EMERGING STRATEGIES COMMUNITY PARTNER PROGRAMS

Since Inception, Emerging Strategies has implemented a variety of Scholarships and Community Partner Programs in the New York Area.

INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Over 30 individual scholarships have been awarded since 2001.

COMMUNITY PARTNER PROGRAMS

Girls for Gender Equity in Sports
Summer 2002, Brooklyn
One IMPACT 20 hour - Basics class for the entire board of directors and staff of Girls for Gender Equity in Sports (GGES) an organization that serves the young girls in the communities of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville in Brooklyn. www.ggenyc.org

Legal Outreach
Summer 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Manhattan
A total of nine IMPACT Basics classes for Legal Outreach. Legal Outreach is a non-profit organization which runs an academically rigorous 4-year after school education and life skills program for teenagers in the five New York boroughs, preparing them for entry into top tier colleges. www.legaloutreach.org

The River East School
Fall 2004, East Harlem
Middle School program for the entire 6th grade.

The Urban Assembly School for the Urban Environment
Spring 2006, 2007, Brooklyn

Middle School program for 6th and 7th graders.

Power Play NYC Summer Sports Leadership Academy (STARS)
Summer 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Manhattan
Five IMPACT Basics classes for teens and their moms/mentors. This non-profit organization educates and empowers high school girls in New York City through sports, fitness, team building, career and life skills programming. PowerPlay NYC partners with other organizations, sports companies and teams. www.powerplaynyc.org

Sadie Nash Leadership Project
Summer 2005, Manhattan
One IMPACT Basics class for teens and their moms/mentors. The SNLP promotes leadership, service and activism among young women in high school through the use of role models, service-based learning and independent social justice projects. www.sadienash.org

The Retreat Center
Winter 2006, Amagansett
One IMPACT Basics class for clients and staff at this residence for survivors of domestic violence.

Harlem Day Charter School
Spring 2007 and 2008, Harlem
Middle School program for two 6th grade classes. 

Fiver Children’s Foundation
Spring 2007, 2010 and Summer 2011, Manhattan
Middle School and Upper School programs for five groups of teens. www.fiver.org

Marble Collegiate Church
Spring 2007, Manhattan
Workshop for Young Teenswww.marblechurch.org

Morristown Neighborhood House
Summer 2009, Morristown NJ
Middle School program for one younger and one older group of teens.  Their core mission is helping new immigrants, helping families who are confronting economic challenges and fostering cross cultural acceptance. www.neighborhood-house.org

Girls Inc and Columbia University Business School
Women in Business organization 2008 and 2010, Manhattan
Workshop for Girls Incorporated Young Teens and their mentiors. Girls Incorporated is a nonprofit organization that responds to the changing needs of girls and their communities through research-based programs and advocacy that empower girls to reach their full potential and to understand, value, and assert their rights. www.girlsinc.org

American Family Therapy Academy
Summer 2011, Baltimore MD conference
Co-presented Workshop: Meeting Heternormativity Head On
The American Family Therapy Academy is a non-profit organization of leading family therapy teachers, clinicians, program directors, policy makers, researchers, and social scientists dedicated to advancing systemic thinking and practices for families in their social context. www.afta.org