The Fall 2017 Newsletter is Out
Check out our most recent newsletter by clicking the link here. Learn about the exciting things our grantees have been doing and let us know what you think.
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StreetSquash Founder George Polsky Interviewed
George Polsky, Founder and Executive Director of StreetSquash, a grantee of the Thomas & Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation, was recently featured on One on One With Steve Adubato. StreetSquash is a comprehensive youth enrichment program that provides dedicated and long-term support to children in Harlem through practicing and playing squash, as well as providing academic… Read more
Ravenswood II Dreamers Celebrate Successes at Culmination Event
In June 2017, Elmezzi Board members and staff had the pleasure of attending the Dreamer culmination event for students of the Ravenswood II I Have a Dream Foundation – New York Program. The I Have a Dream Foundation – New York, motivates and empowers children living in low-income communities to reach their educational and career potential… Read more
The Spring 2017 Newsletter is Out!
Check out our most recent newsletter by clicking the link here. We hope you enjoy it, and, as always, let us know what you think.
Elmezzi Executive Director Selected for Philanthropic Sector’s Premier Leadership Development Program
The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation is proud to announce that Pooja Joshi O’Hanlon has been selected to participate in the Council on Foundations’ 2017 Career Pathways program. Click the thumbnail below to read the press release in full and learn more about the Career Pathways program.
Girls Rocking Finance
In 2016, The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation made a grant to Rock the Street Wall Street (RTSWS) towards a program for a group of young women attending W.C. Bryant High School. Through this program, RTSWS provided participants with a series of after-school workshops and one-on-one mentoring focused on financial literacy and leadership building… Read more
Thinking Out Loud: College Graduation for Low-Income, First-Generation Students of Color
Lately in our office we have been dwelling on an oldie but goodie, an article from about two years ago by Paul Tough in the New York Times Magazine titled “Who Gets to Graduate?” In this article Tough highlights how low-income first generation students of color entering college commonly experience feelings of not belonging or… Read more
The Fall 2016 Newsletter Is Out
Check out our most recent newsletter by clicking the link here. We hope you enjoy it, and, as always, let us know what you think.
Population Health Management: the Key to Improving Community Health Outcomes
In 2015, Xerox published an eBook with findings from experts at the Yale School of Medicine called How Social Factors Shape Population Health, that outlines how environmental and social factors influence roughly 60% of an individual’s health and not medical interventions. The book also illustrates factors such as socioeconomic status, employment, and housing rates that play… Read more
StreetSquash Graduates 26 Seniors
Once again, great job, StreetSquash and great job graduates! This year 26 students who participated in StreetSquash graduate from high school, their largest class to date. The students have been accepted to a diverse number of colleges and universities ranging from two-year state schools to four-year public and private institutions. We wish them all the… Read more