After-school and summer camp programs; family childcare network; home instruction program for pre-school youngsters; adolescent career development; dropout prevention; pregnancy prevention

Citizens advice bureau, inc. (cab) is a bronx-based nonprofit settlement house whose mission is to improve the economic and social well-being of individuals, families and communities who are most in need.

Citizens advice program and services for the elderly including walk-in assistance centers; health insurance and food stamp outreach; immigration/citizenship assistance programs

Hiv/aids care- case management, housing relocation assistance nutrition, outreach and preventive services for people with the hiv virus OR at risk of getting hiv and their families

Services to prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless; services to families relocated to apartments in the bronx; assistance for homeless populations; operation of three family shelters.

Workforce development-array of employment services, including job placement, training, counseling, career ladder support and english as a second language instruction.

BRONXWORKS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY: THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OF BRONXWORKS HELPED SCREEN 7,500 PERSONS FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS, 4,000 HOUSEHOLDS OBTAIN FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE THAT RESULTED IN $10 MILLION IN REFUNDS, ENROLLED 2,742 HOUSEHOLDS INTO THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, SERVED 408,000 MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS VULNERABLE TO HUNGER, AND PROVIDED 4,400 BAGS OF FOOD AS WELL AS 3,487 POUNDS OF FRESH, HEALTHY, AND LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TO THOSE WHO TYPICALLY LACK ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD. THE FOUR BRONXWORKS-RUN SENIOR CENTERS PROVIDED 120,000 MEALS TO ADULTS AGES 60 AND ABOVE, WHILE THE SENIOR CENTERS AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM AT THE NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (NORC) OF RIVER PARK TOWERS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR 400 OLDER ADULTS. ROUGHLY 520 SENIORS RECEIVED HOUSING APPLICATION OR HOUSING COURT ASSISTANCE, WHILE 109 RECEIVED MINOR REPAIRS IN THEIR HOMES. ANOTHER 164 PARTICIPATED IN THEATER TRIPS FACILITATED BY BRONXWORKS.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH: A TOTAL OF 190 PREVIOUSLY DISCONNECTED YOUTH WERE RECONNECTED TO EDUCATION, SKILLS TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. A TOTAL OF 510 YOUTH RECEIVED HELP WITH THE TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE, INCLUDING 124 COLLEGE SENIORS WHO WERE ACCEPTED TO AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE AND RECEIVED $1.5 MILLION IN GRANTS OR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. SOME 500 CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 12 PARTICIPATED IN AFTER-SCHOOL, SUMMER CAMP, OR SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, WHILE 250 PARTICIPATED IN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR 3 TO 5 YEAR OLDS.

CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES (INCLUDING AIDS PROGRAMS): CASE MANAGEMENT, HARM REDUCTION, NUTRITION EDUCATION, GROUP COUNSELING, AND MONEY MANAGEMENT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 693 PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS OR OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES. A TOTAL OF 764 HIV/AIDS EDUCATION GROUP WORKSHOPS AND 739 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED. THE SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR TEENS TRAINED 15 ADOLESCENTS TO BE HEALTH ADVOCATES WHO MADE PUBLIC APPEARANCES THROUGHOUT THE BRONX AND WHO PARTICIPATED IN LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN ALBANY. OVER 100 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZED A WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATION AT THE MCLAUGHLIN CENTER, WHILE OVER 200 PERSONS ATTENDED THE ANNUAL HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HOSTED BY BRONXWORKS AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PLACED A TOTAL OF 425 ADULTS INTO JOBS, WHILE 725 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE PLACED IN JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE JOBS-PLUS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM REDUCED THEIR DEBT BY $237,500, WITH 717 PARTICIPATING IN A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP AND 202 ESTABLISHING BANK ACCOUNTS. THE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM HELPED IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR 227 FAMILIES WITH 795 PERSONS, WHILE THE STRONG FATHERS, STRONG FAMILIES PROGRAM RECONNECTED 177 NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS WITH 386 CHILDREN.

HOMELESS, PREVENTION, AND RELOCATION SERVICES: THE FAMILY SHELTERS OPERATED BY BRONXWORKS PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR 350 FAMILIES WITH ABOUT 1,000 PERSONS. SHELTER STAFF FOUND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR 209 FAMILIES WITH 750 PERSONS. HEALTH SERVICES FOR SHELTER FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED ONSITE, WITH A MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND MEDICAL STUDENTS OFFERING ENHANCED SERVICES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. STREET HOMELESSNESS IN THE BRONX DECLINED BY 70 PERCENT BETWEEN 2005 AND 2014 AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE BRONXWORKS HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, LIVING ROOM/SAFE HAVEN, AND SOCIAL SERVICES AT THE BROOK. OUR STAFF MADE 22,427 CONTACTS WITH 232 PERSONS LIVING ON BRONX STREETS IN THE REPORTING PERIOD. 120 PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS PERSONS RECEIVED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES AT THE BROOK AND 65 WERE PLACED INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. EVICTION PREVENTION AND HOUSING COUNSELING EFFORTS HELPED 5,400 HOUSEHOLDS WITH 17,000 PERSONS REMAIN IN PERMANENT HOUSING, SECURING OVER $6.4 MILLION IN ARREARS PAYMENTS OR HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.