Latimer History & Strategic Plan
Carver's Latimer Education Program
History & Strategic Plans
A Light Under a Bushel...
1978 - 1989
1978 Latimer initially funded...
United Way of Schenectady County
Schenectady County Youth Bureau
NYS Division for Youth
Remedial Reading & Math for grades 1-8
One site located at 707 Craig Street
Designed as a community-based service for the families of Hamilton Hill
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1989-1992: Retrenching...
Family Outreach added
home visits
school advocacy
Community vs School Referrals emphasized
New technology
new computers & software
WGY Xmas Wish & Key Bank community reinvestment funding
Each-One-Teach-One methodology developedGo To TOP
NYS DivYouth 38% funding cut
United Way makes up loss & more...
1992 Program of the Year Award
Funding Increased to recover funding cuts
SMHA invites Latimer to come to Yates Village
Latimer staff responds to crisis
remains open for 5 months using volunteers while refunding
Funders acknowledge Latimer capacities
Staff successfully replicates project to Yates SMHA Site
Public-access computer lab opened on Hamilton HillGo To TOP
1993-1995: Consolidation...
Latimer co-develops Yates Village Helping Yourself Public-access Computer Lab
Yates Resident Ass'n & Presbyterian Church, USA partnership funds lab & equipment
Latimer trains residents & Project Pride cohorts
UPS Foundation awards Latimer $100K to rebuild Hamilton Hill Educational Facility
SMHA requests further replication at Steinmetz Homes SiteGo To TOP
Presently: Stepping Out...
Prometheus Public Access Computer Labs
CTCNet Affiliate
3 Sites City-wide
Agencies, Families & Children Learning Together...
Latimer Joins Local School-to-Work Partnership
Children & Families Communicating City & World-wide
KidNet, E-mail, Navigator Web browsing
Portable computers bring INTERNET to living rooms
Latimer collaborating
collaborative funding sought
training other NFP staffGo To TOP
Latimer Education:
...People helping Institutions helping People...
Carver Community Center (518)374-8456
Michael Henderson, ExDir
member, NYS Settlement House Association
Lead Agency, Neighborhood Based Alliance (Hill-Vale)
Latimer Family Educational Services
Richard Parkany, Director
(518)377-2421 (mssg/fax)
E-mail: rparkany@borg.comGo To TOP
Last Update: 11/17/96
Web Author: Richard A. Parkany
Copyright ©1996 by richard a. parkany - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED