Established in 1991, the United Activities Unlimited PS18 Beacon Center provides family preventive services and a teen program funded by the Pinkerton Foundation. The school-based centers offers various programs in sewing, swimming, weight training and aerobics to more than 3,000 children. It also provides several sports programs in basketball, softball, golf and floor hockey. The United Activities Unlimited PS18 Beacon Center organizes a camp for children between the ages of 5 and 12. The center hosts several trips to theaters and the Library Science Center in New York. It additionally offers General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and English as a Second Language program. The United Activities Unlimited PS18 Beacon Center has a presence in Staten Island, N.Y.
Serving our communities since 1997, the South Shore YMCA engages youth and families in Staten Island with its state-of-the-art fitness facilities, pool, youth programs and a community committed to helping you achieve your goals.
The Staten Island YMCA Broadway Branch is an organization that provides a range of programs and recreational activities for members. The organization operates an early childhood center that focuses on the development of social, physical and intellectual skills. It serves people of all ages and offers a variety of sports activities, such as tennis, basketball and soccer. The Staten Island YMCA Broadway Branch features a fitness center and locker rooms. It organizes pool parties and family night outs, as well as conducts health training and arts and crafts classes. The organization operates a nursery school and administers the Y Personal Fitness program. It is a part of the YMCA of Greater New York.
In 2009, Sharon Content founded Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC) after growing increasingly concerned about the lack of support offered to young people who experience parental incarceration. CPNYC is the first and only after-school program and summer day camp specifically designed to meet the needs, interests and concerns of children left behind by a parent serving time in prison. Since its inception, we have provided services to over 1,000 children and their families. The agency has developed broad collaborative relationships and community partnerships, raised over $5M dollars in government and philanthropic funding and established it's own innovative and holistic model to support children of incarcerated parents in leading healthy and productive lives.
The Flatlands Guidance Center employs social workers who offer individual and group therapies to more than 15 clients. The center provides case management, parole and probation services and works in partnership with courts. The Flatlands Guidance Center is a part of the Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens, which offers nursing, child care, housing and mental health services. The organization also provides nutritional, educational, recreational, food, transportation and counseling services. Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens offers treatment for Alzheimer s disease and dementia, as well as conducts training and workshops. With one of its locations in Brooklyn, N.Y., the organization offers sports activities, including basketball, baseball, soccer, swimming and volleyball. The Flatlands Guidance Center employs forensic supervisors.
