The expansion continues to provide clinical psychiatric care at a distance.We o ff er this service via telephone. During the COVID-19 pandemic,RAICES temporarily ended all social activities at its sites. Nonetheless, RAICES created a robust and comprehensive virtual program to ensure the continuation of services for over 2,400 participants. RAICES has accomplished the following through ongoing individual counseling, medication management sessions, and supportive group counseling via telephone.
South Bronx United The Ponce De Leon Foundation was integral in the support of South Bronx United’s academic and college access programming. At the end of the last academic year, the SBU Academy reached a record number of students—just over 200—through a holistic continuum of services including college prep, academic enrichment, mentoring, and support services for immigrant and first-generation community youth. Now, the SBU Academy and College Access programs together are serving 35 high school seniors, making the Class of 2024 the largest SBU graduating cohort to date.
This comes off the heels of the Class of 2023: all 24 seniors graduated last spring and are now attending college at Syracuse University, New York University, Smith College, Baruch College, Binghamton University, and many others. SBU is strengthening its academic and college prep programming this school year to further support postsecondary outcomes for SBU Academy and College Access alumni. From advancing systems to ensure placement to stronger high schools for 8th grade students to harnessing the NWEA MAP Growth Assessment to administer individual education plans and refine test prep curriculums, SBU expects students to demonstrate higher academic achievement and better prepare them for college and careers. Furthermore, SBU’s new workforce development fellowship program, officially launching in January, will develop job skills while providing practical work experience for high school students and recent graduates. The Clubhouse Café, projected to open before the end of the year, is the cornerstone of this program and an exciting new social venture that will reinforce existing college prep and alumni support programming.
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