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Electoral Shock!
Change Comes to Nassau & Westchester
by Fred Scaglione
Electoral shock! That is the only
way to describe reaction to last month’s
taxpayer revolt which unseated longstanding
incumbent county executives
Tom Suozzi in Nassau and Andy Spano
in Westchester. The results apparently
were far beyond surprising for everyone -
- county residents, pundits and politicians
on both sides of the political divide.
Nonprofit human service providers in
both counties were no less stunned by the
turnabout and have been left speculating
as to how these sudden changes of administration
will impact their programs,
their agencies and the human service sector
as a whole.
First, a disclaimer! Nonprofits -- as
organizations -- are nonpartisan; they can
take no position for or against any particular
political candidate. That is the law; a
law both memorialized in the Internal Revenue
Code and ingrained in the survival
instincts of executive directors who know
that election results are never certain.
That said, nonprofits and the people
who work in them do have strong interests
in public policies which shape the
design, funding and administration of human
services. And, over time, they hammer
out working relationships – or are
themselves hammered by non-working
relationships – with officials at all levels
of local government.
How might the election of new county
executives Ed Mangano in Nassau
and Rob Astorino in Westchester change
these policies – particularly in light of the
seemingly anti-government and anti-tax
sentiment which seemed to drive the outcome?
Tom Suozzi Ed Mangano
Andy Spano Rob Astorino
How do nonprofit executives grade the outgoing administrations?
What are their hopes -- and their fears – as they look forward to a new regime?
What, if anything, are they
hearing about how these issues will
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A Call
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THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUMMER JOBS
For the last decade, the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
has provided summer jobs for tens of thousands of New York State
youth. Here in NYC, SYEP is facing potential budget cuts that would
significantly reduce the number of summer jobs available in the
summer of 2010.
On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, the Campaign for Summer Jobs
will hold its 11th annual Youth Action Day in Albany, to meet with
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for SYEP. We invite all SYEP providers, worksites, and young people
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Human Services Take Hard Hit
in Deficit Reduction Plan
Human service providers who had been
looking to the state legislature for protection
from Governor Paterson’s proposed mid-year
budget cuts are scratching their heads -- and
licking their wounds – after passage of a $2.7
billion Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) on December
2nd. While the legislature failed to
meet Paterson’s $3.2 billion target, the level
of cuts for many human service programs
was worse than anticipated.
Almost as troubling is the lack of clarity
over how budget cuts will impact actual
agency contracts during the current year.
“What the legislature passed goes beyond
what the governor himself had proposed,”
said John Albert, Vice President of External
Relations at The After School Corporation
(TASC). For most human service programs,
Paterson had sought to eliminate 10% of current
year appropriations which were unspent
as of November 1st. The bills as passed increased
the cuts to 12.5% of unspent funds.
At least some advocates and human service
providers believe the sector carried a heavier
burden to make up for lower than requested
cuts to school funding.
The 12.5 percent cuts to certain local assistance
programs total $390 million and fall
out as follows:
A $18.1 million reduction to social services
programs;
A $36.9 million reduction to education
and arts programs outside of School Aid;
A $41.2 million reduction to health care
and aging programs outside of Medicaid;
$112.5 million reduction to mental hygiene
programs;
A $17.4 million reduction to higher education
programs;
A $156.8 million reduction to transit
programs; and
A total of $7 million in other reductions.
AG Gets Interim Court Order
Shutting Down UHO
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo
has obtained an interim court order shutting
down United Homeless Organization,
Inc. (UHO). The court order requires UHO
to immediately halt all charitable solicitations
from the public by any means and
freezes UHO’s assets, including bank accounts
and vehicles.
Last month the AG filed a lawsuit
against UHO, its founder and president
Stephen Riley, and its director Myra Walker,
alleging that Riley and Walker used the
organization to dupe the public into donating
cash to fund services for the homeless,
when the money was instead used for personal
expenses.
“Today’s court order prevents UHO
from further exploiting the trust and good
will of New Yorkers,” said Cuomo. “But
this organization’s bad behavior shouldn’t
undermine the public’s willingness to donate
to legitimate charities. As my office
continues to aggressively monitor the ac-
A preliminary estimate of the impact of cuts
by program areas was released by the
Division of Budget (DOB). (A copy of
the list is available at the NYNP website:
http://nynp.biz/DRPLOCALASSISTAN-
CEREDUCTIONS.pdf)
It was unclear whether budget reduction
targets included in legislation would
change substantially pending further review
of actual expenditure levels prior to
November 1st by DOB. In at least some
cases, advocates were arguing that these
assumptions did not match commitments
incurred by state agencies due to actual
spending by nonprofit providers or local
government jurisdictions.
Among the anticipated cuts to services for
children, families and youth were the
following:
Youth Development and Delinquency
Prevention/Special Delinquency Prevention
Program - $2.6 million;
Advantage Afterschool - $2.4 million;
Extended Day Programs - $3.4 million;
Runaway and Homeless Youth -
$506,000;
Child Advocacy Centers - $448,000;
Existing Community Service Providers
(CSPs) - $870,000;
AIDS prevention and Education -
$521,000;
Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance
Program (HPNAP) - $1,2 million
Homelessness Intervention Program
- $295,000;
Single Room Occupancy $1.4 million
Neighborhood Preservation Program
- $728,000.
Cuts to Office of Mental Health (OMH)
programs totaled $57.9 million while services
for the developmentally disabled were cut
by over $35 million and Office of Alcoholism
tivities of UHO and other charities, New
Yorkers should feel even more confident in
giving this holiday season.”
According to the lawsuit filed in New
York Supreme Court, New York County,
Riley and Walker had UHO workers set up
tables across the city with plastic jugs to
collect cash donations, telling sympathetic
passersby that donated funds would be
used for services for the homeless. However,
Cuomo’s investigation revealed that
money collected went directly to Riley and
Walker, was kept by the people working for
UHO, or was used to continue the fraud,
instead of funding charitable programs or
services. The lawsuit charges Riley, Walker,
and UHO with engaging in a scheme to
defraud and violating New York State’s notfor-profit
and charitable solicitation laws.
The order was issued by Justice Barbara
R. Kapnick of New York Supreme Court.
The next court date is set for January 11,
2010.

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NEWS
Busted! Nonprofit Administrator Arrested for Stealing
SYEP, 21st Century Funds
Debby Denise Matthew Campbell, aka
Denise Matthewº, was arrested last month
on federal bank fraud and embezzlement
charges for allegedly stealing more than
$40,000 in Summer Youth Employment
Program (SYEP) and 21st Century Learning
Center funds. The thefts allegedly occurred
during periods from 2004 through
2007 while Campbell managed programs
at Caribbean and American Family Services
(CAFS) and Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens
Council.
Campbell reportedly stole more than
$20,000 during 2004 and 2005 while managing
the SYEP program operated by
CAFS. Campbell enrolled SYEP participants
who were either completely non-existent
or did not actually work in the program.
Campbell then used the debit cards
CAB is Now BronxWorks
Citizens Advice Bureau is now Bronx-
Works. The agency celebrated its name
change at a ceremony attended by friends
and supporters, including Congressman
Jose E. Serrano, Deputy Mayor Linda
Gibbs, Deputy Borough President Aurelia
Greene, and Assemblywoman Vanessa
Gibson and Bernice Williams, Vice Chair
for Bronx Community Board 5.
“The old name no longer fits what we
do. The new name is a more accurate reflection
of our purpose and it makes clear
to people that we are a Bronx-based organization,”
said Executive Director Carolyn
McLaughlin at a ceremony last month
marking the event.
The Citizens Advice Bureau was
founded in the Morris Heights section
of the Bronx in 1972. It was based on
a British model that emphasized the provision
of neighborhood-based walk-in
services to help people obtain benefits,
address housing matters, and avoid consumer
scams.
“We have clearly grown beyond
that,” says McLaughlin, who has led
BronxWorks since 1979. “Our organization
is a leading direct service provider
for children, working age adults, seniors,
and families.”
In 2009, BronxWorks was a finalist
for the highly-coveted New York Times
Nonprofit Excellence Award, a testimony
to its superior management practices and
outstanding service to low-income individuals,
households, and communities.
Robert Hess, the commissioner of the
New York City Department of Homeless
Services, has lauded BronxWorks for its
street homeless initiatives, which have
resulted in a 72% reduction in the number
of homeless individuals on Bronx streets
between 2005 and 2009.
The name change did not occur overnight
or in a vacuum.
issued by the New York City Department
of Youth and Community Development
(DYCD) to pay these individuals and made
withdrawals for her own purposes. Campbell
reportedly falsified attendance and
work records for these phony participants
who were assigned to work sites outside
New York City.
As part of the fraudulent documentation,
Campbell falsified letters indicating
that the non-existent SYEP program participants
were homeless youth living in
a Jackson Heights group home operated
by another agency where she had once
been employed. That agency did not, in
fact, operate group homes and the address
provided was a residence of an individual
whose estate was managed by Campbell’s
spouse. In addition to these non-existent
“Our board, senior
staff, and key
stakeholders were
engaged in a process
that entailed several
months of careful
review and deliberation,”
explains
McLaughlin. “We
looked at many options
before moving
ahead with the name
change, which is accompanied
by a new
tagline and logo, as
well as a refined
mission statement.”
A board committee,
created by CAB board chair Sean
Delany, and chaired by United Way of
program participants, Campbell also reportedly
falsified work records authorizing
SYEP payments for her son and another
youth who lived with Campbell
In a separate incident, Campbell allegedly
stole over $18,000 from a 21st Century
Learning Program which she managed
for Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council. In
March 2007, Campbell was terminated by
Mid-Bronx after it was revealed that she
was simultaneously employed on a fulltime
basis by both Mid-Bronx and another
agency. It was then learned that Campbell
had allegedly stolen more than $18,000 by
falsely double endorsing checks made out
to other program employees and depositing
them into her own bank account.
“This defendant devised elaborate
schemes to steal thousands of dollars that
BronxWorks’ Executive Director Carolyn McLaughlin unveiling the name
change of CAB to BronxWorks
New York City president and CEO Gordon
Campbell oversaw the process.
instead should have helped young people,
according to the charges,” said Department
of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill
Hearn. “This case drives home the importance
of DOI’s ongoing efforts with the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District
of New York to expose unscrupulous insiders
who loot nonprofits and ensure that they
face justice.”

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Nassau County:
Change Plus Change = ?
The last change of administration in
Nassau, when Tom Suozzi became County
Executive in 2002, unquestionably had a
significant impact on the delivery of human
services and the county’s relationship with
the nonprofit provider community.
“For decades, the plexiglass barriers
separating staff at the Department of Social
Services from the people they were there to
help had been symbolic of Nassau County’s
approach to human services. They were
there to protect workers – and county taxpayers
– from assault by hordes of unwanted
and presumably unworthy clients seeking
public assistance. The barriers could also be
seen as a metaphor for the County’s historic
working relationship with the nonprofit, human
service community. There was none!
No communication with or input from nonprofit
providers was sought or accepted.”
That was how we assessed the status
of Nassau County human services prior to
Suozzi’s election when NYNP reported on
his highly publicized “No Wrong Door” initiative
to reform the system in a September
2005.
There can be no question that Suozzi
dramatically reversed that assessment during
his eight years in office. The highly
symbolic and much talked about Plexiglas
barriers are gone. Seven separate county
departments -- Social Services; Health; Senior
Citizens Affairs; Youth Board; Mental
Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental
Disabilities; Office of the Physically
Challenged; and Veterans Services – were
united under the management of Deputy
County Executive for Health and Human
Services Mary Curtis. Their operations
were relocated from a scattered series of
dilapidated and often handicapped-inaccessible
offices to a new, centralized and highly
user-friendly “No Wrong Door Health and
Human Services” facility in Uniondale.
Their system now features a PATHHS online
eligibility screening tool, digital client
records and satellite offices beginning to
sprout in high-need areas of the county.
The HHS team continually strove to
identify further opportunities for cross-system
service enhancements and efficiencies
through innovative “Case of the Week”
meetings which gathered input from staff
at all HHS departments as well as nonprofit
service agencies.
Suozzi also acted quickly to partner
with the nonprofit community. “When I
first came into office, my transition group
for health and human services came straight
from the nonprofit and academic communities,”
Suozzi told NYNP in 2005. “They
helped us to understand what the problems
were and what some of the opportunities
were. That is where the No Wrong Door
concept came from.” He established a
Health and Human Services Advisory Committee,
co-chaired by Curtis and the Executive
Director of the Health and Welfare
Council of Long Island. And, he dramatically
speeded up the timing of contracts and
payments.
However, some nonprofit leaders feel
that over time, the administration’s ambitious
initiatives in these areas gradually began
to lose steam. “For whatever reason,
there was some loss of energy,” says one
long-time observer. “Maybe it was budget
problems. Maybe it was loss of focus, but,
contracts started to slip; payments started to
slip.”
Deputy County Executive Mary Curtis
takes issue with this assessment. “I don’t
think that is true,” she says, pointing to the
recent “No Wrong Door II” roll-out of InterAgency
Councils to coordinate planning
and service delivery in ten high-need communities.
“I think we have continued pressing
right to the end.”
Clearly however, the Suozzi administration’s
record on health and human services
must be viewed as overwhelmingly
positive.
“Tom Suozzi did a lot for Nassau County
and we would be remiss if we didn’t take
a look at how much things have changed,”
says O’Shea.
Looking ahead, nonprofit leaders are
hoping that incoming County Executive Ed
Mangano will take a similar, collaborative
approach towards the development of and
administration of human service policies
and programs.
“We look forward to working just as
closely with his administration to make sure
that the most vulnerable in the county are
protected,” says O’Shea.
“FEGS, like many other nonprofit human
service providers had established a very
good relationship with County Executive
Suozzi and his team,” says Kathy Rosenthal,
Vice President, Long Island Operatons
at FEGS Health & Human Services System.
“We look forward to the same being true
with County Executive Mangano’s team.”
First elected in 1995, Mangano is a
seven-term County legislator from Bethpage.
People in the nonprofit sector who
know Mangano have good things to say
about him.
“He is an incredibly bright and fair guy,”
says Theresa Regnante, President and CEO
of United Way of Long Island. “Throughout
my career in fundraising and development,
he has always been approachable. I
am sure he is going to surround himself with
sound advisors.”
“He is a very decent guy,” says Dr.
Richard Dina, Special Assistant to the President
of Adelphi University and former head
of Family and Children’s Association. “He
is very much concerned with services for
people, for kids and for families.”
For those who don’t know him personally,
the future form and substance of a
Mangano administration remains something
of a mystery. His campaign reportedly had
relatively little to say about the subject of
human services, focusing instead on the
need to “stop wasteful spending”, “freeze
and fix Nassau’s broken tax assessment system”,
“create jobs and opportunities”, and
“repeal Nassau’s home energy tax”.
This last campaign promise – to eliminate
an estimated $50 million in desperately
needed county funding -- is being seen as
an important indicator of how the next four
years may go.
“This is huge for the county,” says
HWCLI’s O’Shea. “Where is that $50 million
going to come from? We are seeing an
escalation of need among our residents. We
have more people than ever going to soup
kitchens and food pantries. If we are going
to cut that health and human services infrastructure,
it is going to have implications for
everybody. That is the first thing people will
be looking at. Where is he going to save that
money?”
Youth serving agencies -- a group which
has often had contentious relationships with
the Suozzi administration over budget cuts
and moves to restructure services – believe
they have a friend in the County Executive.
“He is a strong supporter of youth services,”
says Peter Levy, President of the
Coalition of Nassau County Youth Serving
Agencies. “We have been told that because
we have been cut so many times in the past,
even in good years, we will be the last ones
they look to. We are hopeful that nothing
damaging will happen to us in the new administration.”
It still remains unclear, however, as to
whom the new County Executive would
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Westchester County
Separating Babies from Bathwater
While New York City and Nassau
County have been quite public about
restructuring their health and human
services, Westchester County was quietly
doing some very, very innovative
things. That’s the view of several nonprofit
leaders we spoke to for an assessment
of outgoing County Executive Andrew
Spano’s administration. Spano, a
Democrat who held office for twelve
years, makes way for Republican Rob
Astorino, another surprise victor in November’s
taxpayer revolt at the polls.
“These guys were pretty decent,”
said one nonprofit executive. “There
was a lot of stuff going on here. Andy
Spano cared about human services.”
Provider agency executives credit
Spano for picking several good administrators
in key spots, including Department
of Social Services Commissioner
Kevin Mahon, and then giving them the
support and leeway needed to get the
job done.
Nonprofits point to significant investments
in preventive services and a
willingness to develop new programs
targeted towards specific problems or
populations in need. Several agency
executives reported on exciting new
initiatives developed at the request of,
and in collaboration with, County agencies.
What will the inauguration of Rob
Astorino as County Executive mean for
human service providers? Once again,
it is a question that is hard to answer
– at least so far.
Astorino ran for County Executive
and lost to Andy Spano four years ago,
after serving one term in the County
Legislature. Since then, he has worked
as station manager and progam director
of The Catholic Channel on Sirius-
XM Satellite Radio and hosts a weekly
show from St. Patrick’s Cathedral with
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan.
“I have known Rob for as long as I
have lived in this area,” says Christina
Rohatynskyj, Executive Director of the
Food Bank for Westchester. “He is a
very, very decent man. He has always
been kind, generous and concerned. He
is very aware of what is going on in the
community and I know he means well
and wants to do the right thing.”
Astorino’s campaign platform was
one of streamlining government and re-
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look to for senior leadership in the health
and human services departments and how
much input he will be soliciting from the
nonprofit sector.
Mangano is reportedly close to Patrick
Foye, former President/CEO of United Way
of Long Island and a partner and colleague
at the law firm Rivkin Radler, LLP. Man-
ducing taxes. Depending on the details,
these may not be the most promising
set of policy priorities for the human
service sector.
“It is a real challenge when you
set yourself a goal of not allowing any
increase in property taxes at all,” says
one nonprofit leader. “How are you
supposed to pay for services?”
“We have to hope that his administration
won’t throw out the baby with
the bathwater,” says one executive director.
“There are a lot of very good
initiatives in place here. We don’t want
to lose them.”
Providers are hoping that “streamlining
government” may translate into
the continued creation of innovative and
effective community-based programs.
The Legislature’s recent approval
of the County’s 2010 budget may offer
some breathing room for Astorino to
familiarize himself with the nuts-andbolts
issues confronting county departments
and services providers. It may
also create a window of opportunity for
human service advocates and providers
to begin making their case on the best
ways to structure services while continuing
to meet critical needs.
The new budget already includes
some “streamlining” of government
by merging the Departments of Health
and Community Mental Health into
one agency – a Spano budget proposal
which had taken many service providers
by surprise.
“Is this a good thing? I don’t
know,” said one agency executive.
“If it means that the focus on mental
health programs gets lost, that isn’t a
good thing.” Providers are particularly
concerned about any negative impacts
given the planned restructuring of mental
health services being undertaken
by the State Office of Mental Health.
Adding to concerns are complaints by
New York City providers that a similar
merger of the Health and Mental Hygiene
Departments had contributed to a
serious slowdown in the processing of
nonprofit provider contracts.
Also eliminated were a number
of other administrative positions
– although not as many as initially proposed
by one group of legislators following
the election. Finally, the budget
documents referred to the “transfer of
gano is also reportedly interested in sitting
down with small groups of nonprofit leaders
to hear their thoughts and concerns. As
we went to press, Newsday reported that
Mangano had held just such a meeting that
included Amy Hagedorn of the Hagedorn
Foundation and Jennifer Rimmer of Sustainable
Long Island.
“I take that as a hopeful sign,” says
Richard Dina.
non-mandated programs to local providers.”
Astorino reportedly has begun assembling
advisory groups – including
representatives of the nonprofit community
-- to begin offering advice on
policies and appointments. Providers
and advocates are ready and willing to
help.
“We hope we can be useful to him
in understanding the issues impacting
children in our county,” says Cora
Greenberg, Executive Director of the
Westchester Children’s Association.
“We want to be helpful in any way
we can,” says Jeremy Kohomban, CEO
at The Children’s Village. “It is essential
that the County and nonprofit agencies
work together for the benefit of the
children and families of Westchester.”
For the moment, there is no need
to rush on finding a replacement for
Department of Social Services Commissioner
Kevin Mahon. His contract
runs through 2013. Will he stay? Or,
will he go?
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Founded in 1846, Seamen’s Society for
Children and Families has been serving Staten
Island for a very long time. “We are actually
Staten Island’s oldest charity,” says President
and CEO Nancy Vomero, who acknowledges
that there is some friendly dispute with Snug
Harbor involving technicalities over who actually
holds the title.
As its name suggests, the agency was established
to “afford relief and protection to the
destitute children of seamen… by providing
an asylum for them with proper arrangements
for their health, comfort and education.” In
that first year, operating out of a rented house
in Stapleton, the agency cared for 24 children
at a cost of $1,800
Today, 163 years later, Seamen’s Society
provides foster boarding home care for
approximately 500 children, both on Staten
Island and in Brooklyn. The agency also offers
child abuse prevention services in both
boroughs as well as child care, domestic violence
and other programs. While Seamen’s
Society is not the only provider of child welfare
services on Staten Island, it is the largest
and the only one that calls the Island home.
Vomero, herself a native Staten Islander,
believes this extended history and personal
connection to the Island is extremely important
in serving the borough. “Even though
there are almost a half a million people here,
Staten Island is like a small town,” she says.
“Everyone knows everyone. When I go shopping
I will meet foster parents, our day care
providers, employees and clients. I don’t
think a lot of executive directors have that
same experience.”
The same is true for the agency’s employees.
A majority of those who work on
Staten Island also live there.
These personal connections carry over
into institutional relationships and community
partnerships. Vomero believes that even
Family Court proceedings feel more personal
on Staten Island because the judges often
have close connections to the schools children
attend and the neighborhoods in which
they live.
Many New Yorkers think of Staten Island
as the City’s little piece of New Jersey
– a moderately prosperous series of predominately
white suburbs. It is an image that
AGENCY OF THE MONTH
Seamen’s Society for Children and Families
Offering Shelter from Life’s Storms Since 1846
doesn’t match reality. “When ACS put out
the RFP, Community District 1 on the north
shore of Staten Island had the highest need in
the City in terms of foster care placements,”
Vomero explains. “There are certainly parts
of Staten Island that are wealthier than others.
Parts of CDs 2 and 3 have beautiful homes
and neighborhoods. But, while the most need
is here on the North Shore, there are a lot of
problems in other parts of the Island as well.
People don’t want to think anything negative
happens there, but it does.”
Staten Island has also seen significant
changes in its ethnic makeup. The island has
had a large Hispanic population, including a
sizeable Mexican community, for some time.
More recently, there have been increases in
the Russian and Albanian populations.
Seamen’s Society’s five-story headquarters
building at 50 Bay Street in St. George
houses its administrative staff and all Staten
Island services. “This is where we need to
be,” says Vomero. “It is central for transportation.
Every bus and the one train on Staten Island
all begin right here. The courts are here.
Our workers can walk to Family Court.”
The bright and airy headquarters, which
opened in 2006, offers an inviting atmosphere
for clients and staff alike – and represents a
significant improvement over Seamen’s prior
office space. The building was purchased
and renovated at a cost of $7.3 million.
The agency funded $5.3 million of the total
project through triple tax-exempt Industrial
Development Authority (IDA) bonds. “We
still are working to raise the last $900,000
as part of our capital campaign,” says
Vomero.
Brooklyn
While Seamen’s Society is best known
as a Staten Island agency, it has long had a
strong presence in Brooklyn. The agency
opened an office on Willoughby Street in
downtown Brooklyn to serve children in that
borough as well as Queens and lower Manhattan
back in the 1970s. In 1999, it opened
a second office on Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville.
The move preceded New York City’s
call for child welfare agencies to re-locate offices
into the communities they served.
Ten years later, Vomero is in the process
of closing the Willoughby Street office
and consolidating all of Seamen’s Society’s
Brooklyn operations into new, larger space
in Brownsville. The new offices will offer
additional meeting rooms for Family Team
Conferences and other community-based
programming.
Seamen’s Society is an active participant
in the East New York/Bronxville Community
Partnership Initiative. (In Staten
Island, the agency serves as fiscal administrator
for that borough’s CPI).
Foster Care
Seamen’s Society recognized as far
back as 1926 that institutional care was not
the best plan for most children and began
placing younger children and those with
special needs in foster boarding homes.
On average, approximately 60% of
its 500 foster boarding home children are
from Staten Island with the remainder from
Brooklyn CDs 8 and 16.
“It is probably easier to find homes
with multiple beds on Staten Island than in
some other boroughs,” says Vomero. “ACS
calls us pretty often when they have larger
sibling groups.”
When it comes to foster parent recruitment,
the small town dynamic comes into
play again. “A lot of it is through word-ofmouth,”
says Vomero. “We have a core group
of foster parents both on Staten Island and in
Brooklyn.” She credits the agency’s MAPP
(Model Approach to Parenting Preparation)
trainers and caseworkers for helping to ensure
that foster parents feel supported.
Seamen’s Society has just begun its
transition to ACS’ Improved Outcome for
Children (IOC) service model which delegates
some case management decisions to
agencies and features a Family Team Conference
approach. “I like the Family Team
Conference,” says Patricia De Jesus, Director
of Foster Care Services. “It really pushes
the agencies to get all the stakeholders to
the table. Our birth parents look forward
to the conferences. It is a chance for them
to say what they want in an open forum.
They get to identify what they feel are their
strengths and really feel like they are part
of the process.”
Seamen’s Society also operates a Therapeutic
Foster Boarding Home (TFBH)
program for up to 32 children with more
complex emotional and behavioral needs.
“There are many children who are coming
to us with much more serious problems,”
says Vomero.
Nancy Vomero
Health and Mental Health
Seamen’s Society directly manages medical
and mental health services for children in
its care. Dr. Jacob Gelles is Director of the
Psychological Services Department.
Lina Steiner, RN, directs the Medical
Services Department. “We try to give them
the highest quality care,” says Steiner. “Kids
on Staten Island are seen here for well visits.
In Brooklyn, we have an agreement with
Brookdale Family Care. In Manhattan, we
have an agreement with St. Vincents.”
The goal is one-stop service. “We have a
board certified pediatrician who comes in for
ten hours a week,” says Steiner. “Our kids go
right across the street to the dental clinic. We
also have an optometrist who comes once a
month.”
Prevention Services
Seamen’s Society provides child abuse
prevention services – which allow families to
avoid foster care placements -- both on Staten
Island and in Brooklyn. And, if the reward
for good work is more work, the agency is
Safe Passage: A Path Away from Domestic Abuse
The first priority for any domestic violence program is ensuring the safety of victims
– usually vulnerable women and their children. Safe Passage, operated on Staten Island by
Seamen’s Society for Children and Families, is going one step further. It recently began offering
specialized therapy for the children of victims who have been traumatized by witnessing
abuse.
“We got a $38,500 grant from the Richmond County Savings,” says Jessica Amyotte,
Supervisor of the Safe Passage program. “Now we have a part-time therapist who works
with the children. They do play therapy – sometimes with the family, sometimes separately.
They work with puppets and make models and drawings of the home. She is really getting
tremendous results. Previously, there was nothing like this available on Staten Island.”
Safe Passage gets approximately 200 calls a month from women at risk of domestic
abuse and is working actively with 100 at any given point in time. The program’s five staff
take calls, help clients assess their safety and needs and offer referrals to attorneys, the police,
shelters, etc. “Sometimes women want counseling; sometimes they just want services,”
says Amyotte. “Yesterday, for example, we had a call from a woman who needed transportation
to family court to get an order of protection. Others will call us after they have left the
situation for help with housing, counseling or counseling for their children.”
The program saw a sudden spike in calls for help last year as the economic crisis
began to impact families on Staten Island. While the recession isn’t over, the number of
referrals appears to have leveled off, says Amyotte.
Unfortunately, Safe Passage’s new therapist is already fully booked. “We have a waiting
list,” says Amyotte. “There is a tremendous need out there.”

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obviously doing good work. Over the past
year, ACS has increased Seamen’s Society’s
contract for general preventive services from
90 slots to 120 on Staten Island and from 30
to 75 in Brooklyn. The agency’s contractual
capacity for its Intensive Preventive program,
which serves Staten Island families
with a history of parental substance abuse,
was also increased from 30 to 50 slots.
“I think it is a recognition of the quality
of our services,” says Vomero.
Seamen’s Society was among a group
of agencies selected by ACS to begin using
the IOC model with preventive programs in
2008. The experience with Family Team
Conferencing was extremely positive, says
Director of Prevention Linda Santlofer.
“For a lot of our parents, this is the first
time anyone ever talked to them about their
strengths and not just about their faults.”
The agency’s Family Rehabilitation
Program, which was launched in 1991, uses
teams of case planners and parent advocates
to provide intensive in-home services
for families where parents have substance
abuse problems. “Initially, we are in the
home three times a week,” says Santlofer.
As parents move through phases of substance
abuse treatment, the level of in-home
supervision decreases. “We have really
strong relationships with all the drug treatment
providers,” says Santlofer.
Child Care
Seamen’s Society has been providing
child care for poor and low-income
families since 1970. “We have a program
which serves 284 children,” says Vomero.
Services are provided through a network of
licensed independent Family Day Care providers
who take children into their homes.
Seamen’s Society provides training and supervision
as well as managing placements
and billing.
“Most of the providers are here on the
north shore,” says Nellie Suarez, MA, Director
of Family Day Care Services. “People
want them as close to the ferry as possible.”
“This is a service that has consistently
scored 100s on ACS audits,” says Vomero,
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who adds that the program can also offer support
for foster parents or families on prevention
caseloads.
Broadening the Base
Over the years, Seamen’s Society has expanded
its range of programs to meet the service
needs of its current clients and other vulnerable
Staten Island families.
In 1997, the agency launched Safe Passages,
which provides outreach, counseling,
access to legal services and referrals to women
who are victims of domestic abuse. With support
from the Richmond County Savings Bank
Children adopted by their foster parents gathered for an Adoption Month celebraton.
Foundation, the program has recently added
specialized therapy for children who have witnessed
domestic violence. (See “Safe Passage”
in box on page 10.)
Seamen’s Society also operates a Food
Card Outreach Program in partnership with
United Way of New York City. The program’s
supervisor and three Food Card Specialists go
out into the community to provide low-income
working individuals with information about the
availability of federal food stamps, now known
as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Staff armed with laptops can do prescreenings
on the spot and assist eligible clients
in filing electronic applications. Last year, the
program assisted more than 1,000 families to
access benefits.
Staff can also help clients navigate bureaucratic
obstacles on the way to assistance.
“It is almost impossible for people to do it by
themselves,” says Jessica Amyotte who directs
both the Food Card and Domestic Violence
programs. “For example, Lauren Moro, our
program supervisor, recently helped a client
win retroactive approval for 18 months worth
of benefits after she had been inappropriately
denied.”
Forward Through Education is another
recent initiative which Seamen’s Society has
launched with the support from the Staten Island
Foundation and the Hearst Foundation.
Retired Department of Education teacher Denton
Mitchell has begun providing weekly academic
and tutoring support for youngsters from
all of Seamen’s Society programs.
“Education is the key,” says Vomero, noting
that the agency also has a scholarship pro-
gram which provides support
to youth in foster care
and preventive programs
who are enrolled in college
or other post-secondary
education programs. “Last
year we gave out 19 scholarships,”
she says.
Vomero, a CPA, has
been with the agency for 12
years, starting out as CFO.
She was named CEO in
June of 2006. “It is important
to have someone who
understands the finances,”
she says. While not a social
worker herself, Vomero
believes she has developed
a lifetime of human service
advocacy experience as the
mother of a daughter with developmental disabilities.
Last year, Vomero bolstered what she
considers to have already been a strong management
team with the addition of Margaret
O’Toole, formerly of Episcopal Social Services,
as Chief Operating Officer.
Looking Ahead
Like all New York City child welfare
agencies, Seamen’s Society is anxiously
awaiting the results of ACS’ recent Request
for Proposals which will determine service
provider contracts for the next decade. “We
Nineteen youth in Seamen’s Society programs received
scholarships for post-secondary education this year.
certainly are hoping to keep what we have
now,” says Vomero. “And, we would like
to expand our TFBH program and Intensive
Preventive Programs into Brooklyn.”
As she waits, Vomero is resting her hopes
on Seamen’s Society’s strong performance
evaluation ratings and ACS’ recent decisions
to expand the agency’s preventive contract
capacity.
As for further expansion, Vomero has
little interest in growing just for the sake of
growth. “We want to add services where they
are needed by our clients and the families of
Staten Island,” she explains. “Most importantly,
we want to make sure we are doing
what we already do as well as possible.”

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Camp Venture Receives
NYS 2009 Environmental Excellence Award
Camp Venture, Inc. has been honored by the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation as a 2009 Environmental Excellence Award
winner. Camp Venture, which provides care and services for individuals with
developmental disabilities, was recognized for its pioneering installation of solar
power systems on two community residences and an adult day program. It
was the only nonprofit among four organizations honored this year.
“We are delighted with this designation which recognizes our commitment
to operating in a manner that is both environmentally sustainable and
cost effective. We are committed to continuing to find savings and reducing
our impact on the environment” said Venture Chief Operating Officer George
Hoehmann while receiving the award on behalf of the agency.
According to the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities the Venture group homes are the first out of 5,995
statewide that utilize solar.
“This ongoing commitment to innovation and renewable energy will help
us reduce costs while also being responsible to our environment,” said Venture
Executive Director Dan Lukens. “Our staff and consumers realize that we
can all do more to help the environment and also save money. It is a win, win
for everyone.”
Hoehmann described the agency’s emerging commitment towards envi-
Chief Operating Officer George Hoehmann (at right) accepted
this year’s Environmental Excellence Award on behalf of
Camp Venture from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Commissioner Peter Grannis.(2nd from right)
ronmental issues and its renewal energy initiatives for NYNP readers more than a year ago in An Environmental Epiphany, which won the
2008 Notre Dame Master of Nonprofit Administration Scholarship Essay Contest.
HHS Official Visits CAS Program
On December 7th, Carmen Nazario, the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
visited The Children’s Aid Society’s early childhood programs at P.S. 5, a
public school in Washington Heights.
Nazario visited this specific school to observe how Children’s Aid’s
Early Head Start and Head Start programs for children and families are
integrated into a Department of Education public school in New York City.
Nazario is responsible for an array of federal programs including Head
Start, child care and child welfare.
The Children’s Aid Society partners with the NYC Department of Education
in public schools called community schools. P.S. 5 is one of Children’s
Aid’s 22 community schools in New York City. Children’s Aid provides
a range of services for children and families, directly in the schools,
making the school the centerpiece of the community..
CCI Announces New Name and “Champions for Children”
The Center for Children’s Initiatives, Inc. (CCI) formerly known as Child Care, Inc. announced
its new name at its 2009 “Champions for Children” honorees at its seventh annual
awards event on November 2nd.
CCI’s new name –was selected to better reflect the breath of services that the organization,
now approaching its third decade as a leading force for NYC’s children and families,
has grown to provide.
The 2009 Champions included:
• Lifetime Children’s Advocate Award: Sandy Socolar, Senior Policy Analyst, District
Council 1707, AFSCME, who was honored for showing untiring commitment, strong advocacy
and leadership towards making New York City’s early childhood programs the
best in the nation.
• Golden Heart Award: Nina Piros, Director of Early Childhood Programs, University Settlement,
was praised for her strong leadership in building and expanding a strategy for
early care and learning at this unique and highly successful settlement house.
• Community Leadership Award: The Latino Coalition for Early Care and Education was
celebrated for its dedication to increasing the availability and quality of culturally and
linguistically appropriate child care and early education for Latino children.
Carmen Nazario, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at
HHS, reads to children at CAS early childhood program at P.S.5
“Champions for Children” awardees Nina Piros,
Sandy Socolar and Vanessa Ramos, who accepted
on behalf of the Latino Coalition for Early
Care and Education.
Lori Stokes, Anchor, WABC Eyewitness News this Morning and Eyewitness New at Noon, served as Mistress of Ceremonies. Special
remarks were given by Christine Quinn, City Council Speaker; Raglan George, Executive Director of DC 1707, AFSCME; and Nancy Kolben,
CCI’s Executive Director.
“The Champions for Children Awards recognize the significant contributions of people and organizations across New York who work tirelessly
to provide for our society’s most significant resource, our children -- and do it with extraordinary results,” said Kolben.

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“Day at the Games”
Allows Triumph over Disabilities
June Vestrich and Ruth Ann Dwyer
of Patchogue were among over 100 individuals
with disabilities who were winners
simply by participating in this year’s
“Day at the Games”, hosted by Catholic
Guardian Society and Home Bureau
(CGSHB). Vestrich and Dwyer are longtime
residents of a community-based
home for individuals with developmental
disabilities operated by CGSHB at 166
Jennings Avenue.
The annual “Day at the Games”
brings together residents from CGSHB’s
30 homes for people with disabilities
throughout the metropolitan area for fun
and friendly competition. Events include
a 100 meter race, wheelchair 100 meter
races, basketball game and free throw
contest, bowling, tug of war and a lemon
carrying race.
This year’s “Day at the Games” was
held on November 14th at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in the Bronx. Father
Dwyer, Pastor at Our Lady of the Assumption, is the brother of Ruth Ann Dwyer.
“I am thankful for everyone who made this day possible--foremost the men
and women who participated and once again demonstrated how special each of
them is,” said John Frein, CGSHB’s Executive Director. “Everyone was a winner
today”.
“A Day at the Games is an opportunity for individuals to compete in athletic
competition amongst their peers. The word disability never factors in,” said Timothy
Carey, Assistant Executive Director at CGSHB. “The joy in an individual’s face when
they win a race or hit a free throw is heartwarming. To see a young lady fist pump,
run across the gym with the biggest smile you have ever seen when her name is
announced over the loudspeaker and she receives her first place trophy – that is
what this day is all about.”
Catholic Guardian Society and Home Bureau has been providing vital services
for children, families, the disabled and the disadvantaged since 1899. CG-
SHB operates 30 residential programs for 179 individuals with developmental
disabilities; a wide range of child welfare services, including foster care, child
abuse prevention, and adoption services; shelters for homeless women with children;
family day care for poor and low-income families; and maternity services to
support pregnant women and their unborn children who are in need.
AGENCY NEWS
June Vestrich of Patchogue was a winner
at this year’s “Day at the Games”
for individuals with developmental
disabilities hosted by Catholic Guardian
Society and Home Bureau on November
14th. Photo Credit: James Baez
Leake & Watts Opens Residence
for Young Men with Disabilities
Leake & Watts recently opened a new community residence
for six young men with developmental disabilities. The new
home, named Sevilla, debuted on November 17th and is the
second such program opened by Leake & Watts in 2009. The
growth spurt is part of an ongoing expansion of the agency’s Developmental
Disabilities services. Seven additional residences
like Sevilla are scheduled to open in the next 18 months. Renovation
began on these in early December.
“By providing an opportunity for these young men to live
and participate in their community, we are excited to broaden
the range and depth of services at Leake & Watts,” says Executive
Director Alan Mucatel “We look forward to our seven new
residences like Sevilla that will open in 2010.”
Sevilla provides a spacious and comfortable home in Yonkers
for six young adults who have been diagnosed with Mental
Retardation. Some have come from residential school settings
at other agencies; for them, Sevilla represents a more permanent
home for their adult years. Others have been residing with
Bobby Brown is one of six young
men with developmental disabilities
who will make Leake & Watts’ new
Sevilla community residence their
home.
family and welcome this new opportunity for a more independent living situation. The house has
been remodeled and renovated to better meet the needs of its new residents. It offers a homey and
welcoming environment for the men. While everyone has their own bedroom and personal space,
all residents sit down for family style dinner, help in the cooking preparations, and engage in nightly
discussions around the dinner table.
Abbott House Opens “Bridges to Health” Office in Bronx
Abbott House opened its new Bridges to Health Family Services Office located at 665 Pelham
Parkway in the Bronx Tuesday, November 17. District Manager John Fratta had the honor of cutting
the ribbon and officially declaring the space open to assist the needs of area children and families.
Jodi Saitowitz of NYC Children’s Services was on-hand as well, joining Abbott House President
and CEO Claude B. Meyers, Abbott House Board of Directors Chairman James R. Painter and representatives
from Abbott House programs throughout the Bronx and the Hudson Valley.
Other notaries included Abbott House Board of Directors members Sheila Lahey, C. Edward
Midgley, Mary Smith and Theodore A. Wilson, Abbott House Executive Vice President and COO
Robert M. Costello, Abbott House Senior Vice President Dr. Luis A. Rodriguez, Abbott House Assistant
Executive Director of Human Resources Myra Gray and Abbott House Bridges to Health
Program Director Jacqueline Cherry.

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Family Team Conferencing
It Takes a Team to Make a…Good… Decision
It’s not often that new casework requirements
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exception.
“They are excellent,” says Celina Ovando,
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word she uses a lot in describing the impact
that Family Team Conferences are having on
services for children and families at CV.
Family Team Conferences are designed
to improve critical decision making in foster
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active participation of parents and children
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case workers, Administration for Children’s
Services (ACS) staff, other service providers,
community members and others offering
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to promote open and honest dialogue
among all participants and ultimately reach
a case decision based on group consensus.
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helps a group reach consensus and
clarifies agreed upon next steps including
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when the steps will be taken. Facilitators
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family.
Family Team Conferences follow a
carefully choreographed series of steps:
Introduction
Issue Identification
Assessment
Development of Ideas
Decision Making and Plan Development
Recap/ Evaluation/Closing
The facilitator guides the conference
through the process and ensures that children
and families are respected and heard
throughout the meeting:
It is this commitment to respect and really
hear what families and children have to
say that accounts for the power of the FTC
model, say participants. “We are getting
very good feedback from families,” says
Catharine Rafael, Supervisor of Family
Team Conferencing at Abbot House. “They
are telling us that it is a very good process
for them to express their needs and their
concerns. They really feel that they have a
stronger voice in the planning process.”
During the assessment stage, the Family
Team Conference formally identifies and records
the strengths of families and children.
“They often react very positively to this part
of the session,” says Susan Kyle, Administrative
Supervisor for Family Support Services
and Mental Health at Good Shepherd
Services. “Very often, they are not used to
having their strengths recognized. When a
child or a parent hears that they are good at
this or that, it balances out the discussion
about things that are of concern.”
Equally valuable, say FTC participants,
is the clear statement of next steps that must
be taken by individuals involved in the case.
“It holds everyone accountable,” says Celina
Ovando. “Case planners know what
they need to do. It holds family members
accountable for what they need to accomplish.
It holds the agency accountable for
what needs to be done.”
The requirement to use Family Team
Conferences as the vehicle for making case
decisions is a fundamental component in
ACS’ Improved Outcomes for Children
(IOC) service model. Nine foster care agencies
and five preventive services providers
began piloting the model in November of
2007. Last June, all child welfare agencies
under contract with ACS made the transition
to IOC and FTCs.
Under IOC, there are several different
types of Family Team Conferences. ACS itself
facilitates critical decision conferences.
These include:
Placement Preservation when there is a
potential disruption to a child’s current
placement;
Discharge/Reunification prior sending
a child home or discharging him or her
from care; and,
Changes in Permanency Planning
Goals
The conferences are making a difference,
according to ACS.
“In the past, a foster parent who might
be overwhelmed by a child’s behavior would
call and ask that the child be removed,” says
ACS Deputy Commissioner Lorraine Stephens.
“The agency would come pick the
child up and move them to a new foster
boarding home. Now, we are saying that
a child can not be removed until we have a
Family Team Conference. A lot of times we
find the foster parents want to discuss services
or supports they need. We have been
able to preserve that placement for 35-40%
of those cases. That means those children
did not have to move. We are definitely starting
to see some successes.”
Agency staff also believe – if only based
on anecdotal evidence – that the conferences
are having an impact. “I feel that kids
are spending less time in care,” says Celina
Ovando. “People are really understanding
that there is a time limit for everything they
have to do. It is definitely working pretty
well.”
Case conferences, of course, are not
new. In theory, child welfare agencies have
always gathered casework staff and families
to discuss critical decisions in the lives of
children. In fact, however, ACS believes
that all too often family members and children
themselves were left out of the decision
making process.
“We were concerned that agencies
were moving forward with planning
without the birth parent, foster family or
young person at the table,” says Stephens.
ACS guidelines now require the participation
of birth parents (if the child has not
been freed for adoption), foster families
and children over the age of ten.
Getting everyone to the conferences
has not always been easy. ACS ultimately
backed off its initial requirement for full
attendance and now mandates that agencies
make diligent efforts to schedule at
least two conferences. If key participants
do not show up the second time, the conference
moves forward.
Nevertheless, says Stephens, parents
and children are now involved. “We are
not discharging a child home without
having a family member at the table,” she
says. “We are not discharging an adolescent
out of care without making sure he
has everything he needs in place.”
While ACS facilitates critical decision
conferences, agencies themselves are
required to hold and facilitate Permanency
Planning Conferences. These serve as
the Service Plan Reviews (SPR) required
by the Adoption and Safe Families Act
(ASFA) and are held three months and six
months after a child’s removal into foster
care and then every six months thereafter.
Creating a new system for scheduling
family team conferences – and hiring
and training facilitators to lead them
-- has been a major task in the transition
to IOC.
Catholic Guardian Society and Home
Bureau, which piloted the system during
Phase I of IOC, has had as many as ten
full time staff assigned to the effort. Like
many agencies, CGSHB created a unit of
facilitators within its Quality Management
Department. “We wanted them to
be functioning independently, rather than
part of the foster boarding home program,”
says Diane Berg-Appel, Director of Quality
Management. Facilitators are assigned
to cover conferences at various CGSHB
program locations. For conferences to be
accessible to participants, each facilitator
must include a certain number of nights
and weekends in their schedule.
The FTC Facilitator is a new role
within the child welfare system – and apparently
a popular one. ACS required its
own 85 Facilitators to be Masters level
social workers. “We gave agencies more
flexibility,” says Stephens. “We asked
that their Facilitators have two years of
case practice or group work experience,
including some supervisory experience.
We did not want young social workers
with no experience on case practice.”
Many agencies, it seems, have tried to
use MSWs. “I was concerned that MSWs
might find it limiting and that they wouldn’t
be doing enough clinical work,” says Berg-
Appel. “But, they enjoy it. I think they feel
like they are making an impact.”
“I like the position,” says Celina
Ovando. “Now I can work with a lot of
families. It is a different type of social
work. It is excellent.”

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An overriding trend in today’s nonprofit
marketplace is change. This change
has been so significant that today’s nonprofit
organization is very different than
the nonprofit organization of a decade ago.
Nonprofit managers who understand
how the sector has changed and have been
able to shift their thinking to effectively
deal with new critical issues will be able
to help their organizations flourish over the
next few years.
One of the most dramatic changes in
the sector can be seen in the area of staffing.
For many nonprofit executives, a reduced
workforce has made it difficult to deliver
programs and services to fulfill their
organization’s mission. In addition, due to
a tide of layoffs in managerial ranks, many
believe organizations will face a shortage
of qualified management candidates over
the next five to ten years as well.
Despite tight budgets, as the economy
continues to improve, nonprofits will need
to fill vacancies and add new positions in
2010. How well an organization flourishes
over the next few years will depend on how
well it rebuilds its workforce and how skillfully
management can handle current tasks
at hand as well as prepare for the future.
We suggest the following to our clients:
Resetting Priorities
Facing the new reality requires a resetting
of organizational priorities. Certainly
this past year has taught us a different mind
set and this may be a good time to evaluate
organizational capabilities and staff talent.
Reworking job descriptions, evaluating the
effectiveness of performance reviews, making
certain that salaries are competitive with
similar organizations in the marketplace,
reviewing processes and procedures are all
critical issues that should be addressed now
rather than later.
Retaining Staff
One of the most important objectives
for every executive is to retain as many talented
employees for as long as possible.
Studies show that the vast majority of employees
stay with an organization in which
they feel comfortable and appreciated. Encouraging
professional and career growth,
paying a fair salary, and promoting from
within are ways to ensure that you retain
the best staff you can.
Using Temps
STRENGTHENING NONPROFITS
Planning for the Future in a Downsized Organization
Learning how to use temps is the first
line of defense in managing workloads with
a reduced workforce. Temps have been
used by the for-profit sector for decades as
a cost effective way to manage labor needs.
Nonprofit executives who understand how
to use temps to fill in staff deficiencies, end
up saving time, effort, and money while accomplishing
all that needs to get done. At
a time when a reduced staff can slow down
projects, hiring temps is a sensible management
tool and a relief to the staff you have.
Outsourcing Services
Outsourcing is another cost effective
way to respond to the need for greater expertise
in specialized areas. Outsourcing
administrative functions, like payroll, can
be used to better leverage existing resources
by focusing staff on core functions most
vital to creating value for the organization.
As a result, staff can be more focused on
core activities while support services are
efficiently provided by outside sources.
Hiring Staff
Develop a plan for the next few years
on how to bring in the staff you need as
your organization’s finances improve.
Competing for top talent will be your organization’s
top priority and most critical
issue. Because of how important the employees
you hire are to the success of your
organization, we suggest the following to
all our clients:
Learn how to find and hire the “right”
staff for your organization. To develop
an organization of top performers, you
must develop your skills as a talent scout.
Be on the look out for talent all the time.
When you meet anyone who impresses
you, ask if you can get in touch when
a job opening occurs at your organization.
If they are not interested, ask them
to recommend someone they feel is as
good as they are.
Never search for the best candidate to
hire – always seek the right candidate
for your organization. Numerous studies
have shown that employees who stay
at their jobs are those where the fit is
right. Know the culture of your organization
and what kind of employee will
fit into your environment.
Make certain that you can compete effectively
in the talent marketplace by offering
salaries that are in the same range
as similar organizations. Losing a choice
candidate (by usually saving a relatively
small amount of money) and settling for
someone with less experience may not
be the most cost effective decision for
your organization in the long run.
The Strengthening Nonprofits column is made possible through
the financial support of United Way of New York City (UWNYC).
The views expressed in the column are those of the author, and
are not necessarily those of UWNYC. UWNYC does not edit or
control the content of this column. www.unitedwaynyc.org
Do not hire based only on the skills
listed in the job description. Seek candidates
with the essential skills to do
the work required and then look for attributes
that make good employees – intelligent,
hardworking, problem solving
team players.
Learn how to speak about your organization
emphasizing your organization’s
major points of appeal. Learn how to
sell your organization. Because you are
looking for the right person who will
thrive in your organization, your organization
is perfect for that person.
Learn how to interview. A Harvard
study notes that more than 75% of turnover
can be traced to poor interviewing
skills and processes. If you have an appropriate
job description, learn how to
interview and then seek the right candidate
to fit your organization, you will
be more assured of hiring a productive
employee who stays.
Listen to your instincts. It is said that
an employer decides to hire someone
within the first 30 seconds of an interview.
Good instincts can be developed
and honed by paying attention to detail.
Learn to listen to your instincts.
Speed up your organization’s operating
velocity. When you find the candidate
that you feel is right for your organization,
hire quickly. More organizations
lose the hire of their choice by taking too
long to make an offer and the candidate
is hired by another organization. Move
as fast as you can.
Learn how to use a search firm when you
need one – preferably one that specializes
in nonprofit staffing. If you are not
finding the kind of staff your organization
requires or when important staffing
decisions are at stake, a good search firm
will help focus your energy for the best
results. While you only conduct a search
when you have a need to hire, a search
firm conducts searches every day so they
have experience and connections to the
best talent and can reach people who you
may not be able to reach in the marketplace.
In summary, how well an organization
thrives over the next few years will be determined
by the ability of its executives and
managers to bring in the right talent and rebuild
a strong and effective workforce in
their organizations.
Gayle A. Brandel is President/CEO
of Professionals for NonProfits. www.nonprofitstaffing.com

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DDI Direct Support Professionals Honored
Two direct support
professionals from
Developmental Disabilities
Institute were
among a group honored
this year by the New York
State Association for Day
Service Providers. Matt
Sykes was awarded the
2009 Service Provider of
the Year Award for the
Long Island region. Surovi
Mukerjee received the
2009 Leadership Award
for the Long Island
Honorees Matt Sykes (l.) and Surovi Mukerjee (r.) with DDI
Executive Director John Lessard.
region. Both awards were presented at the 2009 Symposium in Saratoga Springs
in November.
Matt Sykes is Assistant Manager at DDI’s Meadow Glen Day Hab. “Mr. Sykes
is a wonderful, hands-on provider who is always willing to do whatever it takes
to meet the needs of the individuals we serve,” said Sue Davis, Associate Director
of Adult Services at DDI.
Surovi Mukerjee is Manager of DDI’s Main Street and Northport Day Habs.
“Ms. Mukerjee deserves this award because she is a true leader who has routinely
and consistently won the hearts of all with whom she interacts,” said Jill
Rothar, Assistant Director of Adult Day Services at DDI.
Drum Major Institute Honors Oliveira
Ana Oliveira, the President and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation,
was honored by The Drum Major Institute (DMI), during its annual gala last
month. Fellow honorees were Melody Barnes, the Domestic Policy Advisor to
the President of United States, and Rafael E. Cestero, the Commissioner of New
York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The award
ceremony took place at the historic Angel Orensanz Foundation, in the Lower
East Side of Manhattan.
Oliveira was presented the Drum Major for Justice Award for her significant
contributions in fostering economic justice for women and families in New York
City. City Councilman and Public Advocate-Elect Bill de Blasio remarked that
Oliveira is “a treasure in this city” and praised her commitment, integrity and for
living out progressive values, ensuring that everyone has a voice and seat at the
table.
“The New York Women’s Foundation shares fundamental values of community
and democracy with The Drum Major Institute,” said Oliveira, “the value
of who generates ideas, whose ideas are listened to and taken seriously. This
inclusiveness distinguishes The Drum Major Institute and provides the foundation
for their exceptional work.”
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AWARDS
NASW-NYC Honors Emerging Social Work Leaders
The National Association of Social Workers – New York City Chapter recognized
16 Emerging Social Work Leaders at its Third Annual Awards Dinner on
December 3rd.
“All are celebrated for their dedication to the social work profession
and their unique commitment and contributions to human services in New
York City,” said Patricia Brownell, PhD, LMSW, President of NASW-NYC.
The honorees were:
• Dana Ashley, New York City Department of Education, District 75.
• Dagan R. Bayliss, MSW, Tenant Program Director at Neighbors Helping
Neighbors.
• Guadalupe Contreras-McNerney, Assistant Director of Programs for the
New York Foundation for Senior Citizens.
• Brooke Dayton is with Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks (CTW) team
within the Office of Corporate Engagement.
• Elizabeth Lee, LMSW is the Intergenerational Program Director at VISIONS
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
• Shreya Mandal is a mitigation specialist of The Legal Aid Society, Criminal
Appeals Bureau.
Karol Markosky, Elizabeth Lee, Gary Parker (MC), Marcella Tillet, So-Youn Park, Selena Rodgers,
Shreya Mandal, Brooke Dayton
Bottom Row: Robert Schachter (Executive Director), Mark White, Guadalupe Contreras-Mc-
Nerney, Jenna Tutjer, Christopher Murray, Kyle McGee II, Dagan Bayliss, Patricia Brownell
(President), Caroline Peacock, Noelle Tutunjian, Dana Ashley
• Karol Markosky is the HIV/AIDS Education Coordinator at Council of Senior
Centers and Services of New York City (CSCS).
• Kyle McGee II is a Professional Development Counselor and Adjunct Lecturer
at Hunter College School of Social Work.
• Christopher Murray, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice in Greenwich
Village, trains substance use counselors at The Alcoholism Council of
New York and is a clinical supervisor for social work students for his former
employer, The LGBT Community Center.
• So-Youn Park, LCSW, is Executive Director of the Korean American Behavioral
Health Association.
• Caroline Peacock, LMSW is Director of Home Again: Veterans and Families
Initiative at JBFCS.
• Dr. Selena T. Rodgers is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at York College
of The City University of New York.
• Marcella Tillett, MSSW, coordinates HIV prevention education at The Osborne
Association;
• Jenna Tutjer LMSW is Program Director at Hunter College Liberty Partnership
Program (HCLPP).
• Noelle Tutunjian, a political social worker who combines experience in social
welfare policy and advocacy with political campaign management and
strategy and an adjunct professor at Hunter College School of Social Work.
• Mark A. White, LCSW-R, is the Coordinating Manager of Child Protection
at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City and is also an Assistant Adjunct
Professor at Hunter College School of Social Work.

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2009 Union Square Awards
Ten local nonprofits were honored last month at the 2009 Union
Square Awards celebration held at Riverside Church in Manhattan.
Five organizations received the prestigious Union Square Award in
recognition for exceptional efforts addressing critical social and economic
issues facing New Yorkers. They are:
• Brandworkers International organizes employees in the retail and food
industry to improve working conditions and provides workers with
social change tools needed to increase employer compliance with the
law. Brandworkers seeks to ensure that workers’ rights are protected
and expanded.
• Cidadão Global (CG) is the first Brazilian community-based organization
in New York City. Located in Long Island City, CG works with
Brazilian immigrants and the larger immigrant community to advance
human rights.
Washington Heights CORNER Project members with the Union Square Award.
• Garifuna Coalition USA serves as a resource, forum, advocate and united
voice for the Garifuna immigrant community. Its Advocacy Center in
the heart of the South Bronx provides information, education, cultural
opportunities, and social services referrals.
• RightRides for Women’s Safety is dedicated to creating safer communities
by eliminating gender-based violence through direct services,
safety advocacy and educational outreach. Its core program offers
women, LGBTQ and gender nonconforming individuals free, late night
rides home through high-risk areas.
• Washington Heights CORNER Project (WHCP) aims to eliminate high-risk
practices of the drug using community in Washington Heights by providing
culturally competent and linguistically appropriate services to anyone who
wishes to learn about harm reduction or utilize assistance. WHCP strives
to reduce the transmission of disease and infections.
Each of the Union Square Award winners also receives a $50,000
grant.
Five other nonprofits will receive the Union Square Arts Award as well
as a $35,000 grant. These winners are:
• Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)
• Century Dance Complex (CDC)
• Diversity in Arts and Nations for Cultural Education (DANCE)
• The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA); and,
• Opening Act
“With minimal resources, these organizations make extraordinary
contributions to local neighborhoods, and their work is vital to New York
City. Given the current economic situation, the Award represents an important
support to sustain these emerging organizations,” says Executive
Director, Iris Morales.
AWARDS
UJA-Federation Awards Recognize Work
in Disabilities Field
UJA-Federation
of New York’s
Task Force on
People With Disabilities
and The
J.E. and Z.B. Butler
Foundation presented
the annual
Zella Bronfman
Butler Award to
Dr. Robert Marion,
MD of Montefiore
Medical Center/
Albert Einstein
Medical School
Pat Goldman Butler, Dr. Ozuah, Dr. Robert Marion, Laurie Corlin,
and Laurie Corlin
Devora Thau, Bruce Doniger, President, J.E. &Z.B. Butler Foundation
of Jewish Board of
Family and Children’s
Services Mishkon Division on Wednesday.
The J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation and UJA-Federation of New York have
established the annual Zella Bronfman Butler Award to honor two professionals
in UJA-Federation’s network of agencies who exemplify the highest standards of
service. Those selected for this award each receive $10,000 and are chosen for
their compassionate commitment to enriching the lives of children and adults
with physical, developmental, and learning disabilities.
Dr. Robert W. Marion, recipient of the Change Agent Award, is the Professor
of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine and the Ruth L. Gottesman Professor of Developmental
Pediatrics at Einstein. He is also Director of the Children’s Evaluation and
Rehabilitation Center and the University Center of Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities at the Rose F. Kennedy Center. He is Chief of the Divisions of Genetic
and of Development Medicine at the Children Hospital at Montefiore and Director
of the Center for Congenital Disorders. In addition, he is Director of Genetics at
Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla New York and an adjunct member of the
faculty of the Joan Marks Program in Human Genetics at Sarah Lawrence College
in Bronxville, NY.
Laurie Corlin, LCSW, recipient of the Direct Service Award, is the Director of
Clinical Services at Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services’ Mishkon Division.
Corlin joined JFBCS/Mishkon shortly after graduating social work school in
1981 and has continued her devoted service to their special needs population
ever since. In addition to her work at Mishkon, Corlin is currently involved in MSC
Supervisors Development Team, working to develop and enhance training for
Medicaid Services Coordination Supervisors and she serves as a pre-marital counselor
in her community.
Leake & Watts Staff Honored
by Foster & Adoptive Parents
Several staff members from Leake & Watts were honored at the recent New
York State Foster and Adoptive Parent Association annual award banquet. The association
grants awards based on the votes of foster parents across all agencies in
the state.
• Miriam Rosenberg-Sica won in the category of Adoption Specialist.
• Wayne Woodburn won for Home Finding Supervisor.
• Anthony Orji won as Supervisor.
• Joann Daughtry was honored as a Family Support Worker.
• Valerie Brown shared the award in the category of Social Worker.
Overall, Leake & Watts was also granted the distinction of Most Improved
Agency due to improvements in crisis intervention and responsiveness to the needs
of foster families that have occurred over the past year.
The award banquet was the culmination of the 27th Annual Training Seminar
in Callicoon, NY.

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PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE
Leadership Change at Neighborhood Family Services Coalition
Yanche Goes to Good Shepherd Services
Michelle Yanche will
overseeing all Coalition
be stepping down from her
work. She serves on
position as Staff Director
the Advisory Council to
at Neighborhood Family
the Youth Development
Services Coalition effective
Institute (YDI), the Part-
January 1. Yanche will be
nership for After School
moving to Good Shepherd
Education (PASE), and
Services where she will
Jobs First NYC, as well
serve as Director of Public
as the Board of Direc-
Policy.
tors of the Association
“It is hard to leave a
of New York State Youth
job that I have loved – one
Bureaus and the New
that has enabled me to work
York State Partnership
with the greatest colleagues
a person could have and af-
Michelle Yanche
for Children, Youth, and
Families. During her
forded me the privilege of providing a voice tenure at Neighborhood Family Services
in the halls of government for New York Coalition, she has served as a member of a
City’s children, youth and families and for number of governmental advisory groups
the inspiring work that community-based or- including: the Department of Education’s
ganizations undertake on their behalf,” said Middle School Success Advisory Group;
Yanche. “Yet, I am excited for the challenges the City Council Middle School Task Force;
still to come (even in these most challenging the Commission on Economic Opportuni-
of times) and I am heartened to know that ty’s Education Workgroup; and the Mayor’s
NFSC is stronger now than it has ever been Out-of-School Time Advisory Group.
as the directorship passes to Gigi Li and Si- Yanche holds a Master of Public Aderra
Stoneman-Bell.”
ministration degree, with a specialization in
Yanche joined NFSC in 1993 and as- Public Finance, from New York University’s
sumed the position of Staff Director short- Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public
ly thereafter. In this position, she has had Service and a Bachelor of Arts degree from
primary responsibility of coordinating and Fordham University.
Handelman to Succeed Modica
at Hamilton-Madison House
Hamilton-Madison
several other agencies,
House has named Mark
most notably as the Pres-
Handelman, L.C.S.W., to
ident/CEO of the New
become the agency’s new
York Association for
Executive Director. Han-
New Americans (NYAdelman
will replace Frank
NA), the largest refugee
T. Modica, who will be re-
resettlement and immitiring
on January 15, 2010,
grant services agency in
after 34 years as the House’s
the United States.
executive director.
“The board enthusi-
Board President Cao
astically welcomes Mark
K. O stated that “he and the
board appreciate Frank’s
Mark Handelman to the House and looks
forward to his leadership
34 years of stewardship
in taking the House to
and many accomplishments
the next level,” said Cao
on behalf of the residents
K. O.
of lower Manhattan’s Two
Handelman ob-
Bridges/Chinatown Comtained
his Masters
munity and Asian New
Degree in Social Work
Yorkers citywide. Frank
from Adelphi University,
transformed Hamilton-
in 1973, and taught at the
Madison House from a
Wurzweiler School of
small neighborhood agency
Social Work at Yeshiva
with a $1.5 million annual
University.
budget to a $15 million
Hamilton-Madison
agency that includes citywide
Asian American be- Frank T. Modica
House is a 111-year old
settlement house that prohavioral
health services.”
vides services to 17,000
Handelman began his professional children and adults annually at 21 sites,
career as a Director of Youth Work at the 18 of which are located in lower Manhat-
Educational Alliance, another Lower East tan and 3 in Jackson Heights and Corona,
Side Settlement House. He worked at Queens.
Li and Stoneman-Bell Named Co-Directors
Gigi Li and Sierra
Stoneman-Bell have
been named to serve
as Co-Directors of the
Neighborhood Family
Services Coalition
effective January
1. They succeed Michelle
Yanche who is
stepping down. Li and
Stoneman-Bell currently
serve as NFSC’s
Policy Directors.
Gigi Li joined
NFSC in 2006. She
holds a Master of Social
Work degree from
Columbia University
and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Smith
College. As Policy Director
for Child Welfare
and Youth Employment,
Li has had
primary responsibility
for directing the Coalition’s
work in preventive
services and the
Campaign for Summer
Jobs, while assisting in
Gigi Li
Sierra Stoneman-Bell
other program areas.
Sierra Stoneman-
Bell joined NFSC in
2009. She holds a
Master of Science degree
in Urban Policy
Analysis & Management
from The New
School for Management
and Urban Policy
and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Brown
University. As Policy
Director for Youth Development
and Education,
Stoneman-Bell
has primary responsibility
for directing
the Coalition’s work
with the Department
of Education and in
the Campaign for Tomorrow’s
Workforce,
while assisting in other
program areas.
Wu Joins CACF as Project Coordinator
The Coalition for
Asian American Children
and Families (CACF), the
nation’s only pan-Asian
children’s rights organization,
has announced the
hiring of Mitchel Wu as
Project Coordinator of its
newest program, Project
Collegebound. Project
Collgebound aims to improve
the school culture
of Flushing High School
and Flushing International
High School to promote
college readiness
Mitchel Wu
among immigrant and English Language
Learner students.
Wu is a lecturer of Asian American
Studies at CUNY Hunter College. Previously,
in San Francisco, he worked at the
YMCA Urban Core Program to assist in
the Mandarin language program and was
active in the Chol Soo Lee advisory committee
to address Asian American incarceration
in California. In New York, he was
a supervisor of Harlem’s Riverbank State
Park summer camp youth program and
was the head staff supervisor of the Educational
Opportunity Program/Advancement
NYNP.BIZ
of Individual Merit
(EOP/AIM) pre-freshmen
program at Stony
Brook University, promoting
college success
for minority and economicallydisadvantaged
first generation
college students.
“Mitchel’s hard
work, leadership, and
dedication to Asian Pacific
American issues
are vital qualities that
make him an asset not
only to CACF but also
to the community,” said CACF Executive
Director Wayne Ho. “With his experience,
I am confident he will successfully
spearhead this program to create a collegeready
culture among immigrant students at
Flushing International High School.”
Wu received his B.A. in Social Science
Interdisciplinary and U.S. History
from SUNY Stony Brook and his M.A. in
Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University.
He also contributed work on the
issue of racial profiling of Asian Americans
in the 2009 edition of The Contemporary
Asian American Encyclopedia.
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PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE
OMRDD’s Broderick Announces
Plans to Retire
Kathleen M. Broderick has announced
her plans to retire as Associate
Commissioner of the New York State
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities (OMRDD). Broderick,
who has overseen OMRDD operations
in the New York City region since
1997 and had recently taken on responsibilities
for additional nearby districts,
will leave her position effective February
19th 2010. The announcement stunned
the local MRDD provider community
where Broderick has been uniformly
praised and admired.
“Kathy’s entire career has been devoted
to enriching the lives of people
with developmental disabilities,” said
OMRDD Commissioner Diana Jones
Ritter in making the announcement.
Broderick began her career with
OMRDD in 1978 as a teacher the Howard
Park Children’s Unit of the Bernard
Fineson Developmental Center (DC).
Over the next 15 years, she would move
up to become Education Supervisor,
Team Leader and Active Treatment Coordinator
at the Hillside Unit at the Bernard
Fineson Development Center.
In 1993, Broderick was appointed
Deputy Director of the New York City
Regional Office to assist in the implementation
of the newly initiated Community
Services Expansion Program. In
1995, she assumed total responsibility
for this program and, in 1997, she was
appointed Associate Commissioner for
the New York City Region.
Providers expressed sorrow at hearing
the news.
“It is going to be a huge loss,” said
Claude Meyers, CEO at Abbott House.
“Kathy had a unique ability to understand
and focus on very large issues while
at the same time understanding how they
would impact specific individuals. She
never lost that connection,” said Peter
Pierri, Executive Director of the Inter-
Agency Council of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities Agencies.
“She was a great leader in the field. Everyone
has tremendous respect for her.”
“Kathy was probably the finest civil
servant I have met in my 36 years working
in social service,” said John Frein,
Executive Director of Catholic Guardian
Society and Home Bureau. “Her commitment
to the special individuals we
serve has been an inspiration to us all.”
Gentile to Succeed Broderick
as Acting Associate Commissioner
Jill Gentile will be assuming the duties
of Acting Associate Commissioner for
Region 2 upon Kathy Broderick’s departure
in February, giving her responsibility
for the Bernard Fineson, Brooklyn, Hudson
Valley, Long Island, Metro NY, Staten
Island, and Taconic DDSO’s.
Gentile has served as Director of the
Hudson Valley DDSO, effective September
18, 2008. She came to OMRDD with
27 years of experience serving individuals
with disabilities in a multitude of service
delivery areas.
Gentile was formerly Director of Programs
and Services for Ability Beyond
Disability, a Mt. Kisco, New York agency.
In that capacity, she was responsible for
comprehensive service delivery in New
York State across two districts as the organization
expanded services from Connecticut
to New York. She facilitated the
organizational direction and implementation
of future service delivery programs,
administered operating and capital budgets
for all program areas, and supervised
a team of management and professional
staff responsible for the day to day operations
of all program areas.
At the same time, Michael Kirchmer
will be taking over as Acting Director of
the Hudson Valley DDSO. Kirchmer has
been Deputy Director at the Hudson Valley
DDSO since October 2008, managing
the DDSO’s entire state-operated residential
program, including the Family Care
program, covering Orange, Rockland,
Sullivan and Westchester Counties. Prior
to his appointment as deputy, Kirchmer
had been in leadership roles at Hudson
Valley overseeing community supports
and state operations. He has been with
the Hudson Valley DDSO since 1982.
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Gangi Announces Plans to Step Down
at Correctional Association
Bob Gangi has announced
that he will step
down as Executive Director
of the Correctional Association
of New York on October
1, 2010.
“It is with a mixture of
sadness and excitement that I
make known my decision to
leave the executive director
position at the Correctional
Association,” said Gangi. Bob Gangi
“Sadness because I will depart
a job that I have loved, that has granted
me the unique privilege to pursue causes
critically important to our society and deeply
meaningful to me, that has enabled me
to live by values that sustain and move me,
and that has provided me the opportunity to
work side by side with a diverse group of
special people: smart, able, determined, and
not incidentally, good-humored.
“The excitement comes from my now
having the opportunity to focus on other justice
related issues that for reasons of organizational
resources and/or mission we have
been unable to take on at the CA. Issues that
go to the very heart of the kind of society
we want to live in and the kind of criminal
justice system we want to operate. Issues
like the deployment of law
enforcement personnel that
results in the starkly disproportionate
arrest and confinement
of poor people of color;
the often harsh treatment by
the police of our most vulnerable
and marginalized people
such as homeless LBGT
youth and exploited girls and
boys caught up in the sex
trade; the difficult and unfair
circumstances frequently
confronting immigrants locked up in the
city’s jails and the state’s prisons; and the
lack of adequate research into and reporting
on the causes of inmate deaths in New
York’s correctional facilities.”
“For nearly 30 years Bob has helped
lead the fight to create a criminal justice
system that treats people with dignity and
justice,” said Tamar Kraft-Stolar, Women in
Prison Project Director at the Correctional
Association. “For the CA staff, for the
many organizations and individuals whose
dedication makes our coalition work possible,
and for everyone whose life has been
touched in one way or another by the work
of the CA, Bob’s presence as Executive Director
will be sorely missed.”
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HSC Honors Its Own
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Several hundred leaders of the local nonprofit community turned out to honor their own at
the Human Services Council of New York City’s 14th Annual Leadership Awards Reception on
December 16th.
The event recognized the life-long achievements of:
• Melba Butler, LCSW,
Principal of Butler Consulting
and former Executive
Director of Harlem
Dowling-Westside Center
for Children and Family
Services;
• Verona Middleton-Jeter,
Executive Director of Henry
Street Settlement;
• Frank T. Mod- i-
ca, Executive Director of
Hamilton-Madison House;
and
EVENTS
HSC Executive Director Michael Stoller (c.) with honorees
(from left) Frank Modica, Verona Middleton-Jeter, Melba
Butler and C. Warren (Pete) Moses.
• C. Warren “Pete” Moses,
former CEO of Children’s Aid Society.
His Excellency Cardinal Timothy Dolan saluted the gathering and offered a holiday greeting.
HSC Chair Nancy Wackstein promptly reciprocated by wishing the Cardinal a “Happy Hanukah”.
Attendees were also treated to HSC Executive Director Michael Stoller’s soulful rendition of
“The Human Services Blues”.
The event was hosted at Mutual of America, 320 Park Avenue.
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
Hosts Bishop’s Testimonial Dinner
Catholic Charities
Brooklyn and Queens
and Catholic Charities
Progress of Peoples
Development Corporation
honored David Reznick,
Principal and Chairman
of The Reznick Group,
and Rev. Msgr. Raymond
W. Kutner, JCD, Pastor
of Blessed Sacrament
Church, as well as two
community partners, The Aaron Flowe, The Home Depot; Jason Friedland, Shleppers;
Sister Ellen Patricia Finn, Deputy Executive Director
Home Depot and Shlep-
of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens; Most Revered
pers Moving and Storage, Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D., Bishop of Brooklyn; Robert
at the 2009 Bishop’s Testi- Siebel, Chief Executive Offi cer, Catholic Charities Brooklyn
monial Dinner on Monday, and Queens; Rev. Msgr. Raymond W. Kutner, JCD, Pastor of
December 7th. The Event Blessed Sacrament Church; and David Reznick, Principal and
was held at Stage Six, Chairman of The Reznick Group.
Steiner Studios, Brooklyn
Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York.
David Reznick received the 2009 Progress of Peoples Achievement Award for outstanding
leadership and commitment to affordable housing and community development.
Rev. Msgr. Raymond W. Kutner received the 2009 Ubi Caritas Deus Ibi Award for distinguished,
unselfish support of human services.
The Home Depot’s Framing Hope Program is a national product donation program that
benefits local nonprofit organizations working to revitalize communities and empower people in
need to have a safe and healthy place to call home.
Shleppers Moving & Storage, one of the largest moving companies in the NY Tri-State
area, supported Catholic Charities last year when the agency needed someone to help transport
hundreds of Christmas toys for children in need.

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Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services
Receives $200k BOA Grant
Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services (CNGCS) has
received a two-year grant in the amount of $200,000 from the Bank of
America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative and was named as a 2009
Long Island Neighborhood Builder®.
CNGCS will receive $100,000 each year to help fund its programs
and services including efforts to promote Health and Wellness among its
clients and consumers.
“The Health and Wellness of those we serve is a top priority at Central
Nassau Guidance,” said Barbara Bartell, LCSW, and Chief Executive Officer.
“Research indicates the rates of mortality among people with serious
mental illness and/or substance abuse is alarmingly high in comparison
to the rest of the population… Intertwining health and wellness initiatives
with mental health and substance abuse care will help our clients to have a
chance to live healthy and long lives.”
“Bank of America is supporting the Long Island community through
the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative and other lending, investing and
community development programs that address critical social issues and
align with our corporate social responsibility efforts,” said Robert Isaksen,
Long Island market president at Bank of America. “In our current economy,
communities need our support more than ever, and this program is de-
Gene Gallagher, Director of Fundraising for Central
Nassau; Barbara Bartell, LCSW and CEO of Central
Nassau; Robert Isaksen, Long Island Market President
at Bank of America; Carl Grossard, Vice President of
Board of Directors at Central Nassau Guidance and
Counseling Services.
signed to give that support through the effective combination of partnership, leadership development and flexible funding.”
NY Life Gives $200K to YMCA
The New York Life Foundation has announced a $200,000 grant to the YMCA of Greater New York. The grant will support the
Y’s new curriculum driven by the Salvadori Method, which provides afterschool staff with “hands-on/minds-on” activities that engage
students through architecture, engineering and design to explore math, science, arts and humanities. The YMCA is currently piloting
the program at 28 of its 140 Y After School sites, with a focus on the areas of highest need.
“Thanks to the generosity of the New York Life Foundation, our Y After School programs will be a model of interactive learning
that nurtures social connectedness, improves literacy and encourages problem solving skills,” Jack Lund, the Y’s President and
CEO. “This funding is critical to helping us increase the impact our afterschool programs can make in the lives of our kids.”
“We are pleased to support the YMCA’s unique high quality programming, which offers students consistent educational support
that can make a difference in their academic success,” said Chris Park, president, New York Life Foundation.
“Our afterschool programs, like all of our youth programs, focus on social development, academic success, self-esteem and
developing healthy lifestyles,” said Diane Rizzolo, Senior Director of Youth and Family Programs for the YMCA of Greater New York.
“Offering parents a safe place for their kids to go is just the beginning of our work. We strive to help the ‘whole child’ grow stronger
— through academics, recreation and values.”
My Sister’s Place Gets Two Grants for DV Program
GRANTS CALENDAR
My Sisters’ Place, a leading domestic violence service provider in Westchester County, has received two grants, totaling over
$17,000 to support its MSP Life Skills program. A $10,000 grant was provided by the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation through its
Community Development Initative. Another $7,200 grant was received from the Verizon Foundation through its Domestic Violence
Prevention Initative.
MSP’s Life Skills program helps survivors of domestic violence throughout Westchester County to regain a sense of selfesteem,
self-worth, and control in all aspects of their lives. The immediate need for the Life Skills Program is great, especially in
Westchester County, where there are approximately 10,000 reported incidents of domestic violence each year; 2,400 alone in 2007
in the City of Yonkers in which our Life Skills program is based.
“MSP is proud to be part of the Verizon Foundation’s tremendous efforts to prevent domestic violence by helping survivors work
to create a new life trajectory for themselves and their children,” said Karen Cheeks-Lomax, MSP’s Executive Director.
The Wachovia grant will be specifically targeted towards the financial literacy component of Life Skills.
“We are so excited to have been funded by the Wachovia Foundation and to have such an esteemed partner in our efforts to
help victims of domestic violence increase their self-sufficiency,” said Karen Cheeks-Lomax.
BOA Gives $400K to Sunnyside Community Services and Fifth Avenue Committee
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 in unrestricted funding to Sunnyside Community
Services and Fifth Avenue Committee. The two organizations were named 2009 New York City Neighborhood Builders as part of
BOA’s Neighborhood Excellence Leadership Program.
Sunnyside Community Services, based in Western Queens, provides services to meet the critical social, health, educational,
and recreational needs of area residents, addressing and strengthening a complex and changing multicultural community. Fifth Avenue
Committee, based in South Brooklyn, develops and manages affordable housing and community facilities, creating economic
opportunities, organizing residents and workers, providing student-centered adult education, and combating displacement caused by
gentrification.
“Bank of America is supporting the New York City community through the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative and other lending,
investing and community development programs that address critical social issues and align with our corporate social responsibility
efforts,” said Jeff Barker, New York City Market President at Bank of America. “In our current economy, communities need our support
more than ever, and this program is designed to give that support through the effective combination of partnership, leadership
development and flexible funding.”
January 2010 - Human Services Workshops/GSS host various
workshops throughout the month. Topics include: working with immigrant
families, life skills for youth using hip hop, and adolescents
drug users. For a calendar, fee and registration information go to www.
goodshepherds.org or call 212-242-2293.
January 5 - Developing the Business Plan – Secrets and Strategies.
FREE. This interactive workshop focuses on the foundation of writing
an effective business plan. Learn what resources are available to
assist you in writing an effective business plan. Learn the secrets and
strategies professionals use when developing a bank and/or investor
ready business plan. 3 – 5 pm. Registration is required, please RSVP,
(718) 282-2500 or email smallbiz@camba.org. www.camba.org.
January 11 - Taking Care of Business. This informational session is
an overview of the intensive 10-week 60 hour comprehensive business
development workshops which teaches topics critical to starting and
operating a successful business. Workshop begins on January 20th and
meets every Mon and Wed from 6 – 9 pm Course fee is $300. 6PM – 7PM
FREE. Registration is required, please RSVP, (718) 282-2500 or email
smallbiz@camba.org. www.camba.org.
January 12 - “How Non-Profit Organizations Can Take Advantage
of Online Videos” Nonprofit Seminar presented by Center for Nonprofit
Strategy and Management and Personal Democracy Forum. Moderator:
Andrew Rasiej, Founder of Personal Democracy Forum. Speakers:Sam
Cartsos, Co-founder and senior partner at Frameweld, Kate
Albright-Hanna, Managing Editor, VBS.TV (formerly Director of Video,
New Media, Obama for America) and Jacob Soberoff, Executive Director
of the Non-Profi t Why Tuesday? 4:00-6:00 pm. Baruch College Information
& Technology Building, Newman Conference Center, 7th Floor, Room
750, 151 East 25th Street, (Lexington & 3rd Avenues) RSVP, By email at
nonprofit.workshops@baruch.cuny.edu, or by phone at 646-660-6743.
January 12 - Your Business. This workshop focuses on every
financing option available to finance your startup or existing businesses
for growth even during the credit crunch. 3 - 5 pm FREE.
Registration is required, please RSVP, (718) 282-2500 or email smallbiz@
camba.org. www.camba.org
January 18, 19 - The Institute for Community Living is hosting an
Autism Awareness Workshop presented by the Crisis Prevention Institute.
(1:00 pm to 5:00 pm) and January 19th (9:00 am to 1:00 pm). It is the
same session both days. The location is our corporate offices at 40 Rector
Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10006. The cost is $150/person (enroll three
from the same organization and the fourth attends for free). Register via
phone at 1-800-558-8976 (1-888-758-6048 TTY); Monday through Friday
7:30 am to 6:00 pm (CT), fax at 1-262-783-5906 at anytime with registration
form and payment information, or via mail with registration form at Crisis
Prevention Institute, 3315-H North 124th Street, Brookfield, WI 53005.
January 18 - 12th Annual African American Writers & Readers Literary
Tea: The Westchester Library System welcomes novelist, playwright,
poet, and journalist Pearl Cleage to offer a fresh perspective
on the universal themes of cultural enrichment, social identity, and
the power of love. Held annually on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Tea
kicks off a month-long celebration of African American history, literature, and
culture throughout the County’s 38 public libraries. 3:30-6:00 pm. All ages.
Tickets: $75. Abigail Kirsch’s Tappan Hill, 81 Highland Avenue, Tarrytown.
914-231-3226. www.westchesterlibraries.org.
January 21 – Black Agency Executives 33rd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Luncheon & 21st Annual Founders Award. Theme:
Educate. Engage. Empower. The Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the
Americas. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro. Reception & Book
Signing: 11am. Luncheon: 12:00 pm. Tickets. $100. For information please
contact Pat Hurlock at 845-624-5725 or hme@hurlockmarketing.com.
January 21 – Council of Senior Centers and Services of NYC, Inc.
will hold its full day Annual Conference on Aging and Vendor Expo at
the CUNY Graduate Center. The Power of Aging: Standing Strong and
Creating Change will feature workshops on topics such as caregiving,
cognitive wellness, professional development, safety in the field,
HIV/AIDS and sexuality, evidence based programming and more! The
non-CSCS member registration fee is $150. Please visit http://www.cscsny.org/
or email aslutter@cscs-ny.org for more information.
January 30 - 25th annual free Special Camp Fair - Presented by
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. 11 am to 3 pm. at the
Church of St. Paul the Apostle, (Entrance to Fair on Columbus Ave. near
W. 60th St.) NYC . Visitors to the Fair will receive a free copy of the Camps
2009-2010 Directory. For more info contact Gary Shulman, 212-677-4650 or
www.resourcesnyc.org.

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JOBS JOBS JOBS
ABBOTT HOUSE, a multi-service non-profit human services
agency seeks the following professionals:
FINANCIAL ANALYST
Min. BA in Accounting or Finance + min. 5 years experience. MAS/90
knowledge preferred. To coordinate preparation of annual budget,
participate in month-end close, quarterly financial reporting, and audit
processes. Analyze monthly performance metrics; develop financial
models and analysis with ability to work with large amounts of data
and multiple scenarios. Familiarity with non-profit accounting
principles. Superior problem solving, communication and
organizational skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a
team in a dynamic, changing environment
PAYROLL MANAGER
Min. BA degree + min. 3 yrs. experience with ADP system, reporting
skills, benefits administration, and accounting analysis. To oversee
bi-weekly payroll process for human services agency, establish
procedures to ensure compliance with labor and tax regulations and
update payroll records. Ability to multi-task and to adhere to deadlines
as well as interface with all levels of management and staff. Excellent
verbal and written communication skills.
COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS
Fax/email resume w/ cover letter
indicating position of interest
& salary requirements to HR Dept.:
914-591-9435 • hr@abbotthouse.net
ABBOTT HOUSE
100 N. Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533
www.ABBOTTHOUSE.net
MENTAL HEALTH
SUPERVISOR BI-LINGUAL
JASA, NY’s largest community
based, non-profit agency serving the
elderly, seeks a bilingual social work
supervisor for our Geriatric Mental
Health Clinic based in the Bronx.
Fluency in Spanish is necessary and
home visits are required.
We offer a competitive salary and a
comprehensive benefits program.
Qualified candidates may respond by
FAX to:
718 563-0715.
EOE.
Administrator
The InterAgency Council of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities Agencies is looking
to fill two positions to manage our federal ARRA weatherization
program. The Administrator will have at least
five years experience as an extremely well organized.
housing or construction professional, with excellent
verbal and written communication skills and outstanding
computer ability, social service experience preferred.
The accountant will have at least five years experience
of government reporting in a social service agency and
have good written and verbal communication skills. Both
$50K salary. excellent benefits
College degrees req’d. EEOE.
Email resume and cover letter to
MJBNFP@yahoo.com.
EOE
Client Quality Liaison
Manhattan home care agency seeks full-time Client Quality Liaison
to perform client satisfaction phone contacts, attendant attendance
verification, general office duties and escort. Bi-lingual English/Spanish
required. Good customer service and writing skills required. Good
salary + excellent benefits package. Convenient location. Contact
Mrs. G.Adams @ 212-254-5000 x 4171 or gadams@cidnyils.org
Associate Managing Director –
Foster Care Group
Home Program
Venerable foster care agency with congregate
care programming in multiple boroughs seeks
robust, hands on Associate Managing Director
with outstanding leadership skills, w/emphasis
on community. Maintain high standards of care,
establish personal relationship with adolescents,
formulate, implement, & monitor developmental
plans, ensure all medical, clinical, educational,
& other services are provided, and supervise &
train childcare, social work, & other staff. Ensure
Medicaid + other regulatory compliance. This
highly responsible position requires 24/7 beeper
coverage & the ability to respond at different
hours as needed. LMSW + 15 yrs exp in child
welfare programs including 5 yrs sup exp + NYS
driver’s lic. req. Competitive salary, extensive
benefits package, and a caring & professional
environment.
Email resumes to publisher@nynp.biz
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CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
For over 178 years, Episcopal Social Services
of New York has positively impacted the lives
of NYC’s disadvantaged children, families
and other individuals by offering a variety of
programs and services that open the door to
opportunity and independence.
ESS seeks a Chief Financial Officer primarily responsible for overseeing
the day-to-day functionality for finance, technology, and operations
departments. The CFO proactively manages the financial
stability of the agency and incorporates the mission into the daily
functioning of the department.
The successful candidate will have significant financial leadership
experience in a major, not-for-profit setting (ideally, human services,
healthcare or related field), Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related
field—advanced degree and/or CPA preferred; excellent interpersonal,
communication and time-management skills; demonstrated
ability to supervise and motivate staff; a genuine interest in the
ESS mission. Complete job description available upon request.
Inquiries and expressions of interest will be considered in confidence.
Please do not contact ESS directly—send resume and
cover letter to:
ESS CFO Search
Howe-Lewis International
100 Park Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10017
(212) 697-5000
Email: ESSNY@howe-lewis.com
Or apply online at howe-lewis.com/assignments.html
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Social Worker – AMH
Dept Code NK
Greenwich House, located in Manhattan is looking for a
Social Worker (LCSW/LMSW) with at least 4 solid years of
experience working in the mental health and/or HIV/AIDS social
service arena. Must have a good understanding of mental
illness and HIV issues with strong clinical skills. Must be able
to provide individual, group and/or family counseling. Ability to
work independently as well as part of a team. Bilingual Spanish
a plus. This is a Union (1199) position – salary $40,293.60.
Please forward resume with cover letter indicating department
code NK to hr@greenwichhouse.org
Caseworkers & Social
Workers – Child Welfare
Implement and monitor social service programming
directed towards the timely achievement of permanency
for children in foster care in accordance with pronciples
of good social work practice. Team approach to clinical
treatment. Low caseloads
Qualifications
Caseworkers: BA, BS, BSW
Social Workers: MSW,LMSW, MS, MA Experience
working in a Child Welfare setting and
Bilingual(Spanish/English) helpful LMSW’s & LCSW’s
Provide in-home and residentially-based clinical counseling
services to adolescents and families involved in
the child welfare system.
NURSES – Child Welfare
Provide health care management to children in foster
care. Special populations include children who are
mentally ill,have special medical conditions.
Qualifications:
RN (Assoc.,BSN, BS, BA,MSN.
Send resumes to S Sosa,
Catholic Guardian Society
& Home Bureau,
1011 First Avenue, NYC 10022 or
e-mail ssosa@cgshb.org or fax to 212-421-1709
Quality Assurance
Coordinator
Part-Time
We currently have a need for a Part-
Time Quality Assurance Coordinator
to design and administer a comprehensive
QA/QI system. Responsibilities
include UR, safety & risk
management, client satisfaction,
HIPAA compliance, and staff training.
Flexible part-time work week.
Qualifi cations: licensed human
service professional (RN, LCSW,
etc) with experience in QI, QA, or
PI. Must have eff ective communication
and positive leadership skills.
Solid computer skills required.
Send resume with cover letter to:
Putnam Family &
Community Services, Inc.
1808 Route 6
Carmel, NY, 10512
Email: dshaw@pfcsinc.org
Fax: 845-225-3207
www.pfcsinc.org
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JOBS JOBS JOBS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
RESIDENCE MANAGER
PJCCHS, Inc. has a manager’s position available in Brooklyn. Candidates
must have an Associate Degree with a minimum of three
(3) years experience or Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of
one (1) year experience working with the Mentally Retarded and
Developmental Disabled. This position requires a minimum of one
(1) year supervisory experience with IRA experience.
ASSISTANT RESIDENCE
MANAGER
PJCCHS, Inc. is currently seeking an Assistant Managers with an
Associate Degree or High School Diploma with a minimum of 30
College Credits. This position requires a minimum of one (1) year
supervisory experience working with the Mentally Retarded and
Developmentally Disabled Population.
SHIFT SUPERVISOR
PJCCHS, Inc. is currently seeking one (1) candidate for Shift Supervisor
Position. Candidate must have some knowledge of the
Rules and Regulations of OMRDD. This position requires a minimum
of one (1) year supervisory experience working with the
Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled Population.
All candidates must have a Valid Drivers License and one
or more years of experience driving a 10-15-passenger vehicle.
Also, they must be AMAP, SCIP-R CPR and FIRST AID
Certified.
We offer competitive salaries. Interested parties should send their
resume to:
Paul J. Cooper Center for Human Services, Inc.
519 Rockaway Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11212
Fax No. (718) 498-4646 or Email TeresaStewart@pauljcooper.org
Resource Directory
REAL ESTATE
APTS. FOR SALE
RIVERSIDE DRIVE / WEST 97th ST.
Not-for-profi t organization is offering six owned cooperative units
for sale in a classic pre-war building located in a prestigious area of
Manhattan’s Upper Westside, across from Riverside Park. These are
studios and 1-bedroom units, each designated for owner occupancy,
with high ceilings and situated on the 1st through 5th fl oors of the elevator-serviced
building. Each of the units would be delivered vacant
at closing. For further information or an appointment to view any of
these exciting opportunities, contact Robert Iglesias at (212) 366-8311
or e-mail to riglesias@fegs.org .
Not for Profi t Agency has space available to
sublet - Prime location - Approx. 4500 square feet of
offi ce space. Can be used for individual offi ces or grouped cubicle.
Confi guration is fl exible. Use of Conference room and shared kitchen
area. Located at 26th Street between 6th and 7th avenue. Available
immediately. Asking $25/sf – negotiable.
For more information please call
212-861-4325 ext 209.
LARGE OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
ON EAST 33RD AND 5TH AVENUE
Up to ten somewhat furnished offi ce/desk spaces for rent
in Midtown close to all transportation and stores.
Phone lines installed in offi ces & answerable by receptionist in your
absence, 9-6 Monday to Friday. Access to Conference rooms
Offi ce/Desk Space start from $750 per desk.
Please email LFlores@projectresourcesgroup.com
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Minimum BA degree in accounting, finance or business
management plus 10 or more years of professional
experience in the area of accounting or finance
required. Must have previous experience with the NYC
Child Welfare System, NYS OMRDD and a history of
demonstrated excellence in related leadership roles.
The incumbent leads the agency's work relating to
finance. Responsible for financial operations including
cash management, general accounting budgeting,
preparation of financial reports and presentations to
the board of directors and the board's audit committee.
Assures compliance with federal, state and local laws
regarding Financial procedures. Establishes and maintains
fiscal policies and procedures protocols.
Supervises staff responsible for finance and manages
internal audit program and financial analyses.
This is a senior management position
reporting to the President & CEO.
Competitive salary & benefits. EOE.
Email or send resume with cover letter
and salary requirements to
Attn: Myra Gray,
Asst. Exec. Dir. of HR
ABBOTT HOUSE
100 N. Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533
hr@abbotthouse.net
Visit us at www.abbotthouse.net
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REAL ESTATE
Downtown NY Offi ce Space Including Tons
of Amenities at Below Market Rate
90 John Street (btwn Gold and Pearl Streets),
Suite 704, New York, NY
Initial sublet term of January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2011 (two years)
with potential for renewal. Two large furnished private offi ces (12’ x
14’ and 10’ x 15’), one with large window. One furnished cubicle (6.5’
x 6.5’). Offi ces and cubicle are all wired for computer/telephone set up
and are in move-in condition. Amenities include 24-hour, 7-day/week
secure building; all utilities included; use of shared conference room;
use of fax machine and copier; use of fully equipped offi ce kitchen;
garbage removal 2x week; offi ce cleaning weekly; shared bathrooms;
and offi ce door and lobby signage. Conveniently located just one block
from the Fulton Street subway, which includes the 2,3,4,5,A,C,J,M,
and Z trains. Cost: $3,300/month (includes all amenities) negotiable.
Contact: Jason Osher, COO, SIECUS, 212.819.9770, extension 319,
josher@siecus.org.
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DIRECT CARE COUNSELORS
Southern Westchester Non-Profit Mental Health Agency seeks F/T,
P/T, Overnight, Relief & Weekend Direct Care Counselors with excellent
interpersonal and communication skills to provide restorative
services to recipients recovering from mental illness & substance
abuse. Clean driver’s license/Car Req’d. Excellent benefits, 401K &
tuition reimbursement. Competitive Salary. Fax salary requirements
& resume to Kathy (914) 835-8905 EOE
Cerebral Palsy Associations
of New York State
Where possibilities become realities
GENERAL COUNSEL
Major non-profit organization providing services to people
with disabilities is seeking a General Counsel based in our
Midtown Manhattan location.
The General Counsel provides legal representation and guidance.
Represents Agency in legal matters including lawsuits,
administrative and regulatory investigations and hearings,
negotiations, and dealings with outside agencies, service
providers, contractors and landlords. Develops and reviews
contracts, leases, and other documents affecting the Agency.
The successful candidate will be a member of the N.Y.
State Bar with minimum 5 of years experience in nonprofit,
Health Law and Medicaid issues, knowledge of
OMRDD preferred.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Please forward your resume and salary requirements
(in confidence) to: jobs@cpofnys.org Fax : 212-290-8475
www.cpofnys.org eoe
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