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January 22, 2009 New York
- Robin Hood remains New York City’s largest nongovernment funder of emergency food ($4.7 million in 2008, up 45 percent from 2007).
- To prevent foreclosures, Robin Hood helped bring about the Center for New York City Neighborhoods in partnership with city government and other foundations.
- We partnered with the city’s Department of Health on electronic medical records and performance bonuses for 800 physicians in the city’s three poorest neighborhoods. The program brings lifesaving best practices to 800,000 patients.
- Three of the top four public elementary and middle schools, as ranked by the Department of Education in 2008, were seeded by Robin Hood and continue to receive Robin Hood funding to help them grow.
- UKA Teacher U, the teacher training institute founded by Robin Hood in 2007, introduced best practices to 130 teachers working in approximately 100 N.Y.C. schools.
- Robin Hood granted $10.6 million to non-charter public schools in 2008, helping to educate nearly 13,000 students.
- Thanks to Robin Hood’s donors, 750 community college students received $1,300 in scholarships for staying in school and proceeding apace toward their college degrees.
- Robin Hood’s $9 million investment in Single Stop, the program we originated to bring multiple social services under one roof, helped 100,000 families retrieve $230 million in government benefits and tax credits. In 2008, Single Stop received funding from seven foundations to “go national”; sites have already opened in Newark, Albuquerque and San Francisco, with more to come.
- We published a white paper on how and why we evaluate the impact of our grants. Measuring Success, written by Michael M. Weinstein, Senior Vice President, Programs, inspired a conference in late September held by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The papers from this conference will be published next year.
Sincere thanks to our donors from Robin Hood’s board and staff. We look forward to extending this partnership in 2009 and beyond.
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