New Era Creative Space Inc

NEW ERA CREATIVE SPACE (NECS) IS A COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATIONAL CENTER WITH THE MISSION TO DEVELOP CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, PROMOTES EXCELLENCE, AND EMPOWERS YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO WORK TOWARDS THEIR HIGHSEST POTENTIAL. WE OFFER CLASSES THAT STIMULATES CURIOSITY, FOSTER JOY, LOVE OF LEARNING AND CREATIVE EXPLORATION IN ORDER TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF VISIOANY THINKERS.

IN 2021, NECS' COMMUNITY PROGRAM IMPACTED THE LIVES OF 126 CHILDREN, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL CULMINATING PERFORMANCES. NECS PROVIDED 14 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS, EITHER TO PROCESS AND TELL THEIR STORIES THROUGH ART OR BY ENHANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEMSELVES, OTHERS, AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. OUR 2020-2021 CHILDREN'S THEATRE PARTICIPANTS PRESENTED MELANIN MAGIC: A CELEBRATION OF BLACK EXCELLENCE AND ARTISTRY VIRTUALLY IN FEBRUARY AND AGAIN IN-PERSON DURING PEEKSKILL'S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. THANKS TO AN ARTS ALIVE PROJECT GRANT FROM ARTSWESTCHESTER, OUR DANCE AS ACTIVISM SUMMER AND FALL PROGRAMS ENABLED YOUTHS TO TELL THEIR STORIES BASED ON LIVED EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESS THEIR VISION OF A SOLUTION AND CHANGE THROUGH DANCE. A GRANT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH 100CAMERAS ENABLED NECS TO PROVIDE AN 8-WEEK WORKSHOP TEACHING PARTICIPANTS HOW TO PROCESS AND TELL THEIR STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, WHILE THE LAURA B VOGLER FOUNDATION FUNDED A SUMMER DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING PROGRAM. THROUGH GRANTS FROM THE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND MONA FOUNDATION, AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH RELATION-SHIFT, NECS PROVIDED EMPOWERED PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND SELF-ESTEEM. WITH A GRANT FROM THE PEEKSKILL ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION, NECS' NATURE CONNECTION PROGRAM ENABLED CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM, CONNECT THEM WITH HOW THEIR FOOD IS GROWN AND PRODUCED, AND HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CONNECTION TO THE EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS. NATURE CONNECTION ADDRESSES THE SENTIMENT OF MANY OF OUR LOCAL CHILDREN OF COLOR WHO FEEL UNWELCOME IN OUR COMMUNITY PARKS AND OTHER NATURAL AREAS. NECS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING HUDSON VALLEY H2O, INNER BEING YOGA, AND LONGHAUL FARM, TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES ON THE HUDSON RIVER, HIKING, YOGA, FARMING, ARTS & CRAFTS, AND LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. NECS' COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROVIDED MEANINGFUL PAID WORK FOR 14 TEACHING ARTISTS/INSTRUCTORS AND FIVE LOCAL BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS 36,660 IN TUITION SUBSIDIES, DISCOUNTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PARTICIPANTS.

IN 2021, NECS' SCHOOL PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (PCSD), IMPACTED THE LIVES OF 460 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AND PROVIDED MEANINGFUL PAID WORK FOR 12 TEACHING ARTISTS/INSTRUCTORS THROUGH 18 AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FUNDED BY GRANTS SECURED BY THE PCSD. IN THE SPRING, NECS PROVIDED PROGRAMS IN THREE DISTRICT SCHOOLS - ART AND STORYTELLING THEATRE PROGRAMS, A STEM PROGRAM PROVIDING CODING INSTRUCTION THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT, AND OUR EMPOWERED PROGRAMS FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN, FACILITATED IN ACCORD WITH THE MY BROTHER'S KEEPER INITIATIVE. WORKING WITH A CALL TO MEN, NECS PURCHASED 50 BREAKING OUT OF THE MAN BOX WORKBOOKS FOR USE IN THESE PROGRAMS. FOR SUMMER ENRICHMENT, NECS PROVIDED A SAFE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PARENTS TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN WITH PROGRAMS IN THEATRE, DANCE, AND ART OFFERED IN TWO DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. FALL PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED IN FOUR DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND INCLUDED WORLD ART, HIP HOP DANCE, THEATRE AND SPOKEN WORD, PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMMAKING, EMPOWERED BOYS AND YOUNG MEN, AND NATURE CONNECTION.

IN 2021, NECS' ORGANIZATION PROGRAM IMPACTED THE LIVES OF 45 CHILDREN AND PROVIDED MEANINGFUL PAID WORK FOR TWO TEACHING ARTISTS/INSTRUCTORS THROUGH TWO THERAPEUTIC THEATRE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. NECS WAS HONORED TO BE SELECTED AS A PROVIDER FOR THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP SOCIETY'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN SO THAT THEY BECOME EDUCATIONALLY PROFICIENT, ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE, AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE BELIEVES THAT ONE STRONG ADULT RELATIONSHIP IS A GAME CHANGER FOR A CHILD, PARTICULARLY ONE IN FOSTER CARE. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT A CHILD'S LIFE FOR THE BETTER.

IN 2021, NECS' PARTNER PROGRAM IMPACTED THE LIVES OF MULTIPLE CHILDREN THROUGH THREE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OUR PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT ENABLED YOUTHS TO ATTEND, AT NO COST, SKILL- AND CHARACTER-BUILDING PROGRAMS OFFERED BY CORTLANDT COMMUNITY ROWING AND PEEKSKILL BE FIRST BOXING. IN ADDITION, NECS' EMPOWERED GIRLS' PARTNERSHIP WITH SOMETHING GOOD IN THE WORLD BROUGHT LIGHT TO THE WORLD, LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY, THROUGH THE THE HUMAN LIGHT PROJECT BY RAISING FUNDS TO SEND 100 LUMINAID SOLAR LANTERNS AND CHARGERS TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEBANON.