El Puente

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+1 (718) 302-4904

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211 S 4th St

Brooklyn, NY 11211

+1 (718) 302-4904

http://elpuente.us

Established in 1993, the El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice provides programs and services to improve public education in New York by providing support to individuals, groups and communities. It was founded in partnership with the NYC Department of Education as part of a school renewal initiative launched by New Visions for Public Schools. The El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice was the first community development organization in New York to create a public school and the first organization authorized by the Board to possess its own public school building. The academy employs science, humanities, physical education and global studies facilitators. The El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice is located in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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2.52 reviews

Frances G.

12/9/2011

Great after school program with staff that really care about children going forward in life! My daughter has only been there one week and I already see the difference in her personality.

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In 1964, Senator Jacob Javitz, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Mayor John Lindsay sponsored the Special Impact Program, an ammendment to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. This community development plan in 1967 birthed the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the first and now oldest community development corporation in the country. The Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation today sponsors an array of community development programs, including mixed-income housing rental and ownership, energy conservation, college preparation and job placement, youth development, financial literacy and planning, entrepreneur education and micro lending. In addition, the Corporation owns and manages Restoration Plaza. Formerly an abandoned milk bottling plant, Restoration Plaza today is home to the Bed-Stuy Restoration Corporation, Billie Holiday Theatre, Youth Arts Academy, College of New Rochelle, Skylight Gallery and a number of other small retail businesses and restaurants. Also, there is a community large community meeting room available for rental.