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About CFY-New York City



Computers for Youth-New York City has been providing services to NYC families for more than a decade and has served nearly 17,000 families to date.  Now, CFY-New York City is in the midst of a significant expansion and will serve nearly 19,000 families across the city in the next two years alone.

A key driver of this historic growth is CFY’s receipt of one of the largest U.S. Department of Commerce grants for the “Sustainable Broadband Adoption” portion of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

CFY-New York City partners with low-income schools, both traditional and charter, to improve the Home Learning Environment of their students.

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CFY-New York City Leadership



Cindy Menz-Erb


CFY-New York City Managing Director


Cindy Menz-Erb is the Managing Director, Programs for CFY-New York City. Prior to this role, Cindy served as CFY-NYC’s Program Director, where she successfully implemented improvements to CFY’s program and expanded it to more than 2,400 NYC families (a 15% increase from the prior year). Prior to coming to CFY, Cindy started up the New York City operations of the Center for Student Missions (CSM), an organization she had worked with in Washington, DC and Chicago. CSM coordinates both short-term service-learning trips for junior and senior high school students and longer-term service opportunities for college students. In her role as Director of CSM’s NYC office she was responsible for the overall management of the site including creating partnerships with community organizations and developing service-learning programming and curriculum. Cindy has also worked in the HIV/AIDS sector doing the recruitment and event logistics for AIDS walk fundraisers in NYC as well as in Seattle. Cindy holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications and a master’s degree in Community Development from North Park University in Chicago.


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Financial Supporters

(FY2007-2010)

    Foundations


    Catalog for Giving of New York City
    Clark Foundation
    Goldman Sachs Foundation
    Irene Ritter Foundation
    JPMorgan Chase Foundation
    Lone Pine Foundation
    Motorola Foundation
    Picower Foundation
    Starr Foundation

    Corporations


    Barclays Capital
    Capalino+Company
    Citigroup Foundation
    SAP America

    Government


    New York City Council
    New York City Department of Education
    Office of New York City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera
    Office of New York State Senator José M. Serrano
    U.S. Department of Commerce
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NYC Take IT Home Schools


(*2009-2010 partner schools)

    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. Hghts)
    MS 353-New Heights Academy Charter School (Wash. Hghts)*
    MS 348-Wash. Heights Exped. Learning (Wash. Heights)
    MS 406 Global Technology Prepatory (East Harlem)*
    MS 410 The Urban Assembly Institute for New Technologies
    ---------(Harlem)*
    Reisenbach School (Harlem)

    Brooklyn


    IS 211-John Wilson (Canarsie)
    IS 232-The Winthrop School (East Flatbush)
    IS 246-Walt Whitman Middle School (Flatbush)
    IS 252-Arthur Somers School (East Flatbush)
    IS 291-Roland Hayes (Bushwick)*
    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


    Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching and Learning
    ---------(South Bronx)*
    Bronx Prep Charter School (South Bronx)*
    IS 219-New Venture (Morrisania)
    IS 254-Magnet School of Applied Arts & Sciences (Belmont)
    KIPP Academy (South Bronx)
    MS 118-William W Niles (Tremont)
    MS 223-Lab School of Finance and Tech (Mott Haven)*
    MS 331-Bronx School of Science Inquiry and
    ---------Investigation (Morris Heights)*

    Queens


    IS 061–Leonardo da Vinci Intermediate School (Corona)*
    IS 204–Oliver W. Holmes (Long Island City)*
    MS 043 (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 volunteer-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 16 years of age or older.

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Contact CFY-New York City


    Computers for Youth-New York City
    44-36 Vernon Boulevard, 6th Fl.
    Long Island City, NY 11101
    tel: 718-989-2050
    fax: 718-349-5684
    email: CFY-NYC@cfy.org
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