Yerwood Center Inc

Programs: After school programs-yerwood scholars extended day program (k-5): serving over 150 children in grades k-5th through after-school programs that target academic and personal development, including homework help, community service, computer lab, financial literacy, and fitness.

community programs-teen center (cit, i-xcel, alta) (13-19yrs): the program served over 450 teens throughout the greater stamford community, (stamford, greenwich, norwalk and bridgeport) providing career planning; employment & training; health & wellness; and youth development activities, including academic enrichment, sports leagues and swimming, and saturday sat preparation. Yerwood provided career & workforce development training to stamford public school district's arts alternative program, west hill and stamford high schools; the town of greenwich department of social services and greenwich high school. Yerwood center is contracted by the city of stamford's community development office, town of greenwich community development block grant office and the workplace, inc. (bridgeport) workforce development board to provide career exploration training to high school teens. Licensed by the city of stamford and ct department of health; member of the ct state afterschool network and the association of nonprofits. Vita (tax program) irs evaluation-98% return rate-$500,000 eitc 2005-2012

yes (yerwood educational summer) camp (k-8): eight weeks summer camp provides academic enrichment, field trips, component for english language learners, community service, recreation, arts and crafts, theater arts and career speakers to over 358 low-income children. Junior leaders middle school articulation program (6-8): academic enrichment, conflict resolution, leadership development, and career exploration. Middle school summer program for 75 youth educationally at-risk rising 6the grades, featuring academic reinforcement, middle school visits, and guest speakers.