Organizations Filed Purposes:
LEAP EMPOWERS LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE BY HELPING THEM GAIN ACCESS TO LIVING-WAGE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER PATHS. WE SEEK TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT COUNTER PREVAILING MARKET INEQUALITIES AND TO A BROADER MOVEMENT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
RED HOOK ON THE ROAD:RED HOOK ON THE ROAD ("RHOR") IS BWI'S COMMERCIAL DRIVING TRAINING PROGRAM. IN FISCAL 2019 RHOR ENROLLED 228 PARTICIPANTS AND GRADUATED 99% OF THEM. THIS FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM PREPARES PARTICIPANTS FOR JOBS AS DRIVERS OF "CLASS B/BPS" COMMERCIAL VEHICLES INCLUDING TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSES, COACH OR CHARTER BUSES, AIRPORT SHUTTLE BUSES AND ACCESS-A-RIDE AND OTHER PARA-TRANSIT VEHICLES. THE COURSE CONSISTS OF INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SKILLS, SUCH AS MAP-READING AND BEHIND THE WHEEL INSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS JOB READINESS AND SOFT SKILLS, SUCH AS MOCK INTERVIEWS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS TRAINING. SO FAR, AMONG GRADUATES IN FISCAL 2019, 165 INDIVIDUALS HAVE SECURED THEIR NYS COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND RHOR HAS PLACED 98% OF LICENSED GRADUATES INTO JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE STARTING SALARY OF $18.85 PER HOUR.
NYCHA RESIDENT TRAINING ACADEMY, CARETAKER TRAINING PROGRAM:NYCHA RESIDENT TRAINING ACADEMY ("NRTA") TRAINS RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY (NYCHA). THE PROGRAM'S TRAINING COMBINES JOB READINESS AND WORKPLACE SAFETY WITH HANDS-ON SKILLS TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN SPECIFIC SECTORS, INCLUDING ENTRY-LEVEL CARETAKING OF PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND GROUNDS. IN FISCAL 2019, THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 364 PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS AND GRADUATED 329 (90%) INDIVIDUALS. OF THOSE, SO FAR, 305 (93% OF GRADUATES) HAVE BEEN PLACED INTO JOBS WITH NYCHA PAYING AN AVERAGE OF $14.83 PER HOUR, WITH EXCELLENT BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT.
BROOKLYN WOODS: BROOKLYN WOODS IS A SEVEN-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM THAT TEACHES SHOP PRODUCTION, WOOD TECHNOLOGY, FINISHING TECHNIQUES, CABINET INSTALLATION, MECHANICAL DRAWING, AND THE SAFE USE AND PROPER CARE OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS IN A CUSTOM-BUILT WOODWORKING SHOP. TRAINEES WORK ON EVALUATED PROJECTS SUCH AS A CUTTING BOARD AND CABINETS, USING VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION METHODS, AND RECEIVE AN INTRODUCTION TO READING SHOP DRAWINGS, SPRAY FINISHING, AND CABINET INSTALLATION. GRADUATES ARE PLACED IN JOBS AT LARGE AND SMALL WOODWORKING SHOPS, CONSTRUCTION AND HOME RENOVATION COMPANIES, HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES AND REAL ESTATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRMS. IN FISCAL 2019, THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 62 INDIVIDUALS, GRADUATED 82%, AND SO FAR HAS PLACED 82% OF GRADUATES IN JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE STARTING SALARY OF $16.41 PER HOUR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Aaron Shiffman | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $176,526 |
| Julio Perez | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 35 | $120,672 |
| Shawn Hegele | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 35 | $112,772 |
| Roy Nielsen | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & IT | 3.5 | $0 |
| Melanie Ash | BOARD MEMBER THRU JANUARY 2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Ana Hofschneider | BOARD MEMBER THRU MAY 2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Erica Gillies | BOARD MEMBER THRU JUNE 2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Anjulika Saini | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Reiser | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Cowan | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lara Gruber | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Swann | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Woods | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Toya Williford | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Christopher Sand | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Michelle De La Uz | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Rindner | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| June Yearwood | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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