Run by local parent, Harry Malakoff, this league combines volunteer coaching, mentorship opportunities, and strong community and parental support with a well-run basketball league for 9-14 year old girls. The League emphasizes fun, teamwork, and a chance for everyone to play. Winning is NOT the most important goal. Girls Basketball League P.S. 41, 116 West 11th Street NY, NY 10011 Commissioner: Harry Malakoff Tel. (212) 255-6948 Fax: (212) 695-6058 Email: girlsbball@gvyc.net By clearly articulating a mission of inclusion and leading a highly motivated and compassionate team of teachers and social workers, Principal John Pettinato has been able to realize his dream of a creative, exciting, and holistic educational program that has room for young people from all backgrounds. ICE has become an innovative academic community and a replicable model of youth engagement. ICE currently provides a curriculum and indeed a school day that can support and nurture an incredibly diverse student body -- one that includes young people from virtually every social, ethnic, and economic class. ICE (The Institute for Collaborative Education) 345 East 15th Street, 5th Floor NY, NY 10013 Principal: John Pettinato Tel. (212) 475-7972 Fax: (212) 475-0459 Email: ice@gvyc.net School Website: ice.r9tech.org The Jeanne Otter Memorial Youth Center is a true community center. Located on the lower east side, we provide a fun and exciting range of activities to 7-21 year olds and their families. From art to basketball to trips to mental health services, every day is an adventure at JOY and we love taking the trip. The J.O.Y. Center 213-15 Eldridge Street NY, NY 10002 Caren Shapiro Tel. (212) 979-2442 Fax: (212) 387-8276 Email: joy@gvyc.net The Neutral Zone has been a drop-in center for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning runaway and homeless youth from the age of 15 to 22 since 1992. Young people are always fulfilled with the basic needs and the support and connection from their own community. Our well-trained and caring staff provides counseling/referrals and diverse activities such as HIV/AIDS counseling, substance abuse prevention, educational and recreational activities. The Neutral Zone Site Director: Randi Sachar (917) 251-6535 randilois@aol.com Website: http://gvyc.net/neutralzone Every summer since 1995, GVYC has run several free basketball tournaments at the famous West 4th Street Courts (aka "THE CAGE") in Greenwich Village. Reaching hundreds of at-risk youth from diverse background each summer, this drug prevention program also provides opportunities for youth community-service employment. West 4th Street Summer Basketball League "The Cage" West 3rd Street and Sixth Avenue NY, NY 10012 Commissioner: Ynoel Lopez Tel. (212) 228-7269 In July 2002, with NYC Department of Youth Community Development’s support, GVYC was able to expand its street outreach program, Where is Safe? to include daily van-based street outreach, a 24/7 emergency housing hotline, and referrals in the Bronx and Manhattan. Our outreach teams are comprised of experienced drivers and outreach workers who have first-hand knowledge of the experiences of the youth we are outreaching to. Our goal is to find every youth in need on the street and offer them the opportunity to leave the unsafe place to a safe environment. Starting September 2006, Where is Safe? offers mobile street outreach services to runaway and homeless youth in Manhattan below 59th Street, Brooklyn and Staten Island between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am seven days a week. We staff the outreach teams with experienced driver, social worker or peer educators, providing information, food, clothing referrals, and safer sex supplies. WHERE IS SAFE? Runaway & Homeless Youth Outreach Program Director: Jenna Tine, M.S.W. Mobile: (646) 209-1264 Email: rhy@gvyc.net