Thank you for visiting our Give Five web page, and for taking the time to vote for one of five worthy nonprofits, which will receive a $5,000 gift from JKC in honor of the company's fifth Anniversary.
Please read about each of the five charities and vote for one of them. We will be gathering votes until Labor Day, September 1st. We will then contact everyone via email about which organization will be the grantee.
The nonprofits are:
Brooklyn Autism Center (Brooklyn)
An elementary school serving autistic children, five through nine years old, that utilizes behavioural strategies to address their specific needs and challenges.
Center for Migration Studies (Staten Island)
Supports and undertakes research and provides a forum for debate on international migration. It publishes International Migration Review, a leading peer-reviewed scholarly journal specialized in this subject; it organizes conferences and forums on international migration, including the Annual National Legal Conference on Immigration and Refugee Policy.
Prep for Prep (Manhattan)
A long-term investment strategy which develops the leadership potential of able young people from segments of society grossly under-represented in the leadership pool from which all of our major institutions draw, and identifies talented students from minority group backgrounds, prepares them for placement in independent schools, and provides a sense of community, peer support, critical post-placement services, and a range of leadership development opportunities.
Queens Theatre in the Park, Inc. (Queens)
The premier venue for performing arts in Queens. The Theatre provides quality and diverse performing arts activities to the residents of Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the nation, and to the surrounding New York City metropolitan region. Queens Theatre presents and produces programs for adults, children, and family audiences that reflect this diversity and features international, national and local artists.
Sustainable South Bronx (The Bronx)
Promotes environmental justice through innovative, economically sustainable projects that are informed by community needs, and addresses land-use, energy, transportation, water and waste policy, and education to advance the environmental and economic rebirth of the South Bronx.
Vote for your favored organization.
