Annual Report

THE NATIONAL URBAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT for January 2012–December 2013
Transforming Lives Through the Power of Technology
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The National Urban Technology Center (Urban Tech), a not-for-profit educational corporation, was founded in 1995 to provide
access to information technology in under-served communities to address the widening gap between the “information haves”
and “information have-nots.” Urban Tech’s primary focus is to promote social-emotional learning, academic performance, and
workforce preparation among disadvantaged young people, and to provide adults with the resources necessary for long-term
employability and economic security.
Urban Tech’s mission is to use the power of technology to transform lives. Urban Tech achieves its mission by combining its 18year history of providing effective social-emotional learning, digital literacy, financial literacy, academic supports and dropout
prevention services to high-needs, underserved communities with the expertise of its university partner at SUNY.
Urban Tech’s flagship programs, The Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA) and the Financial Education Network (FEN), are delivered
online to enhance the ability of schools and after-school programs to reach and effectively teach all students. Our community
schools initiative (CSI) integrates academic and service supports and extended learning opportunities that lead to improved
student performance, stronger families and healthier communities. Our digital literacy program for middle school students was
designed to 1) add 21st Century digital technology skills to the classroom and 2) increase the number of primarily Black and Latino
students with proficiency in current technologies. The skills taught help middle school students to begin mastery of 21st Century
college and career readiness skills.
“With an emphasis on academic performance and employment preparation, the National Urban Technology Center
has helped to educate and provide opportunities, making citizens ready to tackle the challenges of a complex and
ever-changing world.”
CHARLES SCHUMER
UNITED STATES SENATOR
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Technology is ubiquitous, touching almost every part
of our lives, our communities and our homes. Today
we can also celebrate that technology is even more
commonplace in education than ever, evolving daily
as a catalyst to open doors and minds to help students
achieve their potential.
The power of technology is resonating throughout the
world of education at all levels and in many different
ways and forms. But that’s not enough! To be effective,
technology must be integrated across the curriculum
in ways that deepen and enhance the learning process.
Technology tools are helping teachers to expand
beyond linear, text-based learning and engage students
who learn better in other ways. Digital simulation
and models help teachers explain concepts that are big
or small or processes that happen too quickly or too
slowly to demonstrate in a physical classroom.
It is this intersection of technology and learning that is
Urban Tech’s raison d’ être. In its 18-year history, Urban
Tech has made great strides in addressing technology
gaps that are barriers to success in low-income
communities and under- resourced schools, beginning
with the creation of several hundred community-based
computer centers to bridge the digital divide.
Today Urban Tech is a leader in the movement to use
the power of technology to transform learning with a
unique approach focusing on the whole child. Urban
Tech is on the cutting edge of providing context in
its curriculum for real-world situations and how it
relates to student learning. Social and emotional
learning (SEL) is incorporated into Urban Tech’s
approach to education in a unique and exciting way,
demonstrating positive effects for a broad range of
students whose educational prospects aren’t realized
through the traditional classroom. Our technologyrich programs capture the creativity and inspiration
of young people who are more likely to drop out of
school or fall behind in their academic achievement.
This report reflects the growth and successes of Urban
Tech programs in 2012 and 2013, demonstrating the value
we bring to students, teachers, families and communities.
Your support of Urban Tech is a critical investment
in our nation’s economic future. Closer to home, it is
an even more critical investment in every student we
serve in our U.S. network.
We can’t tell everyone’s story, but it is our hope that this
report will express the enthusiasm and commitment of
Urban Tech to our students and their achievements.
We sincerely thank you for your dedication, loyalty
and donations in support of our mission.
PATRICIA BRANSFORD, MBA
Founder and President
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2012–2013 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Urban Tech employs
pedagogical strategies that
adhere to the most current
and highest standards and
principles required in federal
and state policies. These
include the U.S. Department
of Education National
Technology Plan, National
Assessment for Educational
Progress, Universal Design
for Learning (UDL) principles
and new Common Core
State Standards.
“The Youth Leadership
Academy is the only positive
alternative for urban youth
in poor neighborhoods.
YLA has been in over thirty
Milwaukee public middle
and high schools and has
received great evaluations.”
STANLEY COLE, GANG SPECIALIST
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
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OFFICERS
BOARD CHAIR
David Perlin
Private Investor
BOARD VICE-CHAIR
Kathy Zukerman
Senior Vice President
BTIG
BOARD TREASURER
Thomas L. Bransford
Vice President
The National Urban Technology Center
DIRECTORS
CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE
Richard Bilello
National Sales Director-Medical Device Division
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE
Patricia Bransford
Founder and President
The National Urban Technology Center
Jessica C. Isaacs
Global Business Executive - Financial Services
Alia Jones-Harvey
Producer
Front Row Productions
John Starks
Founder and President
John Starks Foundation
Linda Davila
First Vice President
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
Gena Davis Watkins
Executive Director
The National Urban Technology Center
LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
The young people we
serve face extraordinary
challenges every day in
life and in school. There
are social challenges.
There are technological
challenges.
Students
are
surrounded
by
technology, and in fact
are becoming more adept
at using it, at younger ages
than their parents. When they get to school, the
technology vanishes. Teachers experience the same
technology gap: lack of reliable Internet service;
not enough PCs for all their students; outdated,
ineffective textbooks and chalkboards. Student
interest is diminished. Engaging students—key to
driving their interest and performance—is further
hindered by the technology gap.
Beyond the technology gap is the life experience
and social skills gap: students need to have a
better understanding of themselves and how they
relate to the world if they are to have a chance at
performing well academically. Life and social skills
are a prerequisite to building strong academic
skills and technology skills. In this highly mobile,
globally connected society, it’s a reality that young
Americans will have more jobs and more careers
in their lifetimes than their parents. To prepare
students for that world we must change what and
how we teach.
I am honored to Chair the National Urban
Technology Center, an organization that has been
at the forefront of these issues for seventeen years.
Urban Tech is a proven leader in recognizing
that students need fundamental life and social
skills education using technology-based resources
in order to achieve academically. We strive to
provide best-in-breed programs that help them do
just that.
As I reflect on these past two years, I am
reminded of the strides that Urban Tech has
made to integrate a wider and more flexible set
of learning resources. Educators—including
teachers, parents and mentors inside and
outside the classroom—all benefit from Urban
Tech’s high standards for content, training and
coaching. And we’re not standing still. This
year we’re working on new and exciting ways of
engaging and teaching students using the newest
tablet computing platforms—all in service of our
mission to equip young learners with the essential
skills they need in order to compete with their
peers in the global economy.
As I end my tenure as Board Chair, I sincerely
thank you for your continued support of Urban
Tech. Your contributions and thought leadership
have given us the means to promote a model of
learning powered by technology and to advance
a learning approach that is motivational and
meaningful.
“When I was ten, I knew I
liked computers. But I didn’t
have access. Urban Tech
provided me with the tools
and skills to put me on track
to become a CIO. At the
end of the day, it’s all about
motivation. You gotta love
what you do. And it shows
in what you do and how you
perform. This is what Urban
Tech taught me, and this is
what I live today.”
VINCENT BELL, YLA ALUMNUS
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY &
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THE BLACK CAR FUND
DAVID PERLIN
Board Chair
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2012–2013 IN REVIEW
“What is of particular
interest, in addition to
Urban Tech’s use of
technology, is the very
considered, informed and
thoughtful exploration
of issues critical to the
academic, social and
personal lives of youth.”
DAVID C. FLETCHER, PH.D.
LEHMAN COLLEGE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
BRONX, NY
Powered by technology, Urban Tech is
reshaping the learning experience, allowing
students to improve their social and emotional
learning (SEL) and academic skills. We provide a
cutting-edge curriculum that nurtures leadership,
critical thinking, problem solving, pro-social
behaviors, healthy habits, digital literacy and
financial literacy. Students receive the skills
and tools necessary to prepare them for college,
career and life.
To ensure that our programs are implemented
with the highest quality of instruction,
Urban Tech works in partnership with
schools, afterschool programs, communitybased organizations, faith-based institutions
and youth development centers. About 90% of
Urban Tech’s clients are Black and Latino; their
families’ per capita income is at or slightly above
the poverty level.
urban tech
student demographics
49% Hispanic/Latino
42% Black/
African American
5% White
3% Asian/
Pacific Islander
1% Native American
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In Jan. 2012– Dec. 2013, Urban Tech reached
new milestones to help students, teachers,
families and communities achieve their goals:
•Served 6,000 students in 57 schools,
school districts, and afterschool programs
in 25 states through the Youth Leadership
Academy® (YLA)
•Trained youth as co-program facilitators
with teachers to deliver instructional content
•Selected by the New York City Department
of Education to implement comprehensive
instructional technology for teachers in 10
NYCDOE public schools
• Launched “Project Engage” to initially create up to 2,000 grades 3–6 Student Peer Leaders in schools across the country
• Launched the Digital Literacy Training Program for Middle School Students
• Aligned YLA to the new Common Core
State Standards and the PBIS (Positive
Behavior Interventions and Supports) Framework
• Established the Urban Tech Community Schools Initiative
• Designed, developed, and piloted the Urban Tech Financial Education Network (FEN)
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INNOVATING IN WAYS TO TRANSFORM
LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF
TECHNOLOGY
The digital revolution is transforming the world,
stimulating huge social and economic advances.
However, 75% if the world’s population remains
digitally excluded. Urban Tech has worked
to generate long-term digital inclusion, where
individuals and communities understand how to use
technology to bring about positive transformation in
their lives. Urban Tech address these issues through
its flagship programs designed to teach students,
parents, families and communities to develop skills
needed to compete in a digital world.
Youth Leadership Academy®
Urban Tech is reshaping the learning experience
for students through The Youth Leadership
Academy® (YLA) Social and Emotional Learning
(SEL) program. YLA is a technology-rich e-learning
platform and curriculum that helps students build
the essential skills aligned with 21st century college
and career standards. The program objectives
are to: 1) promote literacy, health, financial
and technology education, 2) develop career
goals and workforce readiness, 3) build selfesteem, leadership, teamwork and civic engagement
skills and 4) enhance teacher confidence in
technology as a powerful learning/teaching tool.
The YLA curriculum uses multiple modes of
learning, both instructor-led and self-paced. It is
designed using a mix of group activities to inspire
teamwork, animation, contemporary music and
games, relevant exercises that provide real-life
experiences, e-journaling and access to an online
resource library.
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YLA draws students into a highly stimulating
digital world that motivates them to improve
self-management, social awareness, relationship
skills and responsible decision-making through
simulation and role-playing activities. They are
constantly encouraged to think about and examine
consequences and ultimately learn to become
accountable for the actions and make pro-social
decisions.
Highlights of YLA in 2012–2013 were:
•Added the YLA Curriculum to 41 schools
and afterschool programs in 16 new states
•Validated impressive progress in social
and academic competencies through
independent evaluations:
• – 72.8% increase in attendance
• – 46% increase in reading scores
• – 40% increase in math scores
•69% of instructors reported that YLA
influenced their students to be more
confident as learners and positively
influenced students’ physical and
emotional well-being
•90% of instructors indicated YLA
curriculum enhanced students’ ability
to understand and manage emotions,
establish positive relationships, solve
everyday problems, make responsible
decisions and handle difficult situations
•83% of instructors indicated that Urban
Tech’s professional development led to new
pedagogical strategies and practices
•87% of instructors said their involvement
in YLA is likely to have a positive and
lasting influence on instruction
“I firmly believe that
education and the Internet
are the two great equalizers
in life, and through the
use of technology we are
transforming lives.”
John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
•100% of participating instructors reported
a substantial improvement in school
culture and the degree to which students
began to feel accepted, valued and
respected
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2012–2013 IN REVIEW
“Urban Tech is an outstanding
nonprofit that has developed
web-based programming
to help students on issues
such as relationships,
substance abuse and
reproductive health.”
SIR ELTON JOHN
FOUNDER
ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION
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YLA GET HEALTHY, GET SMART!
The YLA Get Healthy, Get Smart! (GHGS)
series is a comprehensive and holistic health
education, wellness and prevention initiative. The
principal purpose is to raise awareness and teach
students how to make healthy choices and adopt
new behaviors that eliminate the root causes of
disease. The curriculum emphasizes emotional
well-being, obesity, diabetes, drug and alcohol
abuse prevention and STD/HIV/AIDS awareness.
GHGS is the result of fifteen years of research
and development rooted in a belief that we must
leverage technology to provide engaging and
powerful learning experiences, content, resources
and student assessments. It focuses on students’
self-esteem, personal development, conflict
resolution, awareness and knowledge about
proper nutrition, the importance of daily exercise,
computer literacy, community building and civic
engagement. Educators and afterschool program
directors embraced the curriculum, resulting in
noticeable changes in students and staff.
GHGS was implemented in 65 schools, serving
15,000 students in New York and Connecticut.
GHGS OUTCOMES
What kinds of changes have you seen in your students as a result of GHGS?
% of instructors who agree:
100%
Improvement in getting along with each other
Improvement in self-esteem
Improvement in academic behaviors
Improvement in understanding the benefit of a healthy lifestyle and the
consequences of being unhealthy
67%
50%
67%
83%
Improvement in problem-solving issues regarding relationships
Improvement in awareness of how peers and the media influence one’s feelings
and attitudes
67%
Improvement in learning how to work towards fostering healthy relationships
67%
Improvement in exercising
67%
Improvement in staying on task
67%
Improvement in motivation
67%
Source: YLA Get Healthy, Get Smart! Evaluation: A Final Report to the Elton John AIDS Foundation
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2012–2013 IN REVIEW
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Project Engage
it’s your net worth!
Urban Tech’s Project Engage is designed to
build young peer leaders. Using a peer-to-peer
approach, Project Engage is a component of
Urban Tech’s Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA)
initiative to help students build the critical social,
emotional, and academic skills necessary to
graduate high school.
Urban Tech’s widely acclaimed Youth
Leadership Academy® (YLA) provides ground
breaking technology designed and implemented
to equip students with the practical skills
necessary to become productive, self-fulfilled and
achievement-oriented adults. The life skills taught
in YLA are the tools needed to make healthy
lifestyle choices, to effectively present oneself in the
workplace, to manage one’s income resourcefully,
and to make positive life goals and decisions.
YLA was also designed to teach computer skills,
and to address a range of important issues
including school dropout, drug awareness and
teen pregnancy. YLA empowers young people by
opening the doors to education and career options,
and by raising the self-esteem of young people so
they are comfortable pursuing new opportunities.
It encourages participants to become self-sufficient
and instills behaviors such as punctuality, the
spirit of teamwork and cooperation, and the ability
to accept constructive criticism.
Funded by Wells Fargo Foundation, the It’s
Your Net Worth! initiative is designed to provide
financial literacy and Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) services. In its six-year history,
the program has been successful in providing lowand moderate-income families with comprehensive
financial literacy training, free income tax
preparation assistance and tax credit applications.
Cumulative program results exceeded expectations:
• 1,462 volunteers trained
•42,579 tax returns filed at 115 Weed and Seed
sites, for an average of 370 returns per site
• $38.4 million in refunds issued
•$13.5 million in Earned Income Tax
Credits/Child Tax Credits returned
to participants
•153 individuals and families participated
in the Wells Fargo Hands on Banking®
workshops focused on financial literacy
and first-time home-buying
•95 students were trained in financial
literacy using the YLA Budgets and
Banking curriculum
URBAN TECH FINANCIAL EDUCATION
NETWORK (FEN)
The Financial Education Network (FEN): FEN
is a comprehensive financial education e-learning
network and portal of online curriculum and
resources for teaching financial education,
promoting homeownership, entrepreneurship, and
managing financial assets.
Funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, FEN
is developed to address the extremely urgent need
for an increase in financial education in the United
States. By implementing financial education
courses in schools and communities, we are
insuring that students will make more informed
choices as they enter adulthood. The lack of
financial management skills such as creating and
maintaining a budget, understanding credit,
and saving for unplanned emergencies prevents
millions of Americans from investing in assets
such as homes, insurance, and education. Without
easily assessable curriculum and resources on
financial education for all, especially unbanked
and underserved residents, there is no way that
these statistics will ever improve. The Financial
Education Network is a way to fill the gap and
address this urgent need in the U.S.
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2012–2013 IN REVIEW
“To be successful in today’s
digital world, literacy goes
far beyond the ability to read
and write. What it means
to be digitally literate has
reflected the change in how
information is processed,
delivered and received in
today’s highly connected
world.”
-US Digital Literacy: Defining
Literacy in the 21st Century,
http://digitalliteracy.us
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Digital Literacy
Urban Tech offers customized curriculum
modules with YLA that add 21st Century digital
technology skills to the classroom, teaching middle
school students to not only use current technologies,
but develop the habits of mind that will allow them
to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world.
Urban Tech supplies in-class co-teaching
and faculty professional development enabling
teachers to provide their students with modern
tools and techniques for making such things as
their own professional quality animated movies,
designing logos and posters for print and the web,
understanding the hardware and software tools
inherent to the Apple iPad platform, producing
live-action videos, video editing, and much more.
The curriculum meets national academic and
technical standards and integrates learning in
visual arts, other academic subjects, and career and
technical education.
The Digital Literacy Skills continuum includes:
• 3D Animation
• Coding
• Computer Programming
• Audio and Video Documentary Stories
• Digital Photography and Filmmaking
• Digital Music Production
Students tell stories through media while learning
basic technical knowledge and skills. Students
also learn how to work together in teams, plan
and develop projects, and engage in structured
career exploration. Though the Digital Literacy
program, our students develop a frame-work to
access, analyze, evaluate, create, and learn how to
effectively use the tools of technology.
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COmmunity SCHOOLS INITIATiVE
OUR CHANGE MODEL
The Urban Tech Community Schools approach
begins with customized solutions tailored to the
vision, needs and local context of each school. Using
this strategy, we develop robust relationships
with school leadership, educators and staff,
families and community partners invested in
creating the most effective community school to:
• Serve the whole child, whole family, whole community
• Eliminate health, social-emotional and educational inequities
• Provide each child with a safe and caring environment that supports student learning and success
• Discover and utilize every asset found in the school community
This Model for Change is developed with the
following characteristics:
• Thriving students at the center – to ensure that everything converts back to this vision
• A high quality and effective instructional core
• A focus on developing social, emotional and physical health
• Ensuring equitable opportunities for ALL students to learn
Our community schools
strategy is aligned with
the Children’s Aid Society
“development triangle” to
ground our strategic planning
and program implementation
strategies in the national work
of community schools.
These change elements lead to:
• A coordinated and integrated system of academic and learning supports
• Safe and healthy school environment
• Trusting, intentional relationships and partnerships
• Shared responsibility for leadership and decision-making
• Improved academic performance
• Improved attendance and stay-in-school rates
• Improved graduation rates
• Improved student behavior and self-efficacy
• Improved family / parent engagement and involvement
• Improved family health and well-being
• Improved community
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URBAN TECH PARTNERS 2012–2013
“Since 1995, Urban Tech
has built a network of
750 computer training
centers, 200 youth
development programs
and 150 financial literacy
programs. It has reached
15,000 students in
100 schools and over
500,000 people in
38 states.
“Urban Tech has been
a shining example of
how school systems can
work with community
organizations to provide
instructional support
to K–12 students and
their families.”
GALE REEVES
SUPERINTENDENT
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 5
NEW YORK, NY
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Urban Tech is proud to acknowledge the following schools and
community partners:
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
Mobile
Mobile County School System
Coca
Clear Lake Middle School
Flagler Beach
Flagler Public Schools
Ft. Lauderdale
Greater Minds, Inc.
Fort Myers
Source of Light & Hope Development Center
Palm Coast
Buddy Taylor Middle School
St. Petersburg
Childs Park Recreation Center
City of St. Petersburg
James B. Sanderlin Neighborhood Family Center
Viera
School Board of Brevard County
ALASKA
Anchorage
Mountain View Weed and Seed
ARIZONA
Phoenix
The Legacy Initiative
ARKANSAS
Pine Bluff
ICVR/Central Park Weed and Seed
CALIFORNIA
Escondido
Rincon Middle School
West Covina
Giano Intermediate School
Options Enrichment Program
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Ralphola Taylor Community Center YMCA
Hartford
Kinsella Magnet School
ILLINOIS
Assumption
Kemmerer Village Central A&M
Crete
Crete Monee School District 201-U
Glenwood
Glenwood Academy
Naperville
Legacy Nexus Group
Rantoul
Pathway Behavioral Program
URBAN TECH PARTNERS 2012–2013
INDIANA
MICHIGAN
Gary
The Clear Path Center, Inc.
Indianapolis
Oasis Community Development Center
Detroit
Trinity Community Development
East Lansing
Achieve Career Preparatory Academy
Grand Rapids
City Hope Ministries
Grand Rapids Weed and Seed
Other Way Ministries
MICHIGAN
Detroit
Trinity Community Development
Grand Rapids
City Hope Ministries
Grand Rapids Weed and Seed
Other Way Ministries
KANSAS
MINNESOTA
Princeton
Princeton Public Schools ISD 477
Slayton
Murray County Central Junior High School
Kansas City
Oak Ridge Children’s Defense Fund Freedom MISSOURI
Columbia
School
Family Facets, Inc.
KENTUCKY
Lexington
Family Counseling Service
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
The Net Charter School
MARYLAND
Hanover
Kinya Stallworth
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
McKinley Middle School
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi
Visions of Hope, Inc.
Meridan
Lauderdale Country School District
NEW JERSEY
Newark
Quitman Street Renew Community School
NEW YORK
Middletown
Literacy Orange
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Newburgh
Pathstone Community Development
of Newburgh
The Center for Hope
New York City
The Bronx
Bronx Community High School
Frederick Douglass Academy III
Secondary School
Hyde Leadership Charter School
KIPP Academy Charter School
M.S. 223 The Laboratory School
of Finance and Technology
Millennium Art Academy
School for Community Research and Learning
The Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy
Brooklyn
Bushwick School for Social Justice
I.S. 347 School of Humanities
I.S. 349 Math, Science, and Technology
J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann
M.S. 584 Granville T. Woods Middle School
P.S. 019 Roberto Clemente
P.S. 041 Francis White
P.S. 150 The Christopher Street School
P.S. 165 Ida Posner
Far Rockaway
NYC Parks & Recreation –
Sorrentino Recreation Center
Long Island City
Albert Shanker School for Visual and
Performing Arts
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URBAN TECH PARTNERS 2012–2013
Manhattan
Bank Street College of Education
Dream Charter School
Global Technology Preparatory
I.S. 286 Renaissance Military Leadership
Inwood Academy for Leadership
Charter School
KAPPA II
Manhattan ALC @ Choir Academy of Harlem
Manhattan ALC @ Wadleigh Secondary
School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Northside Center for Child Development
NYC Parks & Recreation –
Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School
Queens
I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes
Martin DePorres High School
TENNESSEE
Dayton
Dayton Board of Education:
Psychological Services
Chattanooga
East Chattanooga Weed and Seed
Mountain City
Mountain Youth Academy
Oklahoma City
Variety Care
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh
Manchester Youth Development Center
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Urban Tech’s programs reach schools, parents, youth
AND FAMILIES across the U.S.
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
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TEXAS
Austin
Decker Middle School, Manor ISD
Corpus Christi
Goodwill Industries of South Texas –
Flour Bluff
Dallas
Project Still I Rise, Inc.
Manor
Decker Middle School
San Angelo
West Texas Counseling and Guidance Center
VIRGINIA
Brookneal
Patrick Henry Boys & Girls Homes
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
City on a Hill
Milwaukee Christian Center
Wisconsin College Prep
2012–2013 DONORS
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Valentino D. Carlotti
MS223-The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology
Pat & Tom Bransford
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
The Williams Capital Group, LP Christopher J. Williams
Wells Fargo Foundation
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE
Gwen & Gerald Adolph
BTIG, LLC
Bobbie (Mrs. J. Player) Crosby
Drs. N. Judge and Reatha Clark King
KlingerVision Inc - Bettina Klinger
Latham & Watkins - Sharon Bowen
Nielsen Media Research - Don Lowery
The Executive Leadership Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation - Angel Zapata
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
ALC @ Wadleigh
Valentino D. Carlotti
Gary Cohn
EmblemHealth
Ford Foundation - Luis Ubinas
Grandstand Sports & Memorabilia, Inc
Intel Corporation
Alia Jones Harvey
Pfizer Inc
Quitman Street Community School
Rubenstein Public Relations
Sea Research Foundation - Stephen M. Coan
Farrel & Steven Starker
Kathryn & Jeffrey Zukerman
PATRONS
Achieve Career Preparatory Academy
Thomas Bergdall
Kristin Carol & Jeffrey Bernstein
Holly & Richard Bilello, CMR
Michael Bower
Alvin Bowles
Brandsway Creative
CBS 3 & The CW Philly
J.T. (Ted ) Childs, Jr.
Stephen M. Coan, Ph.D.
Con Edison of NY, Inc
John Constant
Crete Monee District 201
Linda G. Davila
Mike De Paola
Lloyd H. Dean
Tina DeRico
Mary desJardins
Elizabeth Dobrish
Kevin Dreyer
Maurice DuBois
Linda Spradley Dunn
Alicia Everett
Family Facets Inc
Toni G. Fay
Hilary & Joseph Feshbach
Sharon Fong
Melissa & Casey Gard
Donna M. Gitter
Glenwood Academy
Tim Glisker
Godfrey R. Gill
Elizabeth & David Goldstein
Jennifer & Ian Goodman
Greater Minds Inc
Hill Harper
Christopher Hein
Arthur (Skip) Henderson
Andrea Hoffman
Jerri Irby
Jessica C. & Alan Isaacs
Vanessa Baylor Johnson
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Keith Lloyd Custom Couture - Tyrone & Vihara Whittle
Cara & Jeff Klein
Michelle Lamberg
Brenda Lauderback
Lazard LLC - Vernon E.
Jordan, Jr.
Marlene Ledford
Loida Nicola Lewis
Linda & James Lippman
Lorie Margolis
Marsh & McLennan
Allan E. Mayefsky
Metro-Manhattan Chapter
Ira M. Millstein, PC
Mobile County Public School System
Emily Moqtaderi
Laurence C. Morse
Mountain Youth Academy
Michael E. Murphy
Murray County Central - ISD 2169
Duncan Niederauer
Danny Parker
Patrick Henry Boys & Girls Home
James A. Perakis
David Perlin
E. Denise Perry
Jessica Plotnick
Marilyn & Hugh B. Price
Princeton Public Schools
Vikki Pryor
PS 19- Roberto Clemente Elementary School
Denise L. Quarles, Esq.
John Rhea
Mr. Michael D. Robinson & Ms.
Janine Dorsett
Richard Rubenstein
Aaron Shafer
Steven D. Shaffer
Gerald L. Shargel, Esq.
Russell Simmons
Jennifer D. Singleton
Brian Sklar
Judy A. Smith
Steven Spellman
Spoonbread Inc. - Norma Jean Darden
Sprint Foundation
John Starks
John H. Stout
Malcolm Sykes
Mitchell Taras
Teneo Strategy - Kimberly B. Davis
The Helping Hand - Andrew Katz
The Kurz Family Foundation Ltd
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Stephen Usher
Variety Care
Visions of Hope, Inc.
Cassie Walsh
Friends of Gena & Elgin Watkins
Joshua Weintraub
Jay Weiss
Janice Savin & Christopher J. Williams
J. Robert (Bob) Williams
Worldwide Group Travel LLC - Lisa Jones-Smith
Nancy & Jay Zises
FRIENDS
Barbara Alleyne
Margaret Anadu & Shawn Anderson
Dr. Nada Marie Anid
Rita Sinkfield Belin
Steven Berger
Storm Boswick
Bradford Renaissance Portraits Corp
Cassandra Bransford
Peter Brunell
Stephen C. Byrd
Rev. Kymberly Clemons-Jones
Alex Cleveland
Kimberly Duckett Coaxum
Dr. Sue A. Brown & Gaston
Diallo
Diamante Jewels
Kathleen Downes
Thelma Dye-Holmes
Jill B. Fastenberg
David W. Flamholz
Dr. David Fletcher
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2012–2013 DONORS
Barbara Forster
Denise Marie Fugo
Darrell & Carmen Walker Gay
Gregg A. Gonsalves
Peter Gorman
Lynelle C. Granady
Darold L. Hamlin
Sharon Harring
Joyce Kuykendall Haupt
Fredrika & Dulany Hill
James B. Sunderlin Neighborhood
Family Center, Inc
Kinsella Magnet School
Michael S. Kuslansky
Lynn Law
Legacy Nexus Group
Herman Lo
Andrea London
Don Lowery
Manchester Youth Development Center
Manhattan Auto Group
Randall McCallum
Thomas McCarthy
Hassell McClure
Natalie & Obie McKenzie
McKinley Middle School-Boston
Phyllis Meskouris
Emerson Moore
Bruce Mosler
Regina & Andrew T. Moss
Paula J. Nailor
Brenda Delores Neal
Glen D. Nelson
Jacob Newman
Kevin Nickelberry
Robert Nuzzo
Marva Gumbs Picou
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Jean Marie Poster
Roy H Mann Intermediate School
School Board of Brevard County
Toby Shorter
The Carlyle Hotel
The Clear Path Center
Linda M. Trapp
Tunstull Studio - Glenn Tunstull
UniGlobe Travel Partners
United Way of New York City - Sheena Wright
Elaine Walker
Cara Wallace
Jacqui Wasserberger
Oliver W. Wiener
Nancy Williams
Dawanna Williams
Wisconsin College Prep
Janet Wright
Peter Wunsch
Suzanne Zissu
Jack Zukerman
SUPPORTERS
Peg Alston
Antonio Aponte
Jennifer Jones Austin
Tica Avgerakis
Tim Bakken
Bank Street College of Education
Sharon Y. Bowen
Dawn & Erik Cliette
Lori & Howard Brodsky
Scott Brooks
City on a Hill
Mary Clark
Sandra Cornell
Jamir Couch, Esq.
Maurice Cox
Suzanne Cutler
Barbara C. Delany
Joshua Ezrin
Family Counseling Services
Melanie Fekete
Salvatore Ferragamo
Nicholas Gabriel
Jennifer Hansen
Dennis P. Hemphill
Sandra Hurse
Synthia Saint James
Margot Jordan
Fern Khan
Jennifer O. & John F. Klein
Donna Kristal
Samantha Lippitt
Kimberly L. Mackall
The Honorable H. Carl McCall
Metzger Middle School
Stacey Miranda
Stephanie Olson
Ellena B. O’Toole
Brian Pattie
Marquita Pool-Eckert
Rochelle & Thomas Powell
Thomas & Patricia Hayling Price
Lillian F. & Rodney Reynolds
Source of Light & Hope
Development Center
Claire & Jody Steinglass
Francisca Tan
The Legacy Initiative
Wendy & George Van Amson
Marc Elliott Warner
Gena Davis & Elgin Watkins
Henry (Hank) Williams
CONTRIBUTORS
Iman R. Abdulfattah
Joe Adams
Griffin Julian Addison
Tania Alameda-Lawson
Victor Alarcon
Maddie & Jace Alexander
Josephine A. Allen
Gail B. Allen, MD
Mary Ann Allman
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc - Theta Iota Omega Chapter
Miriam Ament
Nana Amissah
Eva Anderson
Meredith Appell
Peri Ann Aptaker
Virginia & Earl Arrington
Monica F. Azare-Davenport
Mona Hassan Baird
Talia Balsam
Elizabeth Baptista
Mark Baratta
Osmary Rodriguez Barker
Jackie Baughman
Evan Bedell
Anne Marie Beekman
Sylvia & E. DeVaughn Belton
James Bennett
Robert Bethel
Michelle Blackman
Raymond Blessman
Bloomingdales
Sherri Blount
2012–2013 DONORS
Richard Bodnar
Mary Helen Bowers
Susan Branche
June G. Branche
Linda J. Brown
William Buckingham
Alicia Bythewood
Martha Cameron
Maria A. Capaldi
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Ken Carter
Central A & M Community Unit District 21
Adam Chapnick
Jesse Chen
Camille Jackson Clark
Michelle Clemons-Wilson
Beth & Kevin Corrigan
Lori Costantino-Brown
Cynthia Rowley, Inc. - Cynthia Rowley
Carol & Everett Dargan
R.C. Darling, III
Annie Mae Davis
Norma & Leonard Davis
Kathryn Derrah
Joshua Dollinger
Erika Tess Dooley
Dream Charter School
Laurie Dubriel
Haze N. Dukes
Allison Elbaor
George Enteen
Martin Everette
Nathaniel Exum
Cynthia Farrar
Lillian Fesler
Nancy Folger
Pamela M. Frederick
Willard O. Freeman
Carolyn Gainey-Ballard
Mark A. Gallagher
Elizabeth Gedmark
Johyne Geran
Larry Gevirtz
Avijit Ghosh
Kaitlyn Gilbert
Karson Glass
Bruce Gould
Mauricio Gradilla
Diane Black Greene
Johanne Holmes Greer
Farah Griffin
Steven Gussen
William Guth
Natalie Guy
Bennie L. Hadnott
Becky Hagedorn
M. Haine
Kerry Hanifin
Maurice Harrington
Haik Hoisington
Phyllis Hollis
Gaye Holmes
Charles James Horowitz
Esther E. Howe
Doug Hurley
Mark Hutmacher
John W. Icke
IdentiBear Limited LLC
Victoria Johnson
Star Jones
Jean Jordan
Kirlyn Joseph
Felicia Josephs
Tamar Kaissar
Mike Karmiol
Yusef Kassim
Emma Kennedy
Kenya Stall
Arnold Kessler
(CONTINUED)
Worata Klinsawat
Patricia R. Knott
Tyler Koebnick
Tracey E. LaFrano
Robert Langer
Late Show with David Letterman - David Kay
Lauderdale County School
Patricia Lynn Lavy
Leonard M. Lee
Michelle Lee
Sharon & Adam Lewis
Linda & Joseph Lillard
Philip Liscio
Heidi Liss
Michael Long
William E. Lowe
David Luther
Pasquale Manocchia
Martin De Porres HS
Victor Martinez
Danny R. May
Tom McCarthy
William Mccohnell
Ginger McKnight-Chavers
Lance Meyerowich
Ayal Miodovnik
Martin Moor
Karen Russell Moreno
Betsy Jane Mukamal
Alexandra Murray
Charles & Linda Holmes Newton
Robert Nielsen
Oak Ridge Baptist Church
Christine O’Brien
Raymond O’Neill
Whitney Parsons
Craig Patches
Pathway Behavioral Program
Carolyn Pemberton
Vicki Pfeiffer
Victoria & John Pinderhughes, PhD
DeWayne Powell
Ryan Prosser
Alicia Quarles
The Honorable & Mrs. Charles Rangel
Audrey & Reginald Rasch
RDS Entertainment Group - Randolph Sturrup
Dana Reed
Richard Reibstein
Inez N. & W. Franklin
Richardson
Lilly Rivlin
Mel Ronick
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Hiro Ruo
Deborah Saldana
Michelina Santos
Rosemarie Santos
Alan R. Schwartz
Sarah Scott
Andrew Segall
Peter L. Shearer
Eric Shorter
J. Cecil Simpson, Jr.
Harold Singleton
Barbara Smith
Johnnie Smith
Sean Smith
Valerie Smith
Sports Illustrated Group
Timothy Stark
stella & dot - Jennifer Stanco
Carol & Raymond S. Stolz
Carol Louis Suber
E. Ginger Sullivan
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Shanta Sullivan
Susan L. Santos
Claudia & Ed M. Swan, Jr.
Sheldon J. Tashman
Edward Teig
The General
The Net Charter School
The Wendy Williams Show
Alvin Thomas
Monica Thompson
Maureen Trivers
Turn 2 Foundation, Inc. - Sharlee Jeter
William Underdue
Peter Vaccaro
Roger B. Vincent
Katrin Wachs
Regina Walker
Claire & Raymond Walker
Ann Walker-Marchant
Margo & Charles Wallert
Roshuna Warner
Paul Wasserman
Jacqui Weidman
Herbert Williams
Shana West
West Texas Counseling & Guidance
Jennifer Bransford White
Carla Williams
Margaret Williams
Rev. John Williams
Steven W. Wolfe
Diane & Alfred Woods
Mandy Wurtz
Missy Yager
Yves Durif Salon - Yves Durif
Rafael Zapata
Amy Zinman
Lynn Zises
Ruth Zukerman
Anastazja Zvoleff
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AUDITOR LETTER
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2013 FINANCIAL REPORT
Statement of Activities for the year ended December 31, 2013
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT AND REVENUES
Program Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,201
Private contributions and grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,109
Special event income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324,122
Rental income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,583
In-Kind Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,772
TOTAL REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . $ 653,787
EXPENSES
Program services:
Customized Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,104
Youth Leadership Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429,420
Total Program Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 482,524
Supporting Services
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 152,617
Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,684
REVENUE
50% Special Events
15% Foundations
12% Other
7% Program Services
6% Individuals
5% Corporations
5% In-Kind Contributions
EXPENSES
69% Program Services
22% General and Administrative
Total Supporting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 219,301
10% Fundraising
TOTAL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 701,825
Change in Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (48,038)
Beginning Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208,462)
Ending Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256,500)
Note: 2014 Financial audit will be available December 2015.
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