Camba Inc

Education and youth development:adult literacy impact: in 2024, camba served 1,057 clients in its adult literacy programs. 62% of those learners who were tested following classes were promoted at least one educational level. Ten clients earned a high school equivalency diploma, and 168 clients obtained employment.to ensure that people who live or work in the flatbush or east flatbush neighborhoods in brooklyn have the skills and resources they need to support their families, camba operates an adult education and career center that targets both native-born u.s. Citizens and immigrants from the caribbean, latin america, eastern europe, asia, and africa. Our programs help participants to improve their english, math, and civics skills. Each year, 40 to 50 of our adult students become u.s. Citizens. Many participants are parents who have to juggle childcare and other family issues, and who often need help with legal or housing matters. Because we deal with each student as a whole person, the number of participants who move on to higher educational levels, achieve employment goals, and/or enter post-secondary education or training programs is maximized.youth development impact: in 2024, camba's after-school programs kept over 5,000 children safe and engaged in creative learning activities while their parents worked. Over 1,500 high school students gained hands-on work experience through subsidized internships and summer jobs. Across our learning-to-work programs a group of academic programs for overage/under-credited youth - camba supported 3,177; 69% of graduating seniors enrolled in post-secondary education, were employed, or entered the armed forces. Across our 13 beacon and cornerstone community centers, we served over 14,000 children, youth, and adults.to achieve camba's vision in which youth acquire the skills they need to successfully transition to a productive adulthood, we provide over 14,000 youth with after-school, adolescent pregnancy prevention, youth employment, academic enrichment, and counseling services. Based primarily in over 30 public schools, camba's youth development programs have been designed to promote the development of six core competencies: cognitive and educational competence; personal and social competence; special interests and talents; leadership and citizenship; health and physical well-being; and preparation for work.

Health:health impact: in 2024, camba's emergency food pantry provided emergency food packages that benefited 189,411 individuals facing food insecurity. Each package includes a 3-day supply of food per household, which can vary given the household size. Moreover, we provided coordinated care management services to nearly 1,850 high-users of medicaid services through our healthlink program, ensuring that our clients living with chronic health conditions receive the comprehensive medical care, behavioral treatment, and social services they need to attain optimal health outcomes. In addition, camba provided case management and health education services to nearly 50 non-medicaid eligible people living with hiv/aids. In our navigayte brooklyn 2.0 program, 100% of people who were not engaged in care at intake were successfully enrolled in hiv care within 30 days. Our brooklyn drive down diabetes (b3d) program served 52 individuals. At their three-month assessment, 96% of b3d clients reported making changes to their diets, while 78% reported making changes to their physical activity.camba provides a complete range of services to individuals and families affected by conditions such as hunger, hiv/aids, mental illness, and substance use disorders. Our programming includes case management, care coordination, life-skills training, counseling, and recreational and nutritional services.

Economic development:small business services impact: in 2024, camba provided small business services to 767 individuals. 42.9% of businesses increased their sales following services from our technical business assistance and mobilize your business technology training programs. Camba also managed 10 active small business loans, bringing our loan portfolio balance to $72,470 in funding to brooklyn business owners. All of these loans were disbursed to minority- or women-owned business enterprises. Our workshops and one-one-one technical assistance helped to create 19 new businesses and assisted 14 business owners in hiring or retaining employees.camba promotes economic revitalization in central brooklyn by providing services tailored to the needs of low-income, immigrant and minority entrepreneurs. Our services include one-on-one counseling, entrepreneurial training and technical assistance, access to grants and micro-loans, and technology training.workforce development impact: in 2024, camba provided workforce development services to 2,334 brooklyn residents, including 2,039 recently arrived immigrants. Camba connected 594 low-income adults to full-time jobs with an average wage of $19.00 per hour. Camba trained 284 individuals who became new york state-certified security officers. Many graduates of our security officer training school self-placed into the field. Nearly one third of our security guard training graduates are women. In our career pathways for young adults program, we enrolled 103 individuals, 94 of whom earned an industry-recognized credential.for low-income individuals who want to attain economic self-sufficiency, camba offers assessment, job training, job search assistance, and job placement services that lead to employment in high-demand fields, such as construction, hvac, engineering, customer service, and private security.

Legal services:legal services impact: in 2024, cls provided 669 immigrant households with application assistance, including submitting vawa, daca and citizenship applications. Cls eliminated $350,000 in consumer debt through legal representation and financial counseling for working poor individuals. Through our services, over 2,800 individuals who were at risk of eviction or foreclosure were able to remain stably housed. Cls provided successful representation for 97% of its anti-eviction clients.camba legal services (cls) provides free legal counsel and representation to nearly 6,000 poor and working poor households each year in the areas of housing law, foreclosure prevention, consumer law, immigration law, domestic violence, and public benefits. Cls attorneys and paralegals provide a full range of services including education, advice and litigation to solve legal problems. They also work collaboratively with other camba staff members, including social workers, educators, and workforce development professionals to help clients achieve positive change in their lives.

Family and community support:family support impact: in 2024, camba supported 333 women and their families through our i-care program. In our moving mothers' health forward program, we provided a total of 770 services to 360 clients, including 57 clients served at the flagstone mobile clinic. Our foster care prevention services reached nearly 350 families.community support impact: camba's gun violence prevention initiative brownsville in, violence out (bivo) served 145 participants and conducted 45 de-escalation efforts. Seventy-six bivo participants received intensive job readiness training and 13 of these participants obtained full-time employment. Bivo's high-impact area witnessed only seven shooting incidents during the program year.camba's family and community services programs are designed to use each family's strengths to develop solutions to problems which affect the family's functioning. Our services include foster care prevention and programs to improve health outcomes for pregnant and newly parenting families. We offer a range of services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes. These include individual and group counseling, conflict resolution, support groups, advocacy, and a rape crisis hotline.