Carnegie Learning: Free Math Resources provides a free blend of textbooks and software resources and support to facilitate at-home learning for math students. Features include: • On-Demand Learning Library with Livehint • Mathia Software • Community of Support • Resources for Parents/Guardians HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. The mission of Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. To achieve our mission, we: Hold court-involved individuals accountable through close cooperation with judges, district attorneys, and other criminal justice stakeholders, provide court-involved individuals with the resources they need to achieve positive and lasting change, create new programs and initiatives that respond to the needs of court-involved individuals and government stakeholders, and study and work to increase the effectiveness of community sanctions. WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Individuals with previous criminal involvement or behavioral health needs. HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. CASES is continuing to provide services to its clients. LOCATIONS: Downtown Brooklyn 151 Lawrence Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, (212) 553-6200 Central Harlem 2090 Adam Clayton Power, Jr. Boulevard, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10027, (212) 553-6606 For a complete listing of CASES central offices, court offices, behavioral health programs, and education, career & enrichment programs, visit www.cases.org/offices. The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) provides reentry support services such as employment assistance, rap sheet education and correction, legal assistance, benefits assistance, and Reentry Coordination System (RCS) services. CUCS programs include but are not limited to the following: • Street Outreach • Transitional Housing • Housing • Wellness • Financial Stability WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Homeless individuals and families, including those with complex medical and mental health conditions. HAVE CUCS' SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. CUCS continues to provide services during the COVID-19 crisis including establishing transitional housing programs in hotels, allocating masks to the homeless and providing medical and psychiatric care. "We at CheapInternet.com are experts on the low-income internet plans; use us as your official, go-to source for everything you need to know about all the accessible and inexpensive internet service plans that make high-speed broadband internet affordable for everyone." Chegg is all about removing the obstacles that stand in the way of the education YOU want and deserve. Search free scholarships, browse course reviews, get 24/7 study help and rent textbooks for a fraction of the cost of your bookstore - all in one big education-redefining student hub. HAS CHEGG SUSPENDED SERVICES DUE TO COVID-19? No. Chegg is continuing to provide services and has adjusted certain policies (e.g., extension of due dates, etc.) for students impacted by COVID-19. Chegg has also provided multiple resources to assist students manage their coursework and cope with changes due to COVID-19 at www.chegg.com/play/covid19_support. The Children Development Support Corporation (CDSC) is a community-based, not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1975 that began as a self-help group headed by parents to provide child care for families in the Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant sections of Brooklyn, New York, and continues to do the same to this day.
CodeAcademy is an education company where students can learn to code in multiple languages (e.g., HTML & CSS, Python, JavaScript, Java, SQL, C++, etc.) online for free through their Basic plan. Additional support is provided through CodeAcademy's Pro plan for a monthly fee. HAVE CODEACADEMY'S SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. CodeAcademy is continuing services and giving away 100,000 Pro memberships to people who have lost their jobs during COVID-19. Visit www.codeacademy.com/worker-support to learn more. Boost your concentration and productivity by blocking time-wasting websites, games, and applications with programs by Cold Turkey. Their applications include: • COLD TURKEY WEBSITE BLOCKER: Website and application blocker. Features include a timer, scheduler, daily time limits and breaks. • COLD TURKEY MICROMANAGER: Lets users utilize whitelisted (approved list) windows needed to do work while blocking everything else. Features include setting hours and tracking time. • COLD TURKEY WRITER: Turns a computer into a typewriter by applying a full screen block on everything on the computer until a writing goal is reached (e.g., duration of time, number of words, etc.). Features include productivity breaks, automatic saves and tracking progress. ARE COLD TURKEY'S APPS FREE? Each Cold Turkey application has a free version and a pro version with additional features. College and Community Fellowship (CCF) helps formerly incarcerated women achieve a higher education. CCF is an organization of educators, social workers, policy changers, and former students working together to help students succeed in college, career, family and life. CCF's mission is to eliminate individual and structural barriers to higher education, economic security, long term stability, and civic participation for women who have criminal convictions (including those currently and formerly incarcerated) and their families by offering: • Scholarship Programs, and other Financial Assistance • Professional and College Counseling • Mentorships and Network of like-minded women • Social and Support Services Available CCF has provided a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide about their program here www.collegeandcommunity.org/faqs. WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Women with criminal justice histories. HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. CCF is continuing providing services beginning with a brief phone screening to determine eligibility with a call to Stacy Burnett at (646)380-7770. CCF has also provided a COVID-19 Resource Guide with federal, state and local policies related to education, personal safety, food & housing, healthcare, stimulus bill, taxes & banking, employment & unemployment, prison/jail, virtual advocacy and essential businesses here www.collegeandcommunity.org/covid-19-resources. The College Guide for Undocumented Students by Best Colleges provides information on the complex issues many undocumented students face, including, but not limited to searching, selecting and applying to college, financial aid & scholarships, potential paths to citizenship including federal and state legislation (e.g., Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Development, Relief, and Education for Alient Minors (DREAM) Act) and other advice to assist in navigating college as an undocumented student, WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Undocumented students seeking to attend college. This includes foreign nationals who entered the United States without inspection, with fraudulent documents or legally as nonimmigrants, who then violated the terms of their status by letting their visas expire. ABOUT UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS According to the National Immigration Law Center, undocumented students are defined as foreign nationals who entered the U.S; without inspection, with fraudulent documents, or legally as non-immigrants, who then violated the terms of their status by letting their Visas expire. By remaining in the U.S. without authorization, they are breaking the law. However, beyond these legal realities, there is the unsettling fact that many undocumented students are really just victims of circumstances beyond their control. Most of these students were brought to America by their parents at a very young age. They’ve learned English, completed their schooling and integrated themselves into communities ― they regard themselves as Americans. According to the CollegeBoard.org report, Young Lives on Hold, about 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools every year. When they aspire to go to college along with their peers, their undocumented status becomes a major hindrance. The report also states that only 5 to 10 percent of undocumented students go on to college after graduating high school. Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world. HAVE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S CLASSES AND OPERATIONS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, all of Columbia University's physical offices are closed. The University will continue providing support through phone, email and virtual options. For updates to Columbia's response to COVID-19, please visit "COVID-19 Resource Guide for the Columbia Community." Community Impact at Columbia University is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to serving disadvantaged people in the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights communities. Community Impact strives to advance the public good by fostering meaningful opportunities for students, staff, and faculty of Columbia University in order to provide high-quality programs and instill the importance of life-long service. Community Impact's Jobs and Education Empowerment Project (JEEP) provides a full range of comprehensive service to adult participants looking to improve their professional and educational prospects free of charge. WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Adults (18 and older) who are residents of NYC. HAS COMMUNITY IMPACT BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, Community Impact has moved to remote operations. Inquiries regarding Community Impact's Adult Programs (e.g., JEEP, etc.) should be emailed to Sandy Helling at sh18@columbia.edu. ABOUT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world. The Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) at Columbia University offers students a wide variety of health and mental health services, including but not limited to the following: • Alcohol Self-Assessment • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) • Body Image Concerns • Couples Counseling • Eating Disorders • First-generation Students • Gender-affirming Surgery Consultation • Individual Counseling • Men's Health • Mental Health Outreach • Multicultural Concerns • Psychiatric Medication • Referrals for Off-Campus Mental Health Treatment • Religious and Spiritual Concerns • Sexual and Gender Identity Issues • Stress Coping • Support Groups • Supporting Students with Chronic Medical Conditions and Disabilities • Trauma Support • ULifeline (Confidential mental health screening tool) • Veteran's Concerns • Workshops and Trainings HAVE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, CPS's physical offices are closed. Virtual appointments can be scheduled by calling (212) 854-2878. CPS has also provided self-help and crisis resources for coping with stress, anxiety and other concerns here health.columbia.edu/content/coping-tools. ABOUT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world. Disability Services at Columbia University facilitates equal access for students with disabilities by coordinating accommodations and support services including, but not limited to: • Assistive Technology and Alternate Format Materials (eText) • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluations • Foreign Language Substitution or Modification • Housing Accommodations • Learning Specialists • Note-Taking Accommodations • Register with Disability Services • Service and Assistance Animals • Sign Language and Speech-to-Text • Test-Taking Accommodations • Workshops and Trainings Columbia University also provides Disability Services Liaisons to coordinate accommodations for students with disabilities. Learn more here health.columbia.edu/content/disability-services-liaisons. HAVE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S DISABILITY SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, all of Columbia University's physical offices are closed. The University will continue providing support through phone, email and virtual options. LOCATIONS: Disability Services CUIMC 105 Bard Hall, 50 Haven Ave. New York, NY 10032, (212) 304-7029 Disability Services - Morningside 108A Wien Hall, Main Floor, 411 W. 116th St., Mail Code 3711, New York, NY 10027, (212) 854-2388 ABOUT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world. The first of its kind in NYC, our Adult Crisis Residence is an alternative to emergency hospitalization for individuals aged 21 and up experiencing psychiatric crises: a welcoming and supportive home-like environment. The Adult Crisis Residence offers the following services: - 24-hour support from peers (individuals with lived experience of receiving mental health services and trained to provide support to others)
- self-advocacy education
- self-help training
ACCESS THE CRISIS RESIDENCE Are you an adult (21+) New York City resident experiencing (or anticipating) a psychiatric and/or emotional crisis? If so, you may be interested in becoming an Adult Crisis Residence guest.
Here’s a quick overview of how our intake process works: As a first step, contact them – at the number listed – so that our Crisis Residence can ask you some pre-registration questions. If you meet their eligibility requirements, we’ll then guide you through next steps – including what they will need from a licensed mental health provider before you can begin your stay. (Please note: Crisis Resident can help connect you to a licensed mental health provider if needed.) You can also follow these same steps to refer someone else to them – provided the person meet the same eligibility standards. The Art Collective, established in 1988 by Community Access Inc., is a place for people with psychiatric conditions to develop as artists. The Art Collective provides opportunities through art for members to enhance their sense of identity, meaning, and purpose in life by providing: • Free instruction • Studio space • Workshops • Field Trips • Opportunities for its members to display and/or sell work, arranged for by the Art Collective The Art Collective also provides participants an opportunity to build leadership skills and take responsibility for facilitating workshops and managing the activities of the Collective. The studio is an encouraging and supportive environment. No prior art experience is necessary. The Director of the Art Collective is Amy Sharp. WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Individuals who have the personal experience of living with mental health conditions. HAS THE ART COLLECTIVE PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Yes. Regular programs, activities, and workshops have been suspended. The Art Collective will maintain contact with members to provide support remotely. Please check the Art Collective's website for up-to-date changes. ABOUT COMMUNITY ACCESS: ABOUT COMMUNITY ACCESS: Community Access was founded in 1974 as a proactive and bold response to the mass release of patients from New York’s psychiatric hospitals. Community Access has since expanded beyond housing to also offer comprehensive support services, job training, counseling, education and advocacy programs to meet the needs of individuals who include people living with HIV/AIDS, veterans, those with histories of substance abuse, and the formerly incarcerated. The Community Service Society of New York (CSS) is an informed, independent, and unwavering voice for positive action on behalf of more than 3 million low-income New Yorkers. CSS draws on a 175-year history of excellence in addressing the root causes of economic disparity through research, advocacy, litigation, and innovative program models that strengthen and benefit all New Yorkers. CSS connects young people to opportunities to advance their education and enter the workforce by fighting on multiple fronts to build a more equitable New York, including, but not limited to the following: • Access to Health Care • Affordable Housing • Economic Mobility & Security • Opportunities for Youth • Reentry & Criminal Justice • Volunteer Mobilization WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? Low-income and working-poor families and individuals, including disconnected young and the formerly incarcerated. HAVE CSS' PROGRAMS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Partially. Due to COVID-19, all CSS offices will be closed and in-person events, training, meeting and appointments have been suspended. Several programs will continue to be serviced by phone or web. CSS will continue to develop contingency plans to ensure ongoing operations and to meet the needs of their constituents. For latest updates on service and schedule changes due to COVID-19, please visit www.cssny.org/pages/1942. The Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) at The City College of New York provides free High School Equivalency (HSE) classes to students at least 19 years old. Classes prepare for all areas of the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) Exam including: • Essay/Writing • Social Studies • Language Arts/Reading • Science • Mathematics Students who pass the official TASC Exam participate in a college workshop where they are assisted in completing the CUNY and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application. HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED BY COVID-19? No. CPS will continue offering classes online through the summer and fall of 2020. Please check CPS's website for up-to-date changes. The Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department at Hostos Community College offers educational, career, and personal development opportunities designed to address the needs of the Bronx, and Upper Manhattan communities. Some offerings are free; most are available at a reasonable cost. The Department offers non-credit courses and certificate programs for adults, children and teens. Programs include, but are not limited to the following: • Continuing Ed • Apprenticeship/On-the-Job-Training (OJT) Programs • Business/Professional Development • College for Kids • Information Technology/Computer Courses • Medical & Health • Teacher Training • Test Preparation & Literacy Development (English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), High School Equivalency (HSE) Preparation), Other Languages: American Sign Language, Conversational Spanish) HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, in-person classes, meetings and appointments have been suspended or moved online. For updates to Hostos' response to COVID-19, please visit www.hostos.cuny.edu/Ready. For updates on CUNY's response to COVID-19, please visit www.cuny.edu/coronavirus. For resources to support students impacted by COVID-19, CUNY has provided "CUNY Continuity for Students." Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, established in 1859, offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences. Beginning in the Fall of 2014, every admitted undergraduate student enrolling for the first time at Cooper Union receives a half-tuition scholarship currently valued at $22,275 per academic year. Students will automatically be considered for additional merit based scholarship through the admissions process. HAVE COOPER UNION'S CLASSES AND OPERATIONS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Cooper Union's campus remains closed with all summer courses being conducted online and staff working remotely. Classes will resume on August 31, 2020 for the fall semester. For updates to Cooper Union's response to COVID-19, please visit cooper.edu/about/safety/coronavirus-covid-19. | |
