Riseboro Community Partnership Inc

RCP'S MISSION IS TO SERVICE THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND CONTAINS A COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE POVERTY IN BROOKLYN & QUEENS BY ENGAGING IN PLANNING, CREATING, COORDINATING, INITIATING, EVALUATING AND SUPERVISING COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS.

RB EMPOWERMENT: FACED WITH A LONG-STANDING ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, RISEBORO EMPOWERMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009 TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. OUR PROGRAMS TODAY SPAN FROM HOMELESS PREVENTION, RE-HOUSING FROM SHELTER, HOUSING LEGAL SERVICES AND TENANT ORGANIZING, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES INCLUDING WORKFORCE AND FINANCIAL COACHING. ONCE WE SECURE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, OUR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OFFER ONGOING SUPPORT, INCLUDING TENANTS' RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR RESIDENTS. OUR DEDICATED STAFF AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH EQUIP EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE IN THEIR LIFE AND THEIR COMMUNITY.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1536 EVICTIONS PREVENTION CASES RESOLVED 763 HOUSEHOLD RECEIVED LEGAL SERVICES 775 HOUSEHOLDS ENROLLED IN SNAP

RB SENIORS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF SENIOR SERVICES STRETCHING THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN A SINGLE SENIOR CENTER IN BUSHWICK, PROGRAMS HAVE EXPANDED TO NINE SENIOR CENTERS & CLUBS OFFERING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, PROMOTION, ARTS, EDUCATION AND RECREATION, AND MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIALIZATION. OUR EVENTS BRING SENIORS FROM EVERY BACKGROUND TOGETHER TO TALK, LEARN, DANCE AND FIND MOMENTS OF JOY AND CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE ALSO PREPARE AND DELIVER A NUTRITIOUS HOT MEAL TO OVER 1,800 FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS IN THEIR HOMES FROM NORTH BROOKLYN TO CROWN HEIGHTS AND SUNSET PARK. WE ALSO PROVIDE OVERNIGHT RESPITE, SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE, AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, PROVIDED IN THE HOME, CONNECT SENIORS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS, BENEFITS ADVOCACY, HOME CARE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION SUCH AS FRIENDLY VISITING. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IS A MODEL THAT EMPOWERS SENIORS TO FIND A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND A PASSION FOR LIFE.THE CENTERS TOGETHER DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS AND CONFERENCE CALLS TO SENIORS ISOLATED AFTER THE CENTERS CLOSED. CLASSES RANGED FROM EVIDENCE BASED EXERCISE PROGRAMS, YOGA, TAI CHI, SPIRITUAL AND CURRENT EVENT DISCUSSIONS, NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH RELATED TOPICS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON BLACK HISTORY AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. FOR EXAMPLE , BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AND ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE ON UTILIZING SMART PHONES AND TABLETS TO STAY CONNECTED.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 699,005 HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO 2,600 FRAIL HOME BOUND SENIORS. 950 CASE MANAGEMENT CLIENTS SERVED WITH 20,194 HOURS OF SERVICE. 5,489 UNDUPLICATED OLDER ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SENIOR CENTERS AND CLUBS VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. IN FY21 CENTERS WERE CLOSED AND SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE MEAL SERVICE.WE PROVIDED HEALTH PROMOTION AND EXERCISE CLASSES TO 21,265 (DUPLICATED COUNT) CLIENTS. NUTRITION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 1,754 (DUPLICATED COUNT) CLIENTS. 99,863 CONTACTS WERE MADE FOR CASE ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, WELLNESS, AND ENROLLMENT. 3,969 EDUCATION AND RECREATION CLASSES WERE HELD IN VARIOUS SESSIONS INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMMING.THE CENTERS TOGETHER CONTINUED TO DEVELOPED AND PROVIDE VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS AND CONFERENCE CALLS TO SENIORS ISOLATED AFTER THE CENTERS CLOSED. ON AVERAGE 29 CLASSES WERE ON OUR VIRTUAL CALENDAR AND ALL 10 CENTERS HAVE OLDER ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN CLASSES FROM TECHNOLOGY, ART, ESL, EXERCISE PROGRAMS, EVIDENCE BASED EXERCISE PROGRAMS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, GROUP MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS, CURRENT EVENTS, THEOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND MORE. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO ASSIST 1,986 OLDER ADULTS IN FINDING VACCINE APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULING AND OFFERING TRANSPORTATION TO APPOINTMENTS.

RB EDUCATION OFFERS YOUTH AND ADULTS IN NORTH BROOKLYN MORE THAN A PLACE TO GO; IT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN DISCOVER THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL. FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, OUR EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS HAVE TAKEN A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT PROVIDES YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH THE SPACE, SKILLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR OBSTACLES ARE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WE WORK WITH EVERY DAY ARE THE KEY TO BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOR THIS GENERATION AND THE NEXT.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 3,965 YOUTH SERVED, 1,101 YOUTH ENROLLED IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING, 640 ADULT LEARNERS ATTENDED ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES, 942 YOUTH ATTENDED PREVENTION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, 91% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ENROLLED IN COLLEGE.