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News NEW FACILITY STEPS is happy to announce our relocation to 1325 Fifth Avenue and East 112th Street where the facility layout is more flexible and the larger space better able to accommodate the 80 plus students we work with daily. REDUCED FUNDING for HUD
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Staff Members:
Affiliate Organizations
Executive Director:
Virginia Kwarta
ABE Teacher:
Erica Abbensetts
ABE & Computer Teacher:
Greg Frett
G.E.D. Teacher/Job Trainer:
Annamarie Hill
Office/Program Administrator:
Sherita Joe
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY U DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTME LITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER VOLUNTEER MATCH EAST HARLEM INFORMATION OUTREACH
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Classes are held free of charge year round Monday - Friday from 9 am to 4pm. Students work with staff to set goals and schedules, which can be modified to meet individual needs.
All programs are held in newly furnished classrooms that include a state-of-the-art computer lab. Continued>>>
A SALUTE TO OUR PARTNERS
As a small community-based agency, we count on cooperative teamwork and a willingness to take extra steps to help our students pursue their desire for economic self-sufficiency. On a daily basis STEPS’ staff and volunteers, its Board members, and its clients work together to shape and achieve the many goals we lay out to reach these ends. They are a dedicated and hard working group, but it is important to underscore that STEPS does not operate in a vacuum. Outside funders, social service agencies and businesses of many different stripes show repeated and clear dedication to support and improve our community. Collaborations and partnerships often produce very positive results, but they also can demand time- consuming nurturing that is critical in this era of reduced governmental funding for the poor. For their consistent interest and support, STEPS salutes all our partners who contribute to our mutual goal – helping individuals and families improve their lives. Virginia Kwarta Executive Director
STEPS began in 1981 at the Bank Street College of Education, with suppport from the US Department of Education and the Ford Foundation, to provide education through workplace literacy skills to Harlem's dropout youth and adults. In 1986, STEPS moved to the Mayor's Office of Youth Services where it continued to provide direct services as well as consultation and training in competency-based curricula to NYC's public schools and community colleges.
STEPS participated in a 3-year national demonstration called JOBSTART, developed by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC). The model combined counseling, social service referrals and competency-based instruction with job training and job placement for school dropouts. That successful model has long served as the basis for STEPS' programs, which have received recognition from national adult literacy programs.
In 1989, STEPS incorporated and obtained its 501(C)3 status as an independent non-profit, dedicated to assisting homeless adults and other at-risk individuals who are motivated to improve lives.
STEPS, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. ©
Anna Marie Hill and some of her GED Class
Delores Tyler with some of her ABE Class
