Community Access Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

May 14, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$21,936,373

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Training & education - community access' job training programs are an important extension of our affordable housing initiatives. Beyond a safe place to live, most mental health consumers want and need jobs and educational opportunities that can help them gain economic self-sufficiency-and live stable, independent lives. In 2012, our signature peer training program, the howie the harp peer advocacy and training center (hth) in harlem made a significant impact in a number of ways: 1) over 250 individuals participated in our hth classroom-based job training, internship and follow-up programs. We also introduced a new alumni program comprising continuing education opportunities and monthly gatherings and networking events. 2) we established a partnership with new york university school of social work to develop a longitudinal study to measure the impact of the hth program graduates within the workforce. 3) in march 2012, howie the harp rotterdam opened, our first international collaboration. The project is sponsored by pameijer, a large dutch social service organization that shares our philosophy of recovery and peer employment.

Activity 3

Other programs: in october 2010, community access opened east village access, a licensed mental health program that offers curriculum-based, structured learning opportunities for adults with mental illness. Using a model called personalized recovery oriented services (pros), east village access helps people identify their strengths, overcome barriers, and build skills for goal-setting, growth, recovery and self-directed living. In the first six months of operation, the program served over 200 participants across the following service areas: 1) job support and help with going back to school 2) health screening and nutrition 3) information on self help 4) counseling 5) clinic treatment 6) community integration activities: gardening, cooking classes, legal workshops, yoga, computer instruction, and a book club. Funded through medicaid, east village access reached the financial breakeven point in june 2012. Recovery connections - community access received a contract award from the nys office of mental health to launch an outreach and engagement program for formerly incarcerated people diagnosed with a mental illness. Expected to launch in late 2012, the program will develop a series of community-based activities and events that target people who might not otherwise attend a traditional mental health treatment program. The art collective - the collective offers studio space, supplies, and workshops for artists with mental illness. Led by our director and artist-in-residence, the art collective inspires transformative outcomes for people with psychiatric disabilities through artistic expression. Policy and advocacy - community access continued its leadership role in the mental health community through leadership roles on state-wide organizations, such as the supportive housing network and the new york association for psychosocial rehabilitation. Our full time community organizer recruits and trains our program participants to advocate for themselves at the community board level and through visits to elected officials. In may 2012, community access hosted the 8th annual nyc mental health film festival.

Filer

EIN

23-7399839