Opportunities+for+Vulnerable+Youth

The Center for Youth Employment in partnership with the Department of Youth and Community Development increased this year’s Vulnerable Youth SYEP slots from 2,000 to 3,000. This SYEP opportunity is for youth in foster care or ACS preventative services, who are homeless, or justice involved. There ** are 1,000 additional slots still open and will be first come first serve ** for eligible youth who complete the application and bring copies of all necessary documentation to one of the seven VY SYEP providers listed below. It is recommended to call or email the provider to get a current update on available capacity at the provider before sending over documents to register. Interested youth must fill out the paper application and cannot fill out the application online. If individuals applied to the lottery their application can be removed by one of the providers below in exchange for a guaranteed VY slot. Please share with your networks and feel free to contact me if there are specific questions. Thank you!

Leah Hebert lhebert@cityhall.nyc.gov



151 Lawrence Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Sophia Morel 212-553-6645 __ smorel@cases.org __ 29-10 Thomson Ave. C-314 Queens, NY 11101 Adjoa Gzifa __ Agzifa@lagcc.cuny.edu __ Winifred Francis- Miller __ wfrancis@lagcc.cuny.edu __ 718-482-5347 810 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 Naphtali Aiken 718-230-5100 __ naphtaliaiken@yahoo.com __
 * Center for Alt Sentencing and Employment Services- CASES **
 * Research Foundation of LaGuardia CUNY **
 * Community Counseling & Mediation **

850 Grand St, Rm #184 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Padma Doobay 718-599-9224 xt.22 __ pdoobay@stnicksallianceo.org __ Luis Fuentes 718-599-9224 xt.24 __ lfuentes@stnicksalliance.org __ 301 Henry Street New York, NY 10002 Jessica Guzman 212-254-3100 xt. 215 __ JGuzman1@henrystreet.org __
 * St. Nicks Alliance **
 * Henry Street Settlement, Inc. **

221 Broadway Staten Island, NY 10310 Brian Licata 718-987-8111 xt. 808 __ blicata@unitedactivities.org __
 * United Activities Unlimited, Inc. **

116-25 Guy Brewer Blvd. Queens, NY 11434 Jamillah Clarke 212-665-8699 __ jclark@palnyc.org __ Tamara Chalvire 718-947-7640 __ tchalvire@palnyc.org __
 * Police Athletic League, Inc. **