2020-05-15T11:53:20-07:00 2019-06-30 261726741 WATSONRICE LLP 5 PENN PLZ 15TH FL NEW YORK NY 10001 990 2018-07-01 133576756 Friends of Island Academy Inc FRIE 2127600755 127 W 127th Street Suite 127 NEW YORK NY 10027 CHRISTINE PAHIGIAN Exec. Director 2020-05-15 true Baruti Bediako CPA P00740658 2124477300 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z CHRISTINE PAHIGIAN 8847908 false false X www.friendsny.org X 1990 NY Friends of Island Academy (Friends) is a non-profit organization bringing opportunity to justice-involved youth both during incarceration and throughout reentry into the community. (Continued on Schedule 0) 12 11 146 21 0 7355734 8847908 0 0 -7752 0 7347982 8847908 0 0 4411038 5439918 0 86651 2494828 3222284 6905866 8662202 442116 185706 1522622 2363372 1272242 1927286 250380 436086 X Friends of Island Academy (Friends) is a not-for-profit organization that provides supports and services to young people in New York City who are incarcerated, transitioning from incarceration to the community, or otherwise criminal justice involved. Our overall mission is to develop a long term support system that enables formerly incarcerated youth to minimize future contact with the criminal justice system and become empowered, economically independent adults who lead meaningful lives.In order to achieve this mission, we provide individually tailored supports and services to youth through a combination of pre and post-release neighborhood based advocacy, working with youth and families within the communities most impacted by disproportionate justice system involvement. For 29 years, Friends has had close working relationships with public agencies, private foundations, and service providers. We have forged the following initiatives out of these partnerships, tailored to the needs of false false 3258478 Community Based: Services under this category directly support youth throughout their incarceration and transition to the community by helping them set and achieve goals to improve their civic and community engagement and to develop positive, healthy ties to their families and broader communities that allow them to contribute to society in meaningful ways. This category encompasses a broad range of Friends program offerings, including but not limited to Friends to Fathers (discussed below), the Youth Reentry Network, and the Makeba Project. Friends to Fathers is a Bronx-based program that seeks to break intergenerational cycles of incarceration by working with noncustodial fathers to increase their engagement and involvement with their children, improve parenting skills, address domestic violence, build cognitive/behavioral skills, and facilitate gainful employment.From July 1 2018 to June 30 2019, the Friends to Fathers program enrolled 218 fathers and achieved 378 positive outcomes. Specifically, 120 fathers attained needed benefits and services, 129 fathers increased engagement, availability, and responsibility in their relationships with their children, and 129 participants increased material and financial support of their children. 2899340 Health and Well-Being:Services under this category directly support youth throughout their incarceration and transition to the community by helping them set and achieve goals to improve their overall health and well-being, and by supporting them to navigate barriers to positive social inclusion that would otherwise increase their likelihood of recidivism. This category encompasses a broad range of Friends program offerings, including but not limited to the Youth Reentry Network (discussed below), Arches, and the Makeba Project.The Youth Reentry Network is Friends system of pre and post-release transitional supports and services for young people held on Rikers Island and the Horizon Juvenile Center. Friends Youth Advocates forge relationships with young people while they are in jail, then sustain and develop these connections following their release into the community by providing an array of neighborhood-based supports and services, as well as sustained advocacy, mentorship, and a sense of community. Youth Advocates support youth to set and achieve goals around five key program domains: education, employability and employment, health and well-being, civic engagement, and recreation and the arts. From July 1 2018 to June 30 2019, Friends Youth Advocates and Mitigation Specialists engaged and enrolled 738 youth at Rikers Island and the Horizon Juvenile Center. Close to 57% voluntarily engaged with their advocates post-release in the community, implementing the youth plans they developed together while in custody. 1238460 Employment:Employability and employment opportunities provide formerly incarcerated youth with critical pathways to economic independence, as well as a sense of purpose and self-worth. Friends Career Services Center prepares young people for work and provides achievable career pathways to support long term economic independence among the youngest people released from jail in New York City. Youth members participate in a paid five-day training program and are then connected to opportunities for paid internships and job placement. From July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019, the Career Services Center engaged 175 youth, enrolled 120 youth in the paid five-day training program, placed 69 youth in paid internships (subsidized employment), and placed 37 youth in permanent unsubsidized employment. 209455 7605733 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 53 0 true 146 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true false false NY X Christine Pahigian 2127600755 127 W 127th Street Suite 127 NEW YORK NY 10027 Jamaal Thomas Chair 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lloyd Doaman Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marina Cohen Secretary 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alexander Paddington BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Siegel Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Simon BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Wechsler BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Neil Callahan BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ellen Fried Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Neusteter PhD Board member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark B Rubin Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Pahigian Exec. 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Friends is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations prior to 2016. false false false false false false false false false false Christine Pahigian Exec. Director 142136 29765 171901 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Employment:Employability and employment opportunities provide formerly incarcerated youth with critical pathways to economic independence, as well as a sense of purpose and self-worth. Friends Career Services Center prepares young people for work and provides achievable career pathways to support long term economic independence among the youngest people released from jail in New York City. Youth members participate in a paid five-day training program and are then connected to opportunities for paid internships and job placement. From July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019, the Career Services Center engaged 175 youth, enrolled 120 youth in the paid five-day training program, placed 69 youth in paid internships (subsidized employment), and placed 37 youth in permanent unsubsidized employment. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is preliminary reviewed by the Independent CPA and the Executive Director. The draft Form 990 is then forwarded to the Executive Committee for review and final approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The initial compensation is determined by a combination of organizational capacity, comparable non-profit executive salary and incumbent qualification. Increase in compensation is determined after review/evaluation conducted by Board Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to public upon request. PART I, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (Continued from Page 1) Our overall mission is to develop a long-term support system that enables formerly incarcerated youth to minimize future contact with the criminal justice system and become empowered, economically independent adults who lead meaningful lives. Critically, Friends model of youth engagement begins in custody and continues once youth are released into the community. We forge relationships with young people while they are in jail, then sustain and develop these connections following their release into the community by providing an array of neighborhood-based supports and services, as well as sustained advocacy, mentorship, and a sense of community. We support youth to set and achieve goals around five key program domains: education, employability and employment, health and well-being, civic engagement, and recreation and the arts. While Friends services have expanded over time, the core elements of our mission and belief in young peoples potential have neither changed nor wavered since our inception in 1990.