Iraise Girls and Boys International Corporation

Schools Counseling & Art Schools I'RAISE expanded its school partners to additional school sites in the Bronx and Brooklyn and resumed in-person school mental health support, helping students adjust to in-person learning. I'RAISE worked with approximately 650 students via its school mental health program in 2021. The school mental health program worked with students affected by COVID-19; additionally, I'RAISE school mental health program provided SEL groups to students during afterschool times. I'RAISE worked side by side with teachers to develop Social- emotional learning curriculum for their students, led in-school SEL advisory groups along with teachers.

Online Educational Courses for Youth Our community programs provided over 3,000 hours of virtual programming to kids 5-18 years. Our virtual academy includes over 10 courses from literacy to arts and social-emotional learning. Through our virtual academy, children were connected to a loving community that they could rely on for daily relief from the pandemic. We grew our virtual academy throughout the pandemic and continued adding new courses such as our Generation Z program and See Her Be Her Coaching program both launched in 2021.

Afterschool Program The Rise Afterschool program resumed in person programming July 2021 for students enrolled in grades K-5 at P.S./I.S. 178 in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. The program offered virtual means for children to socialize and engage in fun recreational activities with their peers outside of school hours. Children's increased emotional well-being was easy to see as they laughed and exchanged pleasantries during classes such as art, music, dance, and fitness. Children also received academic support through daily homework assistance offered through the program.

IRAISE operated its Graduate intern program for the seventh year and hosted graduate interns from several universities including Fordham University, New York University, Hunter College.

Arts and Therapy- I'RAISE established and designed its Arts and Therapy program in FY 2020. I'RAISE arts and therapy program integrates art (music, fine arts and dance) and individual therapy in order to further the emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration of students. Our Social Workers help to increase interpersonal skills and assist students to modify their attitude and behavior which are intellectually, socially, or emotionally maladaptive. We have successfully implemented this program in four New York City public schools in Fiscal year 2020.