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About CFY-New York City



New York City was CFY's birthplace and remains the location of our national headquarters—sharing an office suite with its local arm— CFY-New York City. CFY-NYC served 230 families through Take IT Home in 1999 and last year (2007-2008) served more than 2,400 families. In this academic year, CFY plans to expand Take IT Home by 200 families, serving 2,600 families total.


CFY-New York City has been conducting teacher training on a small scale for many years. We recently were selected as a professional development vendor by the New York City Department of Education and now plan to scale our services significantly over the coming years.

New York City is also where CFY launched its Student Software Team in 2005. Our goal now is to extend the Team's work over additional months of the year and lay the groundwork to replicate this successful program in our other cities.

By the 2010-2011 academic year, CFY expects to be running New York City operations with a full-time staff of 11+, and an annual budget of more than $3M.

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CFY-New York City Executive Director



Kavita S. Gilchrist

leads the operations of CFY-New York City with a focus on fundraising and building the local visibility of CFY’s work. Kavita has 13 years experience using information technology to strengthen education in schools, homes and community-based organizations. She has led numerous local and national programs providing IT access and training; grants and nonprofit technical assistance; events and volunteer management; and accessibility for people with disabilities. Prior to joining CFY in 2008, Kavita served as Executive Director of the Community Technology Centers' Network (Washington, DC); Director of Programs at the Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute (Oakland, CA); Program Officer at New Visions for Public Schools (New York, NY); and as a Human Computer Interface designer for Computer Sciences Corporation. Kavita holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Drexel University and a Masters in Education with a concentration in Technology from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
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News & Events


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Major Supporters

(FY2004-2008)

    Foundations


    Clark Foundation
    Goldman Sachs Foundation
    Lone Pine Foundation

    Corporations


    Citigroup Foundation
    JPMorgan Chase Foundation
    SAP

    Government


    New York City Council
    New York City Department of Education
    New York City Dept. of Youth & Community Development
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NYC Take IT Home Schools


(* current partner schools 2008-2009)

The application deadline for CFY-New York City’s 2008-2009 Take IT Home program was March 26th and we are no longer accepting applications.

Applications for the 2009-2010 school year will be made available in March 2009. If you would like to request an application for the '09-'10 school year please send your school name, address and the principal’s email address to train-NYC@cfy.org.

    Manhattan


    IS 012 - Talented and Gifted (East Harlem)
    IS 099 - MIAVA (East Harlem)
    IS 190 - Mirabal Sisters School (Washington Heights)
    JHS 117 - Tito Puente Education Complex (East Harlem)
    JHS 117 - Tito Puente Performing Arts Academy (East Harlem)
    JHS 117 - TIME (East Harlem)
    JHS 117 - Career Academy (East Harlem)
    MS 057 - James Weldon Johnson (East Harlem)*
    MS 319 - Maria T. Mirabal (Washington Heights)
    MS 321 - Minerva Mirabal (Washington Heights)
    MS 324 - Patria Mirabal (Washington Heights)*
    MS 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow (Wash. Heights)
    MS 348 - Wash. Heights Expeditionary Learning School (Wash. Heights)
    MS 353 - New Heights Academy Charter School (Harlem)*
    Reisenbach School (Harlem)

    Brooklyn


    IS 211 - John Wilson (Canarsie)
    IS 232 - The Winthrop School (East Flatbush)
    IS 246 - Walt Whitman Middle School (Brownsville)*
    IS 252 - Arthur Somers School (East Flatbush)
    IS 291 - Roland Hayes (Crown Heights)*
    IS 409 - East New York Family Acad. (East NY)
    K 352 - Ebbets Field Middle School (Crown Heights)*
    MS 061 - Gladstone H. Atwell (Crown Heights)*
    PS 384 - Frances E. Carter School (Bushwick)*

    Bronx


    IS 190 - Environmental Science Mathematics and
    _______Technology School (ESMT) (South Bronx)*
    IS 219 - New Venture (Morrisania)*
    IS 254 - Magnet School of Applied Arts and Sciences (Belmont)*
    KIPP Academy (South Bronx)
    MS 118 - William W Niles (Tremont)
    MS 215 - KAPPA (Morrisania)*
    MS 223 - Lab School of Finance and Tech (Mott Haven)
    MS 331 - Bronx School of Science Inquiry
    ________and Investigation (Morris Heights)*

    Queens


    IS 61 – Leonardo da Vinci Intermediate School (Corona)*
    IS 204 – Oliver W. Holmes (Long Island City)*
    MS 43 – (Far Rockaway)*
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Volunteer in New York City



You can help improve the learning environment of low-income children by volunteering with CFY-New York City. If you live in or around New York City, you can volunteer to help train families at CFY Family Learning Workshops.

To volunteer please contact us at train-NYC@cfy.org. We will then ask you for additional information, such as the dates you are interested in volunteering. To volunteer you must be 18 years of age or older.

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NYC Job Listings

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Contact CFY-New York City


    Computers for Youth-NYC
    322 Eighth Avenue, Floor 12A
    New York, NY 10001
    tel: 212-563-7300
    fax: 212-563-1215
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