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Campaign Committee Lili Lynton, Campaign
Chair Alexander Betancourt David Komansky Steve
Hutensky Carlos Morales Tara Murphy Shireen
Naderi Billy Rahm Marilyn Simons David F.A.
Walker
Dear Friends, East Harlem is changing, facing
the challenges and opportunities that come with
new economic and racial diversity. East Harlem
Tutorial Program, at the center of the East
Harlem community for almost 50 years, is also
changing to meet the current and future needs of
the community with the vision of a healthy,
fulfilling and prosperous future for the
communitys children, teens and families.
Building on our historic core competencies and
our position of leadership as an East Harlem
education and community enrichment center, EHTP
is poised to deepen its impact as a catalyst for
positive neighborhood change. We are responding
to the opportunities presented by a changing
community by expanding our services and by
building a comprehensive Neighborhood Learning
Center where those services and the students
and families we serve can grow and thrive.
This new home for EHTP will be a new second home
for thousands of young people and their families
in the years to comea place where they receive
the tools and proficiency they need to exercise
power and choice in realizing their potential and
in fulfilling their dreams. To achieve this
dream for EHTP and East Harlem, we are embarking
on a major fundraising campaign to secure a
minimum of 7,500,000 from friends and
supporters. We are pleased to announce that we
have already raised 5,100,000 during the
campaigns earliest leadership phase. To reach
our goal and make our Neighborhood Learning
Center a successful reality, we need your
support. As we celebrate EHTPs 50th Anniversary
in 2008, we ask that you join us today to ensure
the future of East Harlem Tutorial Program and
its vibrant community of students and
families. Lili Lynton Alexander
Betancourt Campaign Chair Executive Director
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EHTP Today A Snapshot
Established in 1958, East Harlem Tutorial Program
(EHTP) has been a pioneer in providing after
school educational programs. Working directly
with children, parents, and teachers, our After
School Program provides educational enrichment
and personal development activities Monday
through Saturday throughout the school year. Our
Summer Camp for youngsters ages 6 through 12 runs
four days a week during July and August.

• One-on-one tutoring, a hallmark of the EHTP
  experience, remains a critical part of a larger
  strategy to provide comprehensive education
  enrichment programs for children and young
  adults. The central goals of all EHTP activities
  are to help students develop strong literacy,
  math, and personal skills, explore technology and
  the arts, and participate in the rebirth of our
  local community.
• Recent Highlights
• In 2006-2007, EHTP served 804 children and young
  adults aged 5 through 21 in our After School
  Program, in both on-site and off-site
  programming, a 18 increase from 2005-2006.
• Our number of tutors is at a record high 272
  Tutors volunteered with our After School Program
  this year, with 168 returning from last year, a
  retention rate of 62.
• Students are excited to attend our program each
  week our attendance is at 84.
• Our 2007 summer programs served 207 children and
  youth.
• EHTPs rookie robotics team East Harlem Tech
  won the 2006 FIRST Regional Competition and the
  Rookie All Star Award.

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EHTP Today Our Impact
EHTPs programs are making a difference in our
childrens lives. EHTP has made a substantial
impact on the academic skill levels of our
participants. Some of the results that were
especially proud of include

• In September 2006, only 33 of EHTPs second
  graders met a crucial benchmark predicting later
  reading proficiency at the end of the year, 89
  met that mark.
• In September 2006, 9 of our fourth graders were
  performing math skills at an advanced level by
  the end of the school year, that number had risen
  to 17. In the same time period, the number of
  students performing at a proficient level rose
  from 7 to 21, and the number of students
  performing at a below basic level fell from 54
  to 24.
• In September 2006, 11 percent of our seventh
  graders were reading at an advanced level by the
  end of the school year, that number rose to 20.
  In the same time period, the number of students
  reading at a below basic level fell from 26 to
  15.
• The number of EHTP children kept back in school
  decreased by 34.

• 52 of the young men and women in our high school
  program took the SAT.
• 61 of the youth in our high school program
  applied to college or vocational education
  programs.

Our high school program is still under
development, but we are proud of the fact that
EHTP sets high expectations for ourselves and our
participants and continually measures our
outcomes and community needs to deliver the
highest quality, most effective offerings.
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Kyonna Stevens EHTP Student
Before Brittany Stevens found EHTP, she was a
single mother struggling to pay for Catholic
school and support her three children. When her
daughter Kyonna began having trouble in school
and was at risk of not being promoted to the next
grade, Mrs. Stevens found herself stretched even
more tightly financially as she tried to fit
private tutoring into her budget. Luckily, Mrs.
Stevens heard about EHTP. She immediately took
Kyonna out of her private tutoring and registered
her for EHTPs after school program. After one
year of participating in EHTPs tutoring and
after school activities, Kyonnas grades
improved, she was no longer required to attend
summer school, and she successfully passed all of
her classes. Three years later, Kyonna is one of
EHTPs after school stars. Her grades in school
are excellent and she is participating in Spoken
Word and Maskmaking activities at EHTP. Kyonnas
favorite activity is Spoken Word because she
feels that she is allowed to express herself and
write about whats important to her. Kyonna says
that EHTP has changed her life Ive made
friends and have a better learning experience
both here and at school.
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Cheryl Weisman EHTP Volunteer Tutor
Cheryl Weisman is one of EHTPs 272 volunteer
tutors. Born and raised in Chicago, Cheryl left
the Windy City to attend George Washington
University, where she majored in journalism.
After graduation she came to New York to launch a
career in book publishing. Today she is a
production editor at Scholastic Books. Cheryl has
been a tutor at EHTP for two years. Her partner
in this adventure is fourth-grader Philip
Brown. When asked what she enjoys most about
being a tutor, Cheryl says, Philip is always
happy to be here for tutoring and he loves doing
projects, so that keeps
things interesting for both of us. Last year,
one of their favorite activities was building a
wooden T-Rex from a Scholastic kit, since Philip
has always liked dinosaurs. Says Cheryl, Each of
my afternoons with Phillip was fun and productive
because EHTP staff were great at identifying the
areas to focus on and were very supportive in
helping Phillip and I achieve our goals or in
helping us develop new projects to work on
together. When it comes to academics, Philip
says that Cheryl has been most helpful in
clearing up his challenges in learning math,
especially working with him on his times tables.
Since Cheryls favorite hobby is reading, they
also like to read together sometimes about
faraway places like Australia. Philip says,
We also like to learn about history, and Cheryl
adds, Because Philip is learning all about New
York history, Ive enjoyed sharing that with him,
since I didnt grow up here. Philip thinks
Cheryl is a terrific tutor because she doesnt
yell, shes nice, kind, and quiet, and shes her
own self. Theirs is a mutual admiration
society, and the beginning of a beautiful
friendship.
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La Tanya Harry EHTP Alumna

• La Tanya R. Harry, a lifetime resident of East
  Harlem, first arrived at East Harlem Tutorial
  Program in 1992 after experiencing difficulty
  mastering 7th grade math. La Tanyas experiences
  in the tutoring program sparked her interest in
  continuing her involvement in EHTP through our
  Teen Internship Program. During her four years
  in the program, La Tanya enjoyed her first
  employment position as a Junior Counselor.
• Says La Tanya, My participation in the programs
  college-tour program inspired my decision to
  attend college. In the fall of 1997 she was
  admitted to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New
  Hampshire.
• Despite the distance, La Tanyas commitment to
  EHTP continued, and she returned the summer
  following her freshman year to serve as a College
  Intern. After Dartmouth, La Tanyas dedication
  to EHTP and its mission continued. While serving
  as a legislative correspondent for Senator
  Charles Schumer, she advised EHTP executive staff
  to secure funding for the program through the
  federal appropriation process.
• As a law student at Rutgers-Newark School of Law,
  La Tanya joined EHTPs junior board and worked
  with her colleagues to put together a successful
  career panel for TIP students. Although La Tanya
  will be clerking for Justice John E. Wallace of
  the New Jersey Supreme Court this coming fall,
  she will continue to support the program and

hopes to serve on the organizations executive
board in the near future. La Tanya credits her
success to the influence of her mother and to the
dedicated EHTP program staff, volunteers and
board members who encouraged her to reach for the
stars by setting high personal and professional
goals and standards for herself. I will always
be grateful to the program for giving me a
chance, and for providing a place for East Harlem
youth to grow, establish healthy self-esteem, and
strive for excellence.
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Catching A Rising Tide
East Harlem is changing. As the gentrification of
Manhattan stretches northward, new opportunities
are becoming available for the first time in East
Harlem new jobs, better schools, more choices.
The rising tide threatens to leave behind many
of East Harlems families, many of whom struggle
with a host of seemingly intractable obstacles

• Of the 35,000 youth under age 19 living in the
  community, approximately 80 are born into
  poverty and only 20 live in two-parent homes.
• The unemployment rate is almost 30 in parts of
  the community vs. 7.7 for the city as a whole.
• 21 of its population is foreign born, and of
  this population, 27 are not proficient in
  English.
• Two-thirds of its schools in the neighborhood do
  not meet city standards in language arts or
  mathematics.
• In 2006, East Harlem high schools had an overall,
  four-year graduation rate of 61. The four-year
  graduation rate for Hispanic or Latino youth was
  62, while the four-year graduation rate for
  African American youth was 56.
• Of the 2005-2006 high school completers, just 6
  were planning to go to a two or four-year
  college. Only 30 of the population 25 years and
  older in East Harlem holds a Bachelors Degree.

With help from EHTP, East Harlems children will
be able to surmount these obstacles. Now is the
time to leverage the positive changes created by
the renaissance of East Harlem and make sure that
the children we serve have the education and
skills to take advantage of the new opportunities.
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Extending Our Commitment of Leadership
At a time of great change and profound need, EHTP
is redoubling its commitment to our communitys
children and familiespeople who desperately
require our services to achieve their dream of
successfully participating in and contributing to
society and the development of their
neighborhood. Enhancing and Expanding Core
Services One-on-one tutoring East Harlems
hallmark remains a critical and central
component of what is now a larger strategy to
develop the whole child through an innovative,
arts-based, literacy-infused program.
Understanding that all children have unique
talents, interests, and learning styles, the
organization works cooperatively with parents,
teachers, and children to craft individualized,
age-appropriate learning programs that provide
children with the literacy, math, and science
assistance they need. To meet increasing
neighborhood demand, we are growing our
after-school program to accommodate a total of
1,000 children and youth by 2010.

• Development of New Programs and Services
• With the goals of deepening EHTPs impact on its
  East Harlem neighborhood and expanding the
  continuum of services it offers, EHTP canvassed
  the neighborhood through a formal needs
  assessment and through parent focus groups and
  identified two new program areas
• Early childhood education The opening of our
  new Neighborhood Learning Center will enable EHTP
  to introduce literacy to the neighborhoods three
  and four year olds through a pre-school program.
  Up to 80 children will attend a five-day, five
  and a half hour preschool program that will
  encourage children to develop skills through arts
  and play.
• Adult literacy In 2007, EHTP began its first
  adult literacy program for 26 parents of current
  students in the after school program. The
  program, which teaches both English as a Second
  Language and basic literacy depending on a
  parents needs, will serve 135 neighborhood
  adults by 2011.

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EHTP Today Our Program Vision
EHTPs vision is that its after school programs
create a unique space where children can develop
and thrive. Our innovative programs are

• Infused with literacy and math, so that
  childrens academic skills are constantly
  strengthened
• Focused on youth development, so that children
  develop the social and emotional skills that will
  allow them to succeed in an environment that is
  constantly changing

Unlike school, which is entirely focused on
academics, and unlike a drop-in recreation
center, which simply creates a safe space for
children to go after school and before their
parents return home from work, EHTPs programs
work with children from early childhood through
adulthood to ensure that they have the resources
needed to access opportunities for academic,
social and career advancement, while fully
engaging parents and caregivers in their
childrens development. Consistent with the
research on the successful after-school programs
that have the greatest impact on students lives,
EHTPs program has been designed to

• Include development of key skills in reading,
  writing and math
• Expose participants to all aspects of the arts

• Offer participants a measure of choice and
  control they may not have in other areas of their
  lives
• Establish an environment of collaboration and
  mutual assistance

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Extending Our Commitment of Leadership Our Goals
EHTPs vision is for a future in which our
students are able to overcome the challenges and
take advantage of the opportunities presented to
them. We believe that the ultimate measure of our
success will be increases in the high school
graduation and college attendance rates of the
children we serve. Nationally, a high school
degree raises annual income from 13,085 to
21,075 a Bachelor of Arts increases annual
income to 40,166. For East Harlems youth,
attaining these degrees could make the difference
between continuing the cycle of poverty and
achieving financial security.

• Our goals for this year (2007-2008) include
• Maintaining and increasing grade promotion rates
• Continuing improvement of literacy and math
  skills
• Continuing to improve credit accumulation towards
  graduation by our high school students

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A Vision for East Harlems Future
Lack of adequate program space stands as the most
significant barrier to EHTPs vision for the
future. EHTPs current facilities do not provide
staff and tutors adequate room to interact
effectively with students and their families.
The program has outgrown the 6,000 square feet of
space available in the original building at 2050
Second Avenue, as well as the additional 4,000
square feet it rents across the street. To
address and resolve these facility-related
challenges, EHTP has purchased three adjacent
city-owned lots on its current block. On this
site, the organization will construct a
comprehensive Neighborhood Learning Center that
will meet the needs of 1,500 community youth
participants and their families now and well into
the future.
More than simply a new building, the Neighborhood
Learning Center will be a tangible community
investment, a visible testament of EHTPs
commitment to East Harlems future in a time of
significant change. Included within the new
seven-story, 25,000 square foot structure will be
tutoring and learning rooms, early childhood
space, an art room, a dance studio, a multi-media
production lab, and a gymnasium/amphitheater. The
facility is specifically being developed to
accommodate not only our programs for children
and teens, but also to provide space for early
childhood literacy initiatives, adult literacy
programming, and neighborhood activities and
events. As such, it will be a bright beacon to
local residents, both day and night. To
underwrite this important project, which is
estimated to cost 11 million, we have secured
the commitment from a commercial lending
institution to underwrite a tax-exempt bond,
payable over 30 years with no prepayment
penalties. Groundbreaking on the neighborhood
learning center will occur in June of 2008, and
the building is scheduled to open in September of
2009.
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The Campaign for EHTP
As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary and our next
half-century of service to our East Harlem
neighborhood, we announce The Campaign for EHTP,
a 7.5 million fundraising effort that will
provide essential underwriting for the
construction of EHTPs new Neighborhood Learning
Center.

• This Campaign is designed to enlist the support
  of individuals, foundations, and corporations
  friends both old and new who share our vision
  for a brighter future for East Harlem. Gifts at
  all levels will be required to fulfill our
  ambitious goal.

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Special Capital Campaign Challenge

• An anonymous donor has generously agreed to match
  new and increased pledges of 50,000 and more, up
  to a total of 1,000,000.
• As a result
• Your gift to EHTP of 50,000 will mean 100,000
  for the Learning Center Campaign!
• Your gift of 100,000 will mean 200,000!
• Your gift of 250,000 will mean 500,000!

All donors of 50,000 and more will become
charter members of EHTPs Major Donor Society.
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Facility Naming Opportunities
Supporters of Our Children Are Our Future The
Campaign for EHTP can pledge their gifts now and
fulfill their pledges over a three to five year
period. Donors of 50,000 or more will have the
opportunity to name spaces within the new
Neighborhood Learning Center, including

• Naming of the Neighborhood Learning Center
  building 2,000,000
• Donated - The Gymnasium/Amphitheater 500,000
• The Welcoming Center 500,000
• The Multi Media Center/Library 500,000
• The Art Studio 250,000
• The Dance Studio 250,000
• The Garden 150,000
• Classrooms (number) 50,000 each

All donors of 25,000 or more will have their
names inscribed on a plaque in the lobby of the
Neighborhood Learning Center. Donors will also
have the opportunity to designate funds to endow
program initiatives, including

• The EHTP Summer Day Camp 250,000
• Summer College Residency Program for High School
  Students 150,000
• Math and Science Scholarship Fund 100,000
• Artist-in-Residence in Studio Arts 50,000
• Artist-in-Residence in Dance 50,000
• Donated - Artist-in-Residence in Music 50,000

All donors to the Campaign will be recognized on
a plaque to be centrally located within the
Neighborhood Learning Centers reception area.
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Your Campaign Gift
Through the generous support of friends like you,
East Harlem Tutorial Program can achieve its
vision of creating a Neighborhood Learning Center
that will meet the growing needs of a changing
neighborhood. Please join us as we work to create
a better future for our community.

• Gifts and pledges made to The Campaign for EHTP
  through October 31, 2008 will be credited toward
  the Campaign goal.
• Gifts can be pledged for payment in installments
  over three to five years or on a pre-arranged
  pledge payment schedule.
• Any gift can be made as a memorial or honorary
  gift.
• Campaign gifts may be made as outright gifts of
  cash or securities, as life income gifts, or
  other forms of planned gifts. Anyone 65 years of
  age or older may receive credit for a confirmed
  bequest provision or a gift in the form of a life
  income trust if the gift is specifically
  designated for endowment purposes. Under certain
  circumstances, Campaign credit may also be
  extended to include endowment gifts in the form
  of life insurance for which EHTP is named as
  owner and/or beneficiary.
• A gift of real estate will be credited at the
  appraised value of the gift at the time it is
  made.
• Facility naming opportunities are offered to
  recognize the generosity of donors of 50,000 and
  above.
• Donors restricting their gifts to specific
  purposes should explain so in writing when the
  gift is transmitted. Unless otherwise noted in
  writing, all gifts to the Campaign will be
  applied to EHTPs Campaign Fund.

For additional information, please contact
Alexander Betancourt, Executive Director of EHTP,
at [phone] or abetancourt_at_ehtp.org 2050
Second Avenue New York, New York 10029
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Pledge Form
Thank you for your interest in making a gift to
Our Children Are Our Future The Campaign for
East Harlem Tutorial Program. Please use this
form to confirm your pledge. Kindly make a copy
of this form for your records and return the
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Program, 2050 Second Avenue, New York, New York
10029 [phone] Unless otherwise noted in
writing, all gifts to the Campaign will be
applied to the EHTP General Campaign Fund