Programs

DFOY serves over 2,000 youth and community residents through our program sites.

Our Program Sites

Directions for Our Youth offers a range of youth development and adult programs in the Bronx and Manhattan. Below is an overview of DFOY’s program areas.

After School & Summer Camps

DFOY operates afterschool and summer camp programs for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Our programs are offered in schools and community centers, and provide additional resources and a targeted curriculum to engage children in continuing their learning. Recreational activities are combined with hands-on, engaging learning opportunities to enhance academic and social skills. In order to achieve meaningful outcomes for the children we serve, DFOY knows continuing growth at home is key to success, which is why each of our programs encourages family participation in activities and each cycle theme.

After School & Summer Camps

PS 72
2951 Dewey Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465

Sharai Edwards
Program Director
sedwards@dfoy.org

PS 204
1780 University Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462

Michelle Edwards
Program Director
medwards@dfoy.org

PS 498
1640 Bronxdale Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462

Amelfis Rodriguez
Program Director
arodriguez@dfoy.org

MS 498
1640 Bronxdale Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462

Shardelle Anderson
Program Director
sanderson@dfoy.org

MS 180
700 Baychester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10475

Chelsea Chase
Program Director
cchase@dfoy.org

MS 181
800 Baychester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10475

Sahquana Crawley
Program Director
scrawley@dfoy.org

St. Ignatius
740 Manida Street
Bronx, NY 10474

William Adamson
Program Director
wadamson@dfoy.org

Butler Community Center
1368 Webster Avenue
Bronx, NY 10456

Robert Brown
Program Director
rbrown@dfoy.org

High School and Young Adult Programs

DFOY partners with 3 high schools to provide academic intervention, attendance improvement services, college and career preparation and social service support for students to help them earn a high school diploma. Students are also placed in paid internships creating pathways to employment and higher education.

80%

of graduates complete an internship

200

paid work based learning opportunities per year

100%

of graduates complete post secondary plan for college, technical school or vocation

High School and Young Adult Programs

Satellite Academy
120 W 30 Street
New York, NY 10001

www.satelliteacademy.org

Lauren Wilson
Program Director
lwilson@dfoy.org

PULSE High School
560 E 179 Street
Bronx, NY 10457

www.pulsehighschool.com

Sharnae Moore
Program Director
smoore@dfoy.org

High School for Excellence and Innovation
650 Academy Street
New York, NY 10034

www.hseigators.org

Gianella Medina
Program Director
gmedina@dfoy.org

Community Services

Butler Cornerstone Community Center has Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Young Adult, and Adult programming where activities include: after-school, teen center, and GED classes for young adults and adults.

During the school year our Cornerstone programming schedule is: