which enabled
us to fund more than 250 different relief organizations providing meaningful
help to people in New York City, New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut.
As we begin the New Year, we’re well aware of the challenges before us, but we
are confident because we know we have people like you beside us.
Thanks for being Robin Hood.
David Saltzman
Executive Director
Anthony Davis
John DiRocco
Adam R. Flatto
Jonathan Harris
Nancy Jarecki
Peter Muller
Alex Navab
Antonio ‘LA’ Reid
VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD
Steven A. Cohen, Co-Chairman
Admira l Michael Mullen, Co-Chairman
Lloyd C. Blankfein
Tom Brokaw
Cecily M. Carson
Anthony Crowell
Eric Greitens
Doug Haynes
Kenneth B. Mehlman
Wes Moore
Doug Morris
Deborah Mullen
Joseph H. Reich
Jes Staley
Jon Stewart
Bob Woodruff
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FEATURE | SANDY RELIEF
hurricanesandy
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In late October, as we were making final preparations for our annual
Heroes Breakfast, an uninvited guest arrived—someone named Sandy.
It was then that we realized how many
actual heroes we had in our midst. Even
as the storm waters surged, everyday
heroes rushed to their neighbors’ aid,
guiding seniors to shelters, directing
traffic at powerless intersections, carrying
newborns and patients down darkened
hospital stairwells.
And then, when the waters receded, the
next wave of heroes took over. We’re proud
to say that in the forefront were many of
the organizations that Robin Hood funds. Within hours of the storm, Robin Hood
provided aid directly to programs rushing
to the hardest-hit areas. Your donations
allowed us to provide heaters to freezing
families in darkened public housing
apartments and deliver generators,
blankets and thousands of hot meals
to those living in the cold. We provided
shelter to families who lost everything but
the clothes they were wearing. And that
was just the beginning.
Three days after the storm, we reactivated
the Robin Hood Relief Fund that helped
thousands of survivors after the attacks
on 9/11. And once again Robin Hood
supporters rallied to help their city. Within
six days you donated over $10 million!
We immediately began to distribute those
funds to the organizations on the front
lines of the devastation.
We knew the rescue efforts would soon
transform into recovery programs. Homes,
lives and families need to be rebuilt.
We were well aware that, prior to Sandy,
our city was already dealing with record
numbers of homeless, including 20,000
children living in homeless shelters.
As we pondered how to address the
looming housing crisis and where the
money would come from to fund these
programs, new heroes stepped forward.
Board members Harvey Weinstein and
John Sykes, along with James Dolan,
Executive Chairman of The Madison
Square Garden Company, organized a
concert for the ages. On the twelfth day
of the twelfth month of 2012, just six ​
weeks after the storm, 12-12-12 The Concert
for Sandy Relief blew the doors off of
Madison Square Garden, and the world
was able to see how we react to adversity.
We come together. We help each other.
We move forward.
At this historic concert, we raised over
$50 million for the Robin Hood Relief
Fund. On the following pages, you’ll learn
more about some of the relief programs we
have supported, and find a full list of all of
our Sandy Relief grants.
This list continues to grow as we make
new grants to organizations helping Sandy
victims in the region. You can see the latest
by visiting www.robinhood.org/rhsandy. >>
rob Bennett Photography
When we saw the terrible destruction
visited upon our neighbors on Long Island
and in New Jersey and Connecticut,
Robin Hood’s board of directors agreed
we would extend aid to those in need
outside of New York City.
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SANDY RELief | GRANTEE spotlight
CONNECTICUT
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Responding
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NEW YORK
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$225k
Island Harvest
Long Island
NEW JERSEY
$245k
PROJECT HOSPTALITY
Staten Island
$1 Million
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE
New Jersey
$225k
Island Harvest/Long Island
> Island Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization
on Long Island. The day Hurricane Sandy hit, they
transitioned into emergency-response mode, and have
remained a constant presence in neighborhoods that were
hit particularly hard, including Lindenhurst, Freeport,
Island Park, Wyandanch, Long Beach and East Rockaway.
Thanks in part to Robin Hood’s support, they have
distributed more than 1.8 million meals since October 29.
The Island Harvest staff discovered that their traumatized
neighbors needed many things, from paper towels, toilet
paper, eating utensils and blankets to portable heaters,
clothing and cleaning supplies. But the one thing that many
people needed most turned out to be the easiest to provide.
A few days after Hurricane Sandy hit Long Island,
Randi Shubin Dresner, Island Harvest President & CEO,
was assisting with the delivery of food and assessments
when she came across a woman outside the Point
Lookout firehouse.
“She just had this forlorn look,” Randi said.
“She didn’t even know what to ask for. And
when I said, ‘What can I give you, what can we
help you with?’ she just was shaking her head
and holding back tears.” So then I asked,
“How about a hug?”
“She threw her arms open and I gave her
a big hug and it seemed she didn’t want to let
go. And when she did she said, ‘That hug is
what I needed more than anything.’”
Robin Hood is proud to have been able to
support Island Harvest so that they could be
there for their neighbors in need.
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PHOTO: Kieth Bedford
$245k
Project Hospitality/Staten Island
Staten Island was hit particularly hard, with
more than half of the city’s deaths occurring
in what residents have called “the forgotten
borough.” But Robin Hood has always been
there for the people of Staten Island.
Robin Hood originally funded Project
Hospitality as part of the 9/11 Relief Fund.
In response to September 11th, Project
Hospitality established a number of
programs in Staten Island. It began a
cooperative for day laborers, it ran support
groups and created new food programs for
victims’ families and displaced workers.
rob Bennett Photography
Following Sandy, Project Hospitality once
again found itself in the center of the relief
operations in Staten Island. Since the storm,
Project Hospitality has provided emergency
food and supplies to over 12,600 people.
With funding from Robin Hood, they hired
a much-needed Disaster Assistance
Coordinator and an assistant to coordinate
work groups, outreach teams and volunteers.
They’ve also hired a housing coordinator,
and used Robin Hood relief funds to pay for
the costs associated with relocating families.
They’ve also hired outreach teams that go
door-to-door, locating families living in
condemned or unsafe conditions and connecting them with
emergency food, FEMA assistance, supplies and temporary
housing. The work that Project Hospitality has accomplished on Staten Island has been truly unforgettable.
$1 Million
Affordable housing alliance/New Jersey
It’s estimated that more than 72,000 homes and
businesses in New Jersey were damaged or destroyed
by the storm. Robin Hood is funding two projects with
the Affordable Housing Alliance in Monmouth County,
New Jersey that will be important first steps on the
path to recovery.
The first project is for the purchase, transport and
installation of 17 newly manufactured homes that will
be used as affordable housing for low-income residents
displaced by the storm.
The second project is a rental deposit assistance program
that will aid those displaced by the storm who, except for
lack of a security deposit, could be stably housed. Several
thousand renters in Monmouth County were displaced,
many were living in winter rentals not considered
permanent housing, some were “under the table” rentals
and some lacked signed leases, disqualifying them for
FEMA assistance. And now hundreds of these families are
living in motels or doubled up with friends, and lack the
resources to relocate and pay the application and security
deposits required by many landlords. Others looking for
rentals may still be making mortgage payments for a home
that either is uninhabitable or no longer exists, and thus
lack the funds for security deposits. These two programs
have the potential to improve the lives of thousands of
low-income New Jersey families.
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SANDY RELief | Donor spotlight
SPOTLIGHT ON
Hillary schafer
Hillary Schafer is a native New Yorker
who grew up on the Upper East Side.
She is a former director of Institutional
Equity Sales at Citicorp. Today, she and
her husband, Mark, are raising their
two children, Stella (6) and Sam (3),
just blocks from Hillary’s childhood
home. Through her actions, Hillary is
teaching her children that we can all
make a difference.
When Hillary first learned about the
devastation caused by Hurricane
Sandy, she knew she had to do
something. She struggled to identify
ways to help – the needs of those
affected were tremendous, and the
desire of others to help was great.
However, there weren’t organizations
bridging those two groups together.
That’s when Hillary turned to
Robin Hood.
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I have learned just how big the heart
of New York really is. The generosity
of individuals has been astounding —
both in time and money
— Hillary SCHAFER
Winter 2013
”
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While Hillary was familiar with the
poverty fighting work of Robin Hood,
she had never been intimately
involved with the organization before.
A colleague mentioned how Robin
Hood had quickly mobilized to raise a
disaster relief fund, and he connected
her directly to Robin Hood. She
worked with Robin Hood staff and
some of our grantees, St. John’s Bread
and Life and City Harvest, to provide
food and supplies to those in need.
What started with a desire to help a
few people turned into a widespread
effort across the most devastated
areas in Far Rockaway and Breezy
Point, Queens.
Q&A
After the storm, you were one of the first
people to jump into action. Why were you
so determined to get involved?
I was born and raised in NYC. It is my
home. It feels like a village to me. The
idea that there were so many people
in my village who had been plunged
into immediate need was devastating.
What type of things did you do to help?
On the Thursday after the storm, I
delivered food and blankets out to the
American Legion in Far Rockaway and
discovered they were desperate for a
hot meal — and so I went and bought
400 meals from a local restaurant.
Then, I learned three weeks after the
storm that the Rockaway Volunteer
Firemen were without heat, blankets,
cots, coats, thermal underwear—and
yet were still out there doing their
jobs. I worked with a whole host of
folks to get them stuff—a mobile
shower unit, cots and blankets. I think
the thing they appreciated most was
the 40 sets of thermal underwear that
we bought for them.
There were so many people out there
trying to help, but what was needed
most was organization and that was
where Robin Hood was so crucial. I
met two women who had 2,500
blankets and winter coats that they
wanted to donate, but didn’t know
how or where. I connected them with
Robin Hood and within days all those
coats and blankets were being
distributed by Robin Hood grantees.
What have you learned most from
this experience?
I have learned just how big the heart of
New York really is. The generosity of
individuals has been astounding—
both in time and money. The
generosity of the corporate
community has been also extremely
positive. I have witnessed individuals,
local non-profits and local businesses
all come together to do the right thing
by their neighbors. It was a wonderful
thing to witness.
What would you tell those who haven’t
seen firsthand the areas most impacted
by the storm?
The need continues to be massive.
There are literally years of work ahead
to rebuild NYC. As of right now,
people are still living in the dark and
the cold, stuffed on top of each other
in shelters. They can’t even begin to
envision a time in the future when
they will be able to put their lives back
together. The devastation may no
longer be in the headlines, but there
are thousands of families who need to
have homes rebuilt, who will need to
furnish those homes and clothe and
feed their children.
Hillary reminds us of why we need to
help, but she also reminds us of why
many of us got involved with Robin
Hood to begin with. We recognize
our ability to make a difference and
our responsibility to do just that.
rob Bennett Photography
Then, I turned my apartment into a
food pantry of sorts. I got my children
and others involved. Over the first
weekend after the storm, we made
approximately 2,000 bag meals, all in
bags decorated by a couple dozen
kids. We then delivered those out to
Rockaway. People were truly touched
by those little decorations. Almost as if
they said: “This was made by me
for you. Someone cares about you.”
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FEATURE | 12.12.12. Concert
BON JOVI, ERIC CLAPTON
DAVE GROHL, BILLY JOEL
ALICIA KEYS, CHRIS MARTIN
The Rolling Stones
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN &
THE E STREET BAND
EDDIE VEDDER, ROGER WATERS
KANYE WEST, THE WHO
AND PAUL McCARTNEY
12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief,
pre­­sented by Chase, raised more than
$50 million from ticket sales, online/tele­
phone contributions, corporate donations
and sponsorships. It was seen all around >>
Rebecca Taylor/ MSG PHOTOS
Thanks to the hard work and
commitment of Harvey Weinstein,
John Sykes, Jim Dolan and the
Robin Hood staff, we were able to
hold an extraordinary concert—
just six weeks after Hurricane
Sandy ravaged the tri-state area.
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FEATURE | 12.12.12. Concert
> the world and generated donations from all
50 states and 90+ countries, proving that the
rest of the world cares about New York as
much as we do. One interesting fact was that
the average online and phone donation was
just under $70.
Additional funds are still being raised through
merchandise, CD and DVD sales. Within days,
the 12-12-12 Concert CD was the top selling
album on iTunes.
Thanks to our generous corporate sponsors,
100% of every dollar donated to 12-12-12
The Concert for Sandy Relief will go to organ­
izations helping victims of Sandy throughout
the tri-state area.
FACTS
Over 261,000 individual
donations from all 50 states
Top donations by state:
NY, NJ, CA, FL and PA
Contributions from over
90+ countries
Most foreign donations
received from (in order):
Canada, Brazil, Australia,
Mexico, Italy, United Kingdom
and Japan
Foreign
Donors who donated
the most on average (in order):
Hungary, China, Philippines,
Switzerland and Uganda
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Rob Bennett photography
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FEATURE | 12.12.12. Concert
Robin Hood thanks the corporate sponsors
of The Concert for Sandy Relief.
Because of their generous support, 100% of every
dollar raised will go to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
The Robin Hood Relief Fund committee HELPS NEW YORK ONCE AGAIN
The Robin Hood Relief Fund Committee was established
after the events of 9/11 and was reactivated right after
Hurricane Sandy. It is chaired by board member Victoria
Bjorklund who founded the Exempt Organizations
Group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and is one of the
nation’s foremost authorities on charity law. She is
joined by Peter Borish, Peter Kiernan, David Puth, former
board vice chairman Dirk Ziff and Moe Chessa—all
members of the original Robin Hood Relief Committee.
Robin Hood chair Lee Ainslie rounds out the group.
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Immediately after Sandy hit our area, they began
meeting weekly with Robin Hood Relief Fund staff
to provide oversight and strategic direction, learn
about unmet needs, attend site visits and review
and approve all grants.
The committee’s emphasis is now shifting from
emergency relief work (food, clothing, blankets, etc.)
to overseeing recovery programs, with a focus on
housing, health, mental health and employment and
ensuring that all relief dollars are distributed in a
timely and effective manner.
rob Bennett Photography
Chase, GE, Samsung GALAXY, State Farm, BlackRock, Optimum, Time Warner Cable,
Verizon Foundation, Clear Channel, iHeart Radio,
The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company.
WHO WE HELPED
As of FEBRUARY 6, 2013 we allocated $45.3 million (67% of the fund) to over
250 organizations. We are committed to reaching our goal of allocating at
least 95% of the fund by March 1, 2013.
53%
13%
12%
10%
t o groups offering housing
assistance, such as home
repairs and renovations,
mold remediation, rental
assistance and moving fees.
benefits
/legal counseling,
which includes helping people
apply for FEMA and other benefits
(unemployment insurance, food
stamps), assistance navigating
insurance claims, filing appeals
for insurance/FEMA denials and
other legal assistance.
h as gone to provide individual
and emergency assistance,
such as water, blankets, cash
grants and organizational support
in t​ he immediate wake of the
storm; also includes $2 million
grant to the New York City NonProfit Recovery Loan Program.
to medical and mental health
support, including counseling
services, nursing care and
medical supplies
5%
6%
FOOD PANTRIES &
SOUP KITCHENS
1%
NEW JOB TRAINING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
10%
Medical &
Mental HeALTH
53%
Home Repairs
& Renovations
12%
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE
13%
Legal
Counseling
Allocation of Sandy relief fund as of FEBRUARY 6, 2013.
6%
5%
1%
t o education programs that
provided tutoring to displaced
students and day care services.
t o food pantries and soup
kitchens that provided
hundreds of thousands of
meals to storm victims.
t o groups helping people find/
train for new jobs.
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SANDY RELief | GRANTEES
SANDY GRANTS
In a typical year, Robin Hood makes 200 grants to programs that support our core mission. The Robin Hood Relief Fund has made over 250 grants in just over three months.
Relief Grantees as of 2/6/2013
1199SEIU Bill Michelson Home Care
Education Fund
21 Plus
AARP Foundation
Accion
Achiezer
Adelante of Suffolk County
Affordable Housing Alliance
After Hours Project
Afya Foundation
Ali Forney Center
All Hands Volunteers
AmeriCorps St. Louis
American Friends Service Committee
Andrew Glover Youth Program
ARC of Monmouth County
Asian Americans for Equality
Atlantic City Long Term
Recovery Group
B.R.B.R. (c/o Rockaway Point
Fire Dept.)
Bayonne Economic
Opportunity Foundation
Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors
of Torture
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Ocean County, NJ
Borough of Belmar
Borough of Keansburg Trust
Bowery Residents’ Committee, Inc.
Breezy Point Disaster Relief Fund
Broad Channel Athletic Club
BronxWorks
Brookdale Community
College Foundation
Brooklyn Jubilee
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Caffrey Conroy Learning Center
Carroll Gardens Association
Casa Freehold
Catholic Charities of San Diego
Center for Court Innovation
Center for Employment Opportunities
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park
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Center of United Methodist
Aid to the Community (CUMAC)
Center for Urban Community
Services, Inc.
Child Center of New York
Child Mind Institute
Children’s Aid Society
Children’s Health Fund
Children’s Storefront
Chinese American Planning
Council, Inc.
Chuch of Grace and Peace/
Jersey Shore United
Church of Grace and Peace
Circulo de la Hispanidad, Inc.
City Harvest
City Meals on Wheels
City of Hoboken, Dept. of Health
and Human Services
Coalition for Hispanic Family Services
Coalition for the Homeless
Common Ground Housing
Development Fund Corp., Inc.
Community Access, Inc.
Community Affairs and
Resources Center
Community Development
Corporation of Long Island
Community Food Bank of New Jersey
Community Health Action
of Staten Island, Inc.
Community Health Law Project
Community Parents, Inc.
Community Services, Inc.
of Ocean County
Community Solutions, Inc
Coney Recovers
Connecticut Food Bank
Council of Jewish Organizations
of Flatbush, Inc.
County Harvest
Covenant House NJ
CPC Behavioral Health
CUMAC ECHO
CUNY
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Disability Opportunity Fund
East Harlem Tutorial Program
East River Development Alliance
Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst
El Centro de Hospitalidad, Inc.
Family and Children’s Services
of Monmouth County
Family Food Relief of NJ
Family Service League
Family to Family
Fashion Delivers
Federation Employment and
Guidance Service, Inc.
Feel Better Kids
Fifth Avenue Committee (FAC/BWI Brooklyn Workforce Innovations)
First Presbyterian Church
of Manasquan
Food Bank for New York City
Food Bank for Westchester
Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties/Single Stop USA
Food Bank of South Jersey
Fortune Society
Foundation of the Friendly Sons
of the Shillelagh
Freeport Community
Development Agency
Friedberg J.C.C. Abraham Sonabend Early Childhood Center
Friends of Firefighters
FriendsOfRockaway.org
Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders/
Fuller Center Jersey Pines
Fund for Public Health in New York - Nurse Family Partnership
Fund for the City of New York - Women’s Center for Education
and Career Advancement
Gary Klinsky Children’s Center, Brooklyn Community Services
Gerritsen Beach Cares, Inc.
Gerritsen Beach Volunteer
Fire Department
Global Dirt
GO Project
Good Shepherd Services
Grand Street Settlement
Graybeards, LTD
Green City Force
HABCore
Habitat for Humanity New York City
Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Monmouth County
Harlem Children’s Zone
Harlem United: Community
AIDS Center, Inc.
Healing Emergency Aid Response
Team 9/11
Hebrew Home for the Aged
at Riverdale
HELP/PSI, Inc.
Henry Street Settlement
Hetrick-Martin Institute
Hispanic Brotherhood
of Rockville Centre, Inc.
Hispanic Counseling Center
Hoboken Department of Health
and Human Services
Holy Family St. Vincent de Paul Society
Homes for All
Hometown Heroes
Hope for Highlands
Hope Force International
HOPES Community Action
Partnership, Inc.
Housing Works, Inc.
Hudson Milestones
Iglesia Cristiana Metropolitana
Interfaith Neighbors
Interfaith Nutrition Network
Intersect Fund
Ironbound Community Corp.
Island Harvest
Jackson Women of Today
Jersey Cares
Jewish Child Care Association
Jewish Council of Greater Coney Island
Jewish Family Services of Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Jewish Family Service of Central
New Jersey
Jewish Renaissance Foundation
Korean American Sandy Relief Committee of New Jersey
La Fuerza Unida
Lawyers Alliance for New York
Legal Aid Society
Legal Services NYC
Legal Services of New Jersey
Little Egg Harbor Volunteer Storm Relief Committee
Long Beach JCAP: Jewish Community Assistance Program
Long Beach Latino Civic Association
Long Beach MLK
Long Beach Medical Center –
The Family Care Center
Long Blue Line
Long Island Cares
Long Island Housing Partnership
Long Island Long Term Recovery Group
Long Beach Island School District
Long Island Volunteer Center
Love in the Name of Christ
Lunch Break
Lutheran Family Health Centers
Lutheran Social Services of New York
Make the Road New York Mennonite Disaster Service
Mary’s Place by the Sea
Mennonite Disaster Service
Mental Health Association of Monmouth County
Mercy Home for Children
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Middletown Disaster Relief Fund
Mission Liberia
Monmouth County Long Term
Recovery Group
Moonachie/Little Ferry Relief Fund
Museum of NJ Maritime History
National Day Laborer
Organizing Network
Nechama: Jewish Response to Disaster
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
Neighborhood Housing Services
of Staten Island, Inc.
Neighbors Together
New Alternatives for Children
New Jersey Community Capital
New Jersey Maritime Museum
New Jersey YMCA State Alliance
New York Cares
New York City Non-Profit Recovery Loan Program
New York City Housing & Neighborhood Recovery Donors Collaborative
New York Emergency & First Response
Squad of Hamilton Beach and
Howard Beach, Inc.
New York Foundling Hospital
New York Legal Assistance Group
New Yorkers for Children
Newark Emergency Services
for Families
Newark Now
Nontraditional Employment For Women
North Walke Housing Corporation
Oasis Christian Center
Ocean City/NJ Cleanup And
Recovery Effort
Ocean Community Economic
Action Now, Inc.
Oceanside Community Service, Inc.
Ocean County College Foundation
Ocean County Long Term
Recovery Group
Ocean Mental Health Services
OHEL Children’s Home and
Family Services
Operation Hope of Fairfield, Inc.
Our Holy Redeemer
Our House NJ
Part Of The Solution
Person-to-Person
Pesach Tikvah
Phipps Community
Development Corporation
Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department
Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Portlight Strategies, Inc.
Preferred Behavioral Health of NJ
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
of West Jersey
Project Hospitality
Project PAUL
Project Renewal
Providence House
Public Health Solutions
Queens Congregations United
for Action
Reaching Out Community Services
Rebuild Hoboken Relief Fund
Red Hook Initiative
Restaurant Opportunities Center
of New York
Richmond Senior Services
Rockaway Beach Surf Club
Rockaway Relief Fund
Rutgers School of Social Work
RVC Foundation
Safe Horizon
Sanctuary for Families
Sayreville Storm Relief Center
School for Children with
Hidden Intelligence
SCO Family of Services
Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
Services for Children with
Hidden Intelligence Shark River Hills Property
Owners’ Association
Shore Aid
Single Stop USA
Society of St. Vincent de Paul in
the Archdiocese of Rockville Center
Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation
St. Catharine of Siena Church
St. Clare Disaster Relief Fund St. Francis Community Center
St. Francis de Sales Parish
St. John’s Bread & Life Program
St. Margaret Mary Sandy Disaster Relief Fund
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Peter’s University Hospital/St. Peter’s Foundation
St. Rose of Lima Parish Outreach
Staten Island Mental Health Society
Stephen Siller Tunnel to
Towers Foundation
Sunnyside Community Services
Sustainable South Bronx
Team Rubicon
Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund
Toms River Regional Schools Hurricane Relief Fund
Touro Law Center’s Disaster
Relief Clinic
The Bridge Fund of New York, Inc.
The Child Center of New York
The Church of Grace and Peace
The Doe Fund, Inc.
The Door
The Hope Center
The Long Beach Christmas Angel, Inc.
The River Fund
Tri-City Peoples Corporation
Triple C Housing
United Church of Praise International Ministries, Inc.
United Way of Monmouth County
Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund
University Settlement Society
Urban Justice Center
Urban League of Long Island, Inc.
Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund
Vision 2000 Community Development Corporation (Atlantic City Long Term
Recovery Group)
Vision Long Island
Visiting Nurse Association
Health Group
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Where To Turn
Women’s League Community Residences, Inc.
Women in Need, Inc.
WomenRising, Inc.
Workers Justice Project
Yashar Organization (CYS (Seagate) Hurricane Relief Fund)
YMCA of Greater New York
YMCA of Long Island
Yorkville Common Pantry
You Can NOT Be Replaced
Youth Consultation Services
Young Families of Island Park
Hurricane Relief
YouthBuild USA
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| GRANTEES
Community Partners
With your help, Robin Hood is able to fund the following poverty-fighting programs that teach,
train, feed, shelter, heal and nurture New Yorkers in need:
1199SEIU Bill Michelson Home Care Education Fund
Abyssinian Development Corporation
Accion USA
Achievement First
Ackerman Institute for the Family
Advocates for Children
After Hours Project
Aid for AIDS
AIDS Service Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Early Childhood Center
Ali Forney Center
Andrew Glover Youth Program
Argus Community, Inc.
Ariva
Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund, Inc. - City Bar
Justice Center
Association to Benefit Children
Astor Services for Children and Families
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Beginning with Children Foundation, Inc.
Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors
of Torture
Benefit Data Trust
Bloomingdale Family Program
Blue Engine
Bowery Residents’ Committee, Inc.
Bronx Defenders
Bronx Design and
Construction Academy
BronxWorks
Brookdale Hospital: Healthy
Families New York
Brookdale Hospital: Live Light/
Live Right
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Development Corporation
CASES
Center for Court Innovation
Center for Employment Opportunities
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park
Center for Immigrant Health
Center for New York City Neighborhoods
Center for Urban Community Services
CFY
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Charles B. Wang Community
Health Center
Children’s Aid Society
Children’s Defense Fund
Children’s Health Fund
Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian/Columbia
Children’s Storefront
Chinese American Planning Council, Inc.
CitiWide Harm Reduction Program
City Harvest
City Meals on Wheels
Coalition for Hispanic Family Services
Coalition for the Homeless
College & Community Fellowship
CollegeBound Initiative, Young Women’s Leadership Network
Columbia University Population Research Center
Community Solutions, Inc.
Common Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation, Inc.
Community Access, Inc.
Comprehensive Development, Inc.
Cooper Union
Cristo Rey New York High School
CUNY - ASAP
CUNY - At Home in College
CUNY - Future Now at Bronx Community College
CUNY - Kingsborough
Community College
CUNY - New Community College
CUNY - Project for Return and Opportunity In Veterans Education
Cypress Hills Local
Development Corporation
Democracy Prep Public Schools
DREAM Charter School
Eagle Academy Foundation
East Harlem Scholars Academy
East Harlem Tutorial Program
East River Development Alliance
East Side House Settlement
Edith and Carl Marks Jewish
Community House of Bensonhurst
Education Reform Now
Educators 4 Excellence
El Centro de Hospitalidad, Inc.
Episcopal Social Services
Explore Schools, Inc.
Federation Employment and
Guidance Service, Inc.
Fifth Avenue Committee
Food Bank for New York City
Food Bank of South Jersey
Fortune Society
Friends of the Children
Fund for Public Health in New York - Doctor’s Initiative
Fund for Public Health in New York - Nurse Family Partnership
Fund for the City of New York - Women’s Center for Education and
Career Advancement
Fund for the City of New York/
A.I.R. Harlem
Gary Klinsky Children’s Center, Brooklyn Community Services
Give An Hour
GO Project
Goddard Riverside Community Center
Good Shepherd Services
Grace Institute
Grameen America
Grand Street Settlement
Green City Force
Harlem Children’s Zone
Harlem RBI
Harlem United: Community AIDS Center, Inc.
Harlem Village Academies
Health Leads
Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale
Helmets to Hardhats
HELP/PSI, Inc.
Henry Street Settlement
Hetrick-Martin Institute
Highbridge Community Life Center
HIV Law Project
Hot Bread Kitchen
Housing Works, Inc.
iMentor
Institute for Family Health
Inwood House
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
of America
Jane Barker Brooklyn Child
Advocacy Center
Jewish Child Care Association
KIPP Foundation
KIPP NYC, Inc.
Lawyers for Children
League Education and Treatment Center
Legal Aid Society
Legal Services NYC
LIFT
Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service
Lower East Side Harm
Reduction Center
Madison Strategies Group
Make the Road New York
Mayor’s Fund to Advance
New York City - ACS/Acelero
Mayor’s Fund to Advance
New York City - Conditional
Cash Transfers
Mayor’s Fund to Advance
New York City - Family
Justice Centers
Mayor’s Fund to Advance
New York City - Housing
Help Program
Mayor’s Fund to Advance
New York City - NYC Department
of Small Business Services
Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC - ECHOES Program
MDRC
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Minkwon
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Mount Sinai Hepatitis C Program
National College Advising Corps
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners
Neighbors Together
New Classrooms Innovation Partners
New Profit Inc.’s Pathways Fund/
Social Innovation Fund
New Settlement Apartments
New York Cares
New York City Charter School Center
New York City College of Technology
New York City Financial Network Action Consortium
New York Community
Organizing Fund, Inc.
New York Foundling Hospital
Project Hospitality
Project Renewal
PROMISE PROJECT
Providence House
Public Health Solutions
Queens Community House
Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention
Reaching Out Community Services
Reading Partners
Relay Graduate School of Education
Restaurant Opportunities
Center of New York
Safe Horizon
Sanctuary for Families
SCO Family of Services
SCORE
Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
Single Stop USA
South Brooklyn Legal Services
Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation
St. John’s Bread & Life Program
St. Nicks Alliance
Stanley M. Isaacs
Neighborhood Center
Staten Island Mental Health Society
Success Charter Network
Sunnyside Community Service
Sustainable South Bronx
Teach for America National
Teach for America New York
The Bridge Fund of New York, Inc.
The Child Center of New York
IN MEMORIUM
Maurice “Moe” Chessa
1933-2012
All of us at Robin Hood are deeply
sad­dened by the loss of our great
friend, mentor and board member
Maurice Chessa.
The Doe Fund, Inc.
The Door
The Family Center
The Financial Clinic
The HOPE Program
The Jericho Project, Inc.
The Mission Continues
The Regents Research Fund
The River Fund
Turnaround for Children
Turning Point (c/o Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc.)
Uncommon Schools
University Settlement Society
Upwardly Global
Urban Arts Partnership
Urban Assembly School for Law & Justice, Adams Street Foundation
Urban Health Plan, Inc.
Urban Justice Center
Urban Pathways, Inc.
Veterans Across America
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Volunteers of Legal Service
West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Women in Need
Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corp.
Year Up
Yorkville Common Pantry
Moe dedicated his life to serving
others. A Brooklyn native, Moe held a
variety of leadership positions in both
the public and private sectors. His
passion for human services and
improving opportunities for young
people culminated in his two decades
as leader of the Bedford-Stuyvesant
YMCA and later head of the BedfordStuyvesant I Have A Dream Foundation.
Moe has been a guiding force at
Robin Hood since its inception 25
years ago, when he became Robin
Hood’s first employee, serving as a
part time Executive Director before
joining our board of directors. He
provided incredible leadership in the
aftermath of 9/11 as Robin Hood
worked to help New Yorkers devastated
Robin Hood is excited to
announce the following
new grants, as of
January 31, 2013:
Bronx Design and Construction
Academy to provide counse­lors
to help ­­the students at this
career and tech­nical high school
prepare for college or careers in
the construction industry.
East Harlem Scholars Academy
operates a charter school in East
Harlem which will serve students
from kindergarten through eighth
grade, with a second school to
open in September 2013.
National College Advising Corps
recruits, trains and places recent
college grad­u­ates in high schools
with low college-admission rates
to help students enroll in college.
NEW Community Partners
New York Harbor School
New York Harm Reduction
Educators, Inc.
New York Legal Assistance Group
New York Presbyterian Fund, Inc. - Audubon Family Planning Center
New York Public Library
New York University McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy
and Research
Nontraditional Employment
For Women
North Shore LIJ Lenox Hill Hospital’s Center for Attention and Learning
Northern Manhattan
Improvement Corporation
Northside Center for
Child Development
NYC District Council of Carpenters Apprenticeship Journeyman Retraining Education &
Industry Fund
NYU School of Medicine Children’s Trauma Institute
NYU School of Medicine - Veterans Family Support Clinic
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Outreach Project
Part Of The Solution
Partnership with Children
Per Scholas
PHI
Phipps Community
Development Corporation
by the attacks, and Moe continued ​to
be a guiding force in the wake of
Hurricane Sandy as an integral part of
the Robin Hood Relief Committee.
We will all miss his wise, practical
voice. He left our world better than he
found it. He left us all better for having
known him.
Moe’s family has established a special
fund in his memory at Robin Hood to
support programs serving
disadvantaged youth and adults in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn – where
Moe devoted so many of his years of
service. Donations to the Chessa fund
can be sent to Robin Hood at 826
Broadway, 9th Floor NYC 10003 Attn:
Maurice Chessa Fund.
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