Organizations Filed Purposes:
CONTINUALLY TO SEEK OUT AND IMPLEMENT NEW AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE AREA IN WHICH WE OPERATE AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS SO THEY MAY IMPROVE THEIR PRESENT LIVING CONDITIONS AND WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SELF SUFFICIENCY. RCP IS COMMITTED TO CREATING PROGRAMS THAT OFFER A WIDE-RANGE APPROACH TO ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
RCP'S MISSION IS TO SERVICE THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND CONTAINS A COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE POVERTY IN BROOKLYN & QUEENS BY ENGAGING IN PLANNING, CREATING, COORDINATING, INITIATING, EVALUATING AND SUPERVISING COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS.
RB SENIORS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF SENIOR SERVICES STRETCHING THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN A SINGLE SENIOR CENTER IN BUSHWICK, PROGRAMS HAVE EXPANDED TO NINE SENIOR CENTERS & CLUBS OFFERING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, PROMOTION, ARTS, EDUCATION AND RECREATION, AND MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIALIZATION. OUR EVENTS BRING SENIORS FROM EVERY BACKGROUND TOGETHER TO TALK, LEARN, DANCE AND FIND MOMENTS OF JOY AND CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE ALSO PREPARE AND DELIVER A NUTRITIOUS HOT MEAL TO OVER 1,800 FRAIL ELDERLY CLIENTS IN THEIR HOMES FROM NORTH BROOKLYN TO CROWN HEIGHTS AND SUNSET PARK. WE ALSO PROVIDE OVERNIGHT RESPITE, SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE, AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, PROVIDED IN THE HOME, CONNECT SENIORS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS, BENEFITS ADVOCACY, HOME CARE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION SUCH AS FRIENDLY VISITING. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IS A MODEL THAT EMPOWERS SENIORS TO FIND A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND A PASSION FOR LIFE.THE CENTERS TOGETHER DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS AND CONFERENCE CALLS TO SENIORS ISOLATED AFTER THE CENTERS CLOSED. CLASSES RANGED FROM EVIDENCE BASED EXERCISE PROGRAMS, YOGA, TAI CHI, SPIRITUAL AND CURRENT EVENT DISCUSSIONS, NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH RELATED TOPICS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON BLACK HISTORY AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. FOR EXAMPLE , BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AND ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE ON UTILIZING SMART PHONES AND TABLETS TO STAY CONNECTED.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 618,882 HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO 3,288 FRAIL HOME BOUND SENIORS, 1,284 CASE MANAGEMENT CLIENTS SERVED WITH 25,099 HOURS OF SERVICE, 4,337 UNDUPLICATED OLDER ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SENIOR CENTERS AND CLUBS. 169,986 CONGREGATE MEALS IN A 9-MONTH PERIOD BEFORE CENTERS WERE CLOSED MID-MARCH FOR THE PANDEMIC. 67,570 UNITS OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EXERCISE CLASSES TO 3,218 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS, 2,323 UNITS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION WERE PROVIDED TO 942 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS, 21,469 HOURS OF CASE ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND WELLNESS CALLS WERE MADE, 5,118 EDUCATION AND RECREATION CLASSES WERE HELD IN VARIOUS CLASSES INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY AND 1.075 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS PARTICIPATED. 7,086 TRANSPORTATION TRIPS FOR MOBILITY IMPAIRED OLDER ADULTS WERE PROVIDED AGAIN IN ONLY 9 MONTHS
RB EMPOWERMENT FACED WITH A LONG-STANDING ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, RISEBORO EMPOWERMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009 TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. OUR PROGRAMS TODAY SPAN FROM HOMELESS PREVENTION, RE-HOUSING FROM SHELTER, LEGAL SERVICES, VETERAN'S SERVICES, AND JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT. ONCE WE SECURE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, OUR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OFFER ONGOING SKILLS BUILDING, TENANTS' RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAININGS FOR RESIDENTS. OUR DEDICATED STAFF AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH EQUIPS EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE IN THEIR LIFE AND THEIR COMMUNITY.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 890 EVICTIONS PREVENTED, 233 FAMILIES REHOUSED, 445 LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED, 3,259 SNAP ENROLLMENT.
RB EDUCATION OFFERS YOUTH AND ADULTS IN NORTH BROOKLYN MORE THAN A PLACE TO GO; IT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN DISCOVER THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL. FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, OUR EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS HAVE TAKEN A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT PROVIDES YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH THE SPACE, SKILLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR OBSTACLES ARE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WE WORK WITH EVERY DAY ARE THE KEY TO BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOR THIS GENERATION AND THE NEXT.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 6,152 YOUTH SERVED, 1,183 YOUTH ENROLLED IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING, 590 ADULT LEARNERS ATTENDED ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES, 3,391 YOUTH ATTENDED PREVENTION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, 94% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ENROLLED IN COLLEGEE.
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 |
|---|
| Scott Short | CEO | 30 | $358,620 |
| Emily Kurtz | VP OF HOUSING | 1 | $176,443 |
| Marie Elena Zullo | VP OF EDUCATION | 50 | $174,720 |
| Maria Viera | VP OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS | 40 | $163,909 |
| Ryan Cassidy | DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY & CONSTRUCTION | 40 | $160,986 |
| Mirtha Santana | VP OF EMPOWERMENT | 40 | $159,037 |
| D Alexandra Dyer | CFO | 30 | $8,654 |
| Catherine Kim | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeanette Cepeda | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrea Tan | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gregory Caliste | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Dereosa | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Larry Fernandez | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joann Stock | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Angela M Battaglia | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rohan Mehra | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jonathan Holman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Frank V Carone Esq | DIRECTOR, THRU AUG. 2019 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Ronald Wilensky | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Angie Lee | TREASURER, THRU SEPT. 2019 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Virginia Torres | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| John D Shuck | CHAIRPERSON | 0.5 | $0 |
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