In addition to the Founders Wall, we have permanent naming opportunities associated with rooms and areas within Manhattan Youth’s Downtown Community Center. Please get in touch with Bob or Jim to discuss these opportunities at 212-766-1104 x229 (Bob) or x232 (Jim).

on our Founders Wall. We’ve shown below how your monthly pledge can add up to a significant gift payable over three years that will be recognized on our Founders Wall, a gorgeous mosaic of Italian glass by Valerie Carmet. We’ll also be happy to help you set up a quarterly, semi-annual or annual pledge amount, or gift of securities that will help us all reach our goal: to build the Downtown Community Center. Please get in touch with Bob or Jim at 212-766-1104 x229 (Bob) or x232 (Jim).

for individuals and families to pledge significant gifts that will help us build our Downtown Community Center. All Naming and Founders Wall gifts at the levels shown below will be recognized on our permanent Founders Wall, which will be located in the entrance to our Center. Manhattan Youth will enthusiastically recognize and thank donors who help us with this ambitious plan to meet urgent community needs. We have giving opportunities that are innovative, exciting and flexible, enabling individuals, families, foundations and corporations to support this crucial project.

will be accomplished by:
• Building our 28,000-square-foot state-of-the-art Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center to provide services in a convenient, central location.
• Expanding After-School Programs to meet growing needs, including school vacation and out-of-school care.
• Expanding programs for teenagers—a critically underserved population in our community.
• Continuing to offer financial aid to those in need through our Lower Manhattan Family Fund.
• Increasing our partnerships with local community groups and businesses through innovative space use in our new Downtown Community Center.
• Initiating creative programs and providing resources for adults.

that guide our service to our community:
• To be the focal point of services for those who live or work in Lower Manhattan.
• To help adults and children participate in the life of our community, to feel they belong, have voices that are heard, and opportunities to help fulfill their potential.
• To lead our community by example, working to meet ever increasing needs for services.
• To maintain our core values of inclusiveness, excellence and integrity in all our programs.
• To be innovative in all that we do.
• To ensure access to our programs regardless of financial circumstances or other barriers.

is to provide the highest quality childcare, as well as academic, recreational and cultural activities to individuals and families who live or work in Lower Manhattan, regardless of their income.

for Manhattan Youth’s Downtown Community Center will be achieved only with the passion and support of our community. For 21 years Manhattan Youth has worked side by side with community leaders and residents to build schools, ball fields, teen programs, recreational and green space. A vital and cohesive community has emerged—one unlike any other in our city.

of building a place that gives life to our community--a place where our parents confidently bring children, knowing that we are a part of an extended family and that we care as much as they do; where our seniors meet to share stories, see friends, and take classes with children and grandchildren; where we all come together as a community.