New York City
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About CFY-New York City
CFY-New York City has been providing services to NYC families for more than a decade and has served over 25,000 families to date. During the 2010-2011 academic year, CFY-New York City underwent a significant expansion and now serves over 8,000 families a year. A key driver of this 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 help students, families, and teachers harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes.
CFY-New York City Leadership
Cindy Menz-Erb
CFY-New York City Executive Director
Cindy Menz-Erb is the Executive Director for CFY-New York City. Previously, Cindy has served in important leadership roles for CFY-NYC, both as Director and Program Director, in which she has led key improvements in both operations and program delivery. Before 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 and Seattle. Cindy holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications and a master’s degree in Community Development from North Park University in Chicago.
Robert Bonner
CFY-New York City Managing Director
Robert Bonner is the Managing Director of CFY-New York City, playing a key leadership role in ensuring the overall success of CFY-NYC’s programs, staff and operations, Robert has over 20 years of non-profit, for-profit, and education reform experience. Before joining CFY, Robert served as Director of Operations for North Star Academy’s flagship College Preparatory High School. As the school’s co-leader, Robert led key improvements in operations, school administration and the adoption of educational technology. Robert also managed the school’s large-scale transition from its historic location to a new $23 million dollar facility in downtown Newark, NJ. Before joining North Star, Robert served as Program Director for The Center for Healthy Schools, Families & Communities (CHSFC), a mental health organization engaged in program planning, policy consultation and education reform. AT CHSFC, Robert was responsible for managing the design, implementation, and evaluation of a range of programs and interventions (academic, behavioral, mental health) aimed at improving the academic and psychological well-being of students in New Jersey’s inner-city public schools. Before transitioning to the non-profit education space, Robert began his career as an associate in the communications practice area of a law firm in Washington, D.C. Later, he served as the Business Development Manager for Questia Media, a Houston-based educational technology start-up that created one of the world’s first online libraries of searchable books, magazines and scholarly journals. And as an early corps member of TEACH FOR AMERICA, Robert taught 6th grade LEP students outside of Los Angeles, CA. He holds a B.A. from Haverford College in Sociology/Anthropology, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a Psy.M. in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University.
Financial Supporters (FY2007-2011)
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
- Robin Hood Foundation
- Starr Foundation
Corporations
- Barclays Capital
- Capalino+Company
- Citigroup Foundation
- SAP America
Government
- New York City Council
- New York City Department of Education
- New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
- Office of New York City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera
- Office of New York State Senator José M. Serrano
- U.S.Department of Commerce
New York City Partner Schools (2010-2011)
Bronx
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology (X367)
- Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching & Learning (X324)
- The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School (X375)
- The Bronx School of Science Inquiry & Investigation (X331)
- Bronx Writing Academy (X323)
- Carl C. Icahn Charter School (X717)
- East Bronx Academy For The Future (X271)
- Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School (X286)
- The Forward School (X287)
- I.S. 190 (X190)
- I.S. 219 New Venture School (X219)
- I.S. 339 (X339)
- I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts (X318)
- In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368) (X368)
- J.H.S. 022 Jordan L. Mott (X022)
- J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles (X118)
- Jonas Bronck Academy (X228)
- Kappa (X215)
- M.S. 223 The Laboratory School of Finance & Tech (X223)
- P.S. 129 Twin Parks Upper (X129)
- P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. (X279)
- PS/MS 280 (X280)
- Science & Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School (X454)
- South Bronx Academy for Applied Media (X296)
- South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School (X221)
- The Young Scholars Academy of The Bronx (X289)
Brooklyn
- Dominick A. D’Angelo, Principal Lyons Community School (K586)
- East New YorkFamilyAcademy (K409)
- Ebbets Field Middle School (K352)
- Essence School (K311)
- I.S. 068 Isaac Bildersee (K068)
- I.S. 096 Seth Low (K096)
- I.S. 228 David A. Boody (K228)
- I.S. 347 School of Humanities (K347)
- I.S. 392 (K392)
- J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank (K014)
- J.H.S. 062 Ditmas (K062)
- J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing (K220)
- J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow (K227)
- Juan Morel Campos Secondary School (K071)
- Middle School for Art & Philosophy (K588)
- New Horizons School (K442)
- P.S. 089 Cypress Hills (K089)
- P.S. 174 Dumont (K174)
- P.S. 327 Dr. Rose B. English (K327)
- School for International Studies (K497)
Manhattan
- Amistad Dual Language School (M311)
- Dual Language Middle School (M247)
- Global Neighborhood Secondary School (M381)
- Global Technology Preparatory (M406)
- I.S. 195 Roberto Clemente (M195)
- Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science (M825)
- The Island School (M188)
- Kappa IV (M302)
- M.S. 131 (M131)
- M.S. 250 West Side Collaborative Middle School (M250)
- Manhattan Middle Schoolfor Scientific Inquiry (M328)
- Middle School 322 (M322)
- New Heights Academy Charter School (M353)
- P.S. 007 Samuel Stern (M007)
- P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta (M096)
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex (M108)
- P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos (M161)
- P.S. 171 Patrick Henry (M171)
- Renaissance School of The Arts (M377)
Queens
- Dr. Richard R. Green Elementary School (Q183)
- I.S. 061 Leonardo Da Vinci (Q061)
- I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes (Q204)
- I.S. 231 Magnetech 2000 (Q231)
- J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck (Q217)
- P.S. 043 (Q043)
Staten Island
- I.S. 49 Berta A. Dreyfus (R049)
Volunteer in New York City
You can help improve the home 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 volunteers-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.
Contact CFY-New York City
CFY-New York City
520 Eighth Avenue, Floor 10
New York, NY 10018
tel: 917-677-5506
fax: 917-677-5423
email: CFY-NYC@cfy.org