HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT

265 Henry Street New York, NY 10002

April 1, 2015

Mr. Tom Finkelpearl

Commissioner

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

31 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007

Ref.: Henry Street Settlement Job Training and Placement

Dear Mr. Finkelpearl:

Henry Street Settlement is pleased to present this proposal for your review. We are a not-for-profit social service agency located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, specifically targeting individuals of that neighborhood, even though we welcome persons from all five boroughs. We are excited to partner with you to fund our Assisted Competitive Employment and the Unlimited Computer Training Program for mentally challenged youth ages 14 to 18. The objective of these programs is to help these individuals become self-sufficient and independent adults.

During the past years we have observed that a number of the young people who join our after school programs, are unable to be a part of the traditional programs because of their mental capacity. Expanding on the promise “no child left behind” we saw a need to address this issue by providing services aimed at helping these young people transition into society. The program aims to provide employment training skills at all levels which are attainable on an individual level, thereby increasing the confidence of these young people into entering the workforce.

We have seen measurable success and we now hope to expand our programs to address the need to include Saturdays, Sundays and an eight week program in the summer. Our proposal requests $10,000.00 to purchase up-to-date computers and other office equipment with which we can better train our participants. Our program is staffed by volunteers and so we do not have the extra expense of staff.

We appreciate you taking an interest in helping our youth develop their skills through our Assisted Competitive Employment and the Unlimited Computer Training Program. We invite you to pay us a personal visit at your convenience, in order to see the outstanding results of this program.

We hope that you will give our project further consideration. Please do not hesitate to contact me for additional information or questions regarding our program.

Sincerely

Greg Rideout

Deputy Program Officer