Row New York Inc

THROUGH THE DISCIPLINE OF ROWING AND RIGOROUS ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ROW NEW YORK TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF NEW YORKERS, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR ABILITY

ROW NEW YORK COMBINES THE DISCIPLINE OF COMPETITIVE ROWING WITH RIGOROUS ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO PREPARE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE WORKPLACE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, ROW NEW YORK'S HIGH-DOSAGE PROGRAM MODEL PROVIDED 120 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WITH YEAR-ROUND ATHLETIC CONDITIONING, ACADEMIC SERVICES, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMMING SIX DAYS PER WEEK. SERVICES WERE OFFERED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR BOATHOUSE ON MEADOW LAKE IN QUEENS AND THE PETER JAY SHARP BOATHOUSE ON THE HARLEM RIVER IN UPPER MANHATTAN. ALL MEMBERS OF ROW NEW YORK'S CLASS OF 2021 GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME AND WERE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE. ROW NEW YORK'S YOUTH PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CORE COMPONENTS:- ROWING & ATHLETIC CONDITIONING TO PREPARE OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR COMPETITION, IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND FITNESS, AND REINFORCE 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS LIKE PERSISTENCE AND TEAMWORK. HIGH SCHOOLERS TRAIN FIVE DAYS PER WEEK AND, COVID-19 CONDITIONS PERMITTING, TRAVEL TO REGIONAL REGATTAS/RACES IN THE FALL AND WINTER. - ACADEMIC SERVICES, INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, SAT PREP, GUIDANCE THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESSES, GROUP WORKSHOPS, COLLEGE VISITS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. YEAR AFTER YEAR, 100 PERCENT OF ROW NEW YORK'S SENIORS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME AND ARE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE. ROW NEW YORK PARTICIPANTS ALSO EXCEED AVERAGE COLLEGE RETENTION RATES, AS SEEN BY HOW 97 PERCENT OF ROW NEW YORK ALUMNI FROM THE CLASS OF 2020 COMPLETED THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE IN 2021. - CAREER-READINESS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RESUME-WRITING WORKSHOPS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAREER-FOCUSED FIELD TRIPS, CAREER PANELS, JOB AND INTERNSHIP INFORMATION SESSIONS, AND SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.- SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING: ROW NEW YORK'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH IMPROVE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, TIME MANAGEMENT, SELF-EFFICACY, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURAL COMPETENCY, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. IN ADDITION, ROW NEW YORK'S SOCIAL WORKER PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, GROUP WORKSHOPS, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 90 PERCENT OF ROW NEW YORK'S STUDENT-ATHLETES DISPLAYED MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN TENACITY, CONFIDENCE, AND POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH PEERS AND ADULTS ALIKE.

IN NON-COVID TIMES, ROW NEW YORK SERVES APPROXIMATELY 300 INDIVIDUALS WITH COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES ANNUALLY THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S ADAPTIVE ROWING PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE RECREATIONAL ADAPTIVE, COMPETITIVE ADAPTIVE, SCHOOL DAY ADAPTIVE, SUMMER CAMPS AND FREEDOM ROWS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, OUR ABILITY TO SERVE OUR TRADITIONAL POPULATION WAS SEVERELY LIMITED. WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 25 STUDENTS VIRTUALLY TWO DAYS A WEEK IN A COMBINATION OF THE RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS. THE REMAINING PROGRAMS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HELD DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.