North East Community Center

Youth programs: the necc out-of-school-time program (ostp) operated two classrooms from january-june and increased to a third classroom during september-december. By adding the 4th to 6th grade classroom to the k to first and second to third classrooms, we increased programming from 22 children in the spring, to 31 in the fall. The 2022 summer enrichment program ran for 5 weeks from july 11 through august 12. We provided full-day programming for 12 students entering grades k-6, of which nearly 80% attended four weeks or more. More than 90% of the summer enrichment families enrolled in the necc ostp for the upcoming school year. The necc early learning program a new york state office of children and family services licensed daycare Center opened officially on october 17th, 2022. Upon opening, the early learning program served 15 families in the toddler and preschool age groups. Among the 15 families there were: four children in the 18-month to less-than-two-year age range; six children in the two- to three-year range; and five children in the four- to five-year age range by the end of 2022.

Teen programs: teen team youth completed a collective 167 hours in service to our local Community, including supporting the necc food pantry, creating valentines for residents at noble horizons, promoting mental health awareness, and volunteering at the necc winter coat giveaway. The necc teen jobs program, consisting of 26 high schoolers, collectively completed 2,870 hours of experience across 14 local worksites.

Community programs: the transportation program added two brand new minivans to the fleet and for the first time added full-time driver positions. Despite continuing to restrict passenger capacities to protect the safety of our clients, the necc transportation program increased to 2,940, or by 11% in 2022. Our programs travelled 18,825 miles to help seniors. The necc farmers market partnered with berkshire agricultural ventures to increase the snap/ebt matching program to $30 per transaction, which led to significantly increased use for the second half of the year. The hispanic heritage festival was again held in the Community Center's backyard and had an increase in attendance of 33% from 2021 for a total of 80 people.

Family programs: necc's ned corps program served 140 households in 2022, helping more than 40 households with eviction prevention services, rental arrears payments, tenants' rights education, and legal service referrals. Our school supply drive collected $2,500 worth of supplies and distributed them to students and staff in the webutuck and pine plains school districts. We also awarded 35 summer camp scholarships to children for an enriching summer experience and to aid in making childcare affordable for families. Our annual coat giveaway provided 250 coats (100 more coats than last year), 50 hat and mittens sets, and more than 30 snow pants free to the Community. In partnership with the united way of the dutchess-orange region, we awarded 30 households a $50 credit on their utility account. Necc was once again an aarp tax site. One hundred thirty-one tax returns were completed for a total combined refund of $291,103.

Food programs: in 2022, the necc food and supply pantry provided groceries to 955 unduplicated adults, seniors, and children, more than doubling our service from 2021. The necc food program distributed groceries for more than 91,000 meals to local residents, including more than 45,000 lbs of fresh produce. The fresh food pantry distributed 440 fresh vegetable boxes, 300 half-gallons of milk, and 300 dozen eggs to partner food pantries in pine plains, amenia, and dover plains. Necc provided free nourishing breakfasts and lunches to webutuck students throughout the summer break. In july and august the summer meals program served 2,500 meals to youth at a webutuck elementary school site and at the northeast-millerton library.

Community events - services and activities designed to connect resources and peopleincluding farmers market, interactive workshops, and senior exercise.