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NEW moves families from poverty to prosperity. Our Success Stories provide just a small glimpse of our families' willingness to work hard, their perseverance and their hope. We also strive to share what we learn from our work by helping to shape Policy and share Resources. Our work in the policy arena is focused on giving low-income families the knowledge and tools to accumulate, protect and grow their financial assets so they can gain control over their economic future. We partner with numerous educational and service organizations and are happy to provide links to and downloads of their reports as resources to the community.
Each year, our impact is measured by the ways we improve the lives of the people we touch and help make their dreams come true. If you believe in this vision, help us help our families.
Youth Academic Programs
During the 2010-11 academic year, NEW helped 152 school-aged children with intensive academic support/tutoring through the After-School Learning Centers. There are currently 170 K-8 students enrolled in NEW's Summer Camp program and 25 college-bound students participating in the College Prep program through the Family Source Centers.
Crossing the Digital Divide - Latino Tech-Net
The technology literacy program is now operating in both the Los Angeles and Canoga Park sites and feature computer labs open to the public. To date, 55 participants have completed the Basic Digital Literacy Program with microenterprise courses to begin this fall.
Child Passenger Safety
NEW conducted more than 40 child passenger safety workshops, educating more than 400 parents and distributing more than 200 safety seats.
Nutrition Program - Salsa, Sabor y Salud
Five 4-week long nutrition and health workshops were held this quarter in the Canoga Park, Pico Union/Westlake and San Pedro neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Family Source Centers
Despite significant budget cuts from the City of Los Angeles, NEW was able to serve more than 850 individuals in the South San Fernando Valley service area in the last quarter, of which 37 increased their incomes by an average of almost $4,000 a person. During th same period, NEW served 1,053 individuals in the Canoga Park service area, of which 32 increased their incomes by an average of $6,400 a person.
Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP2)
One year into the NEW CASA program, NEW has successfully acquired 39 foreclosed or abandoned properties. We have completed construction on over half of the properties, with 16 properties in escrow. To date, 701 participants have attended the 8-hour Homeownership workshop and 52 participants have returned for one-on-one counseling. Twenty-one of the people who returned for counseling subsequently submitted offers on homes and are in escrow or their offers are pending.
