Hudson Guild

PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE TO THE CHELSEA NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING CHILD, YOUTH AND ADULT CARE.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: PROVIDES FULL-DAY, CENTER-BASED CHILD CARE, HEAD START AND UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO 250 CHILDREN AGES 2-4 YEARS OLD, YEAR ROUND. A SKILLS-BASED CURRICULUM, WITH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, IS USED TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD IS PREPARED TO BEGIN SCHOOL READY TO LEARN.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (YDE): AFTER SCHOOL: HOLDS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR 250 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8. EVERY SCHOOL DAY FROM 2:30 UNTIL 6:00 PM CHILDREN TAKE PART IN EXTENDED DAY LEARNING THROUGH READING LESSONS, TUTORING, ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION. COLLEGE PREPARATION, WORK READINESS AND "PATHWAYS TO ADULTHOOD" PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED TO TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: TWELVE SOCIAL WORKERS AND THREE CONSULTING PSYCHIATRISTS STAFF A LICENSED, SLIDING-SCALE CLINIC PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 8,000 SESSIONS ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: WORKING WITH ADULT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MENTAL HEALTH STAFF WORK TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SENIORS SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND ISOLATION. - SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: LICENSED WITH THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, GUILD STAFF PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH.- CLINTON HOUSING: MENTAL HEALTH STAFF PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND MANAGEMENT TO TENANTS IN A SUPPORTED HOUSING SETTING.

ADULT SERVICES: HUDSON GUILD'S ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS OLDER ADULTS LIVE IN INDEPENDENCE AND WITH DIGNITY AS CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. ADULT SERVICES SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,500 SENIORS OVER THE AGE OF 55 IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR CENTER AND OVER 400 IN OUR NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIRING COMMUNITY. HUDSON GUILD PREPARES AND SERVES MORE THAN 40,000 MEALS ON SITE IN ITS SENIOR CENTER EACH YEAR, PRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 65 WEEKLY SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR MEMBERS AND PROVIDES COUNSELING, SOCIALWORK AND ASSISTANCE TO OLDER ADULTS IN NEED.ARTS: HUDSON GUILD PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES TO BOTH SEE AND CREATE ART FOR MORE THAN 2,500 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN ITS THEATER, TWO ART GALLERIES AND ACTIVITY ROOMS. THE HUDSON GUILD THEATER COMPANY PRESENTS THREE PRODUCTIONS ANNUALLY, THE PERFORMING ARTWORKS SERIESBRINGS PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES TO THE GUILD COMMUNITY; AND 12 VISUAL ART EXHIBITS ARE PRODUCED EACH YEAR.COMMUNITY BUILDING: THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS, COMMUNITY BUILDING WORKS TO STRENGTHEN AND INCREASE THE SENSE OF BELONGING TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE IDENTIFY NEEDS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AND NEIGHBORS. OUR COMMUNITY OFFERINGS RANGE FROM VOTER REGISTRATION TO BIWEEKLY VISITS FROM THE RYAN-CHELSEA CLINTON MOBILE VAN FOR FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS. WE OFFER HOT MEALS, GROCERIES, WINTER COATS, AND HOLIDAY GIFTS TO THE COMMUNITY SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING TO VOTE.AS RESTRICTIONS LIFTED AND TO BEST MEET OUR PARTICIPANT AND CLIENT NEEDS, WE RESUMED LIMITED IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING FOR SOME OF OUR PROGRAM AREAS IN THE FALL OF 2020. THIS INCLUDED PROGRAMS WITHIN BOTH ECE AND YDE. BASED ON THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND CARETAKERS, AS WELL AS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH REMOTE LEARNING, WE OPERATED A HYBRID PROGRAM OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES. DURING THIS TIME, WE INSTITUTED THE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTOCOLS IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES.