Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House

Riis academy: *in fy23, we served over 1,300 youth (grades k-12) across our 7 after-school programs. *92% of 12th graders successfully graduated high school and 83% received acceptance into college. Senior services:we served 17,776 meals (breakfast and lunch) to our seniors and provided 1,409 nutritious take-home weekend meals to our most food-insecure seniors. Continued on schedule osenior services (continued)*we conducted 2,130 health management sessions, 665 physical health/exercise sessions, and 107 nutrition sessions as part of our goal to ensure greater health outcomes for our seniors. *we provided over 200 education/recreation sessions, as well as over 100 art/culture sessions that included visual art classes, cultural celebrations, and trips to museums and galleries. *as part of our partnership with older adults technology services' (oats) senior planet, we provided 86 technology classes on topics ranging from ipad basics to digital financial literacy skills. Immigrant services: *we served 887 students across 42 english for speakers of other languages (esol) classes and 3 computer literacy classes, and over 70 students through 5 citizenship preparation classes. 80% of students who were post-tested in all classes achieved A measurable increase in their level of english proficiency. *our case managers worked with 442 individuals, including many asylum-seekers and new arrivals, to assess their needs and link them to needed services such as housing services, health care, and snap benefits. *121 individuals received A free legal consultation from our immigration attorney and/or paralegal, and 42 applications were filed for benefits such as daca renewals, citizenship, green card renewals, family petitions, and adjustment of status. "*through know your rights workshops, we continued to educate the immigrant community on their rights and changing immigration policies such as the "public charge" rule. We conducted A total of 30 know your rights workshops that reached 555 unique community members.