UNITED ACTIVITIES UNLIMITED INC
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Mission Statement
United Activities Unlimited, Inc. (UAU) is a community-based agency that provides comprehensive social services, educational supports, enrichment activities, prevention services, counseling and workforce development training to inspire, transform and empower individuals of all ages. UAU was incorporated in 1977 by a group of concerned educators striving to provide positive alternatives to young people in the wake of the New York City financial crisis. The fiscal calamity forced the New York City Department of Education to close afterschool programs and youth were left without resources or opportunities for pro-social engagement. In an effort to provide a safe haven for Staten Island youth, community activists joined forces to secure funds to open a free afterschool program. As a result of their efforts, United Activities Unlimited was founded. United Activities Unlimited (UAU) has been serving Staten Island and other communities for over four decades. What began as a single recreational program has grown into a multi-service, comprehensive social services agency. UAU is responsive to the needs of diverse populations and designs and implements programs that support positive outcomes for individuals and communities. UAU’s broad breadth of services include afterschool programs, community centers, workforce development programs, employment training, prevention education and counseling, family and social services, fatherhood programs, college preparatory activities, literacy, summer camps and educational enrichment programs for youth and adults. UAU has an outstanding record of providing dynamic, effective and superior programming. The comprehensive nature of UAU’s programming options and the emphasis on holistic services for individuals and families make UAU an outstanding resource and a pillar of support for communities. UAU is dedicated to the engagement, education and empowerment of individuals and strives to transform individuals and communities to create a better future.
About This Cause
The UAU-COMPASS After-School Program is proudly funded by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) at no-cost-to-families. The COMPASS Elementary model is a robust design full of opportunities for children in grades K-5 to explore their interests and creativity. The COMPASS program supports social and emotional learning, provides age-appropriate programming that is hands-on, project-based and aligned with educational standards. The COMPASS program offers homework help, academic enrichment activities in STEM and Literacy, quality arts instruction and physical activity, including nutritional programming to promote healthy living. The UAU-COMPASS After-School programs operate September-June, Monday-Friday 3 hours daily, and are open on 13 select school holidays and breaks. As the first model of school-based community centers, Beacon centers are school-based community centers that serve children, youth, and adults. Providing year-round, evening, and weekend programming, UAU’s Beacons provide an array of activities and services from academic support and leadership development to recreation and physical activity to civic engagement and cultural exploration that transforms its host school into a dynamic hub of resources for the whole community. Through guided learning, exposure, and development, UAU’s Beacons aim to enrich and enhance the lives of individuals, families, and communities. UAU’s Beacons are safe havens that shine a light on opportunity for youth, adults, and communities. The sister-model to the Beacons, UAU operates four Cornerstone centers within New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Mariners Harbor, West Brighton, South Beach, and Berry Homes properties. The NYCHA-based Cornerstones serve children, youth, and adults in year-round, evening, and weekend programming. UAU’s Cornerstone centers provide an array of activities and services from academic support and leadership development to recreation and physical activity to civic engagement and cultural exploration that enrich and enhance the lives of individuals, families, and communities. UAU’s Cornerstones serve as gateways to holistic services that taps into the strengths and talents of individuals and the community and support the growth and development of individuals and communities. Department of Education Funded Programs: Our Extended School Day programs offer hands-on, culturally competent academic enrichment, youth development, and social emotional learning activities aimed to compliment school day activities and provide youth with additional resources and supports. Our programs run from 2:30pm until 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Offering services on Staten Island to families at risk of losing their children to foster care or have family court involvement. Through case work counseling, home visits, and crisis intervention, case planners assist families in developing safe and nurturing environments for children. Preventive services are available to any family with a child who is under the age of 18. All services are free and confidential. Referrals can be made by any community resource provider or directly by a guardian. UAU’s Fatherhood Matters program is a supportive resource to uplift and educate non-custodial fathers. Fatherhood Matters provides fathers with a knowledge and skill-based certificate program on effective parenting skills. Fathers participate in a 10-week father-specific workshop series with a focus on healthy parent-child relationships, self-care, and modeling responsibility. The dedicated case managers assist and empower fathers in their endeavors, while providing guidance along their journey. We assist fathers in navigating public benefits, child support, finding and sustaining employment, or arranging child visitation. The program offers support to alumni who complete the certificate program and want to offer their support to other fathers. The Fatherhood Matters program aims to impart a new understanding on the importance of fatherhood, and empower fathers to play an active role in the life of their child/ren. The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is a joint effort between the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and United Activities Unlimited, Inc., one of its providers. SYEP is the nation’s most extensive youth employment program, connecting NYC youth aged 14 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experience each summer within their local communities. Participants in the SYEP can explore their interests and career pathways, develop workplace skills, and engage in learning experiences that help build their social and civic leadership skills. The program is split into two primary cohorts: Younger Youth (for participants ages 14 and 15) and Older Youth (for participants ages 16 through 24). By participating in structured project-based learning (for Younger Youth) and work-based opportunities (for Older Youth), participants are better equipped to handle future career opportunities. United Activities Unlimited is on the forefront of youth drug prevention, education and counseling programs. The mission is straight forward… To educate and empower youth through excellence in teaching, mentor-ship, positive role-modeling and counseling. Preventing youth substance use begins with helping students create their own vision of a healthy and successful future. Our programs are rooted in the philosophy of balanced health and wellness and fostering principles that strengthen youth’s natural resilience. Students will develop skills in goal setting, effective communication, emotional awareness, assertiveness, stress management, healthy decision making, positive peer relationships and academic engagement. By utilizing proven- effective strategies and programs, students practice applying skills that promote success and leadership in their everyday lives. UAU’s Youth Prevention Services integrates proactive, research-based, data driven curricula and counseling models to reduce or prevent alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in individuals, families, and communities. We strive to support our students in creating a vision of a healthy future, establishing their goals, and creating steps towards achieving them. Classroom-Based Programs: Too Good for Drugs is a comprehensive prevention education program that provides students the opportunity to develop social and emotional skills by engaging in interactive lessons, games, and activities. Students will learn the skills needed for healthy goal setting, decision making, effective communication, pro-social bonding, refusing peer pressure, conflict resolution, managing emotions, and media literacy. Our prevention specialists are certified in delivering Too Good for Drugs to students in elementary, middle, and high school levels. Life Skills Training is a research validated substance abuse prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and violence by targeting major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. This comprehensive and exciting program provides adolescents and young teens with the confidence and skills necessary to successfully handle challenging situations. Sanford Harmony is a social emotional learning program that cultivates strong classroom relationships between all students. Students are empowered to communicate, cooperate, connect, embrace diversity, and resolve conflict. The goal of Sanford Harmony is to reduce bullying, and help develop youth into tolerant, compassionate, and caring adults. Second Step is a universal, classroom-based program designed to increase school success and decrease problem behaviors by promoting social-emotional competence and self regulation. The Second Step program consists of a skills-focused, social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum that emphasizes skills that strengthen students’ ability to learn, have empathy, manage emotions, and solve problems.