Blacksmith Institute

The Eagle Academy Foundation is a non-profit organization based in New York City that aims to empower young men of color to achieve their desired educational, career, and life outcomes. Through direct strategic impact and advancing institutional change toward equity, they confront systemic barriers and provide training, professional development, coaching, and capacity-building services to create positive cultures and interventions for young Black and brown men in school settings and beyond. The Eagle Academies for Young Men, located throughout New York City and Newark, NJ, have a high-school graduation rate of 89%, surpassing the citywide average of 81%. With a focus on social-emotional learning, college readiness, workforce development, and financial empowerment, the Eagle Academy Foundation equips young men of color with the tools, access, and opportunities to break generational cycles of poverty and achieve positive life outcomes. Their alumni have been accepted to prestigious institutions and the foundation has been recognized as a beacon of light in the field of public education and support for young men of color.Generated from the website

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, also known as NDS, is a community-based, public defense practice that offers legal representation for the residents of the Manhattan are in New York. It develops bilingual materials and community education workshops. The company represents a client before there has been any contact with law enforcement through Pre-Arrest Services. Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem administers Students Taking Action Towards Empowerment, which is a comprehensive youth leadership development program that works to prevent youth incarceration and negative interaction with the criminal justice system. Its clients include criminal and civil attorneys, social workers, investigators, paralegals, and law school and social work interns.