For many first-generation college students, attending a university or college presents a very large financial barrier for them and their family. However, it is not the only barrier they face in obtaining a college degree. In fact, first-generation college students that are able to enter college without having to take out loans face issues of… Read more
As 2015 comes to close, we at the Elmezzi Foundation have been reflecting on our accomplishments. This year, our goal was to support more programs, and reach more individuals and families. Thanks to the work of the organizations we support, here are some of the year’s highlights: Elmezzi funding helped serve over 6,400 people in… Read more
New York City has the largest and most ethnically diverse public school district in the country. However, it is also one of the most segregated school districts as evidenced by recent data from the New School’s Center for New York City Affairs. A recent report illustrates that despite increasing gentrification in NYC, schools in ethnically… Read more
For the most part, it is widely understood that parents want more or less the same thing for their children: to be happy and healthy, to be well-educated, and to be as good as or better off financially than they are themselves. But a recent article in the New York Times put into layman’s terms… Read more
The Fall 2015 Newsletter is finally here! Click on the front page below to download the whole file and check out the exciting things our grantees have been doing the past few months.
Crain’s recently profiled the Elmezzi Foundation in a piece called “Low-Key Funder’s Big Boro Boost.” The article highlights Elmezzi’s continued efforts to increase educational opportunities, advance medical care and research, as well as the ground-breaking initiatives that we started over the years to ensure that youth in Western Queens have the necessary resources to be… Read more
Recently, Crain’s Health Pulse reported on Elmezzi’s commitment to advancing health care as well as our dedication to serving communities in Western Queens by partnering with Mt. Sinai to provide a free of charge population health management program. With Elmezzi funding, Mt. Sinai staff are able to reach out to patients preemptively in order to… Read more
As of this past summer, Elmezzi has one new grantee! Our new grantee is Theater of the Oppressed NYC. They will be partnering with AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) this fall to bring workshops to folks who use services at ACQC. Their work will directly impact folks in LIC and Astoria with their programming… Read more
The Elmezzi Foundation was recognized for its commitment to innovative healthcare initiatives and investment in the LIC and Astoria communities. The Times Ledger published an article that outlined how Elmezzi’s grant of $100,000 to Mt. Sinai Queens is allowing them to run an individualized, culturally sensitive population management health initiative. This initiative contributes to a model… Read more
An alumna of the Sadie Nash Leadership Project, Yasmin Butt applied the self-advocacy and leadership skills she learned in SNLP to organize a health fair in her home borough of Staten Island. She was able to bring attention to food deserts in Staten Island as well as the communities that live in them. Her work got the… Read more