LOUIS D SRYBNIK FOUNDATION

Provides support through direct annual grants and provides promotional services to further provide support and raise public awareness, funding and support for programs in education, benefitting persons under the age of 35 including grants, website design and social media support for two 501(c)(3) foundations.a) united way program #1: united-2-read early literacy program and summer learning program for underprivileged children focuses on early literacy so children can read on level at end of 3rd grade of school fostering successful students and stable families and households by providing support to students most in need. The program is currently in its 8th year and since inception has provided over (continued on schedule o)(continued from page 2) 20,000 children's books and 5,000 reading kits to underprivileged pre-school age children, as well as helping 750 low-income households with school-age children during 2024 school break with weekly nutritious food, backpacks and school supplies. The program is an ongoing program throughout the year, distributed to parents and caregivers, or early childhood centers and daycare locations who assist in implementing the reading kit curriculum to the children. Recently the program was selected by scholastics, the global children's publishing company, as a recipient of 5,000 free new children's books. United way regularly acknowledges volunteers and donors throughout the reading kit process as without them the project would not be possible. Program #2: the united for seniors program has a particular focus on positive health and behavioral health for at-risk seniors (age 60+). This addresses social isolation by pairing older adults with volunteer, health-profession college students for in-home and community support and non-medical assistance, particularly with independent activities of daily living, with improving their technology skills for better communication, and identifying risks, safety needs, health concerns and care requirements for program staff follow-up. United way partners with local colleges to identify, recruit and screen health profession students as program volunteers. The program began in 2021 and has successfully matched seniors/students to date.b) bard collegebard college's bard high school early college program for disadvantaged young people in public schools. Bard early college leads a national network of public high schools that enable disadvantaged young people to complete two years of tuition free college education credit during the traditional four years of high school. This makes it possible for high school students who face significant obstacles to college completion to earn 60 college credits and an associate in arts degree concurrently with a high school diploma, tuition free. Over 2,700 students are enrolled nationwide. One program supported is the "college access for nyc public high school students", offering tuition-free college courses of study for credit-bearing college education, during high school years.