$30,000 / 2011
92-10 Roosevelt Avenue
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Javier Valdes, Co-Director
Website: www.maketheroad.org
Make the Road New York was founded in 1997 as a multi-service, member-led organization in the community of Bushwick Brooklyn. The education issue areas that the MRNY Education Justice Project parent leaders have identified are improving the availability and quality of school facilities, improving the quality of instruction, access to counseling and support services, and offering a well-rounded curriculum. Youth leaders from MRNY have also identified the policing procedure of Stop, Question and Frisk as and racial justice issue that undermines the quality of life for communities of color and have started a campaign to put an end to it. A 2011 core grant of $30,000 will support MRNY’s adult and youth organizing for education equity and fair and just policing in New York City.