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ANNUAL REPORT for January 2012–December 2013 Transforming Lives Through the Power of Technology THE NATIONAL URBAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC.

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ANNUAL REPORT for January 2012–December 2013Transforming Lives Through the Power of Technology

THE NATIONAL URBAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC.

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The National Urban Technology Center (Urban Tech), a not-for-profit educational corporation, was founded in 1995 to provide

access to information technology in under-served communities to address the widening gap between the “information haves”

and “information have-nots.” Urban Tech’s primary focus is to promote social-emotional learning, academic performance, and

workforce preparation among disadvantaged young people, and to provide adults with the resources necessary for long-term

employability and economic security.

Urban Tech’s mission is to use the power of technology to transform lives. Urban Tech achieves its mission by combining its 18-

year history of providing effective social-emotional learning, digital literacy, financial literacy, academic supports and dropout

prevention services to high-needs, underserved communities with the expertise of its university partner at SUNY.

Urban Tech’s flagship programs, The Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA) and the Financial Education Network (FEN), are delivered

online to enhance the ability of schools and after-school programs to reach and effectively teach all students. Our community

schools initiative (CSI) integrates academic and service supports and extended learning opportunities that lead to improved

student performance, stronger families and healthier communities. Our digital literacy program for middle school students was

designed to 1) add 21st Century digital technology skills to the classroom and 2) increase the number of primarily Black and Latino

students with proficiency in current technologies. The skills taught help middle school students to begin mastery of 21st Century

college and career readiness skills.

“ With an emphasis on academic performance and employment preparation, the National Urban Technology Center

has helped to educate and provide opportunities, making citizens ready to tackle the challenges of a complex and

ever-changing world.” CHARLES SCHUMER

UNITED STATES SENATOR

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Technology is ubiquitous, touching almost every part of our lives, our communities and our homes. Today we can also celebrate that technology is even more commonplace in education than ever, evolving daily as a catalyst to open doors and minds to help students achieve their potential.

The power of technology is resonating throughout the world of education at all levels and in many different ways and forms. But that’s not enough! To be effective, technology must be integrated across the curriculum in ways that deepen and enhance the learning process.

Technology tools are helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning and engage students who learn better in other ways. Digital simulation and models help teachers explain concepts that are big or small or processes that happen too quickly or too slowly to demonstrate in a physical classroom.

It is this intersection of technology and learning that is Urban Tech’s raison d’ être. In its 18-year history, Urban Tech has made great strides in addressing technology gaps that are barriers to success in low-income communities and under- resourced schools, beginning with the creation of several hundred community-based computer centers to bridge the digital divide.

Today Urban Tech is a leader in the movement to use the power of technology to transform learning with a unique approach focusing on the whole child. Urban Tech is on the cutting edge of providing context in its curriculum for real-world situations and how it relates to student learning. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is incorporated into Urban Tech’s approach to education in a unique and exciting way, demonstrating positive effects for a broad range of students whose educational prospects aren’t realized through the traditional classroom. Our technology-rich programs capture the creativity and inspiration of young people who are more likely to drop out of school or fall behind in their academic achievement.

This report reflects the growth and successes of Urban Tech programs in 2012 and 2013, demonstrating the value we bring to students, teachers, families and communities.

Your support of Urban Tech is a critical investment in our nation’s economic future. Closer to home, it is an even more critical investment in every student we serve in our U.S. network.

We can’t tell everyone’s story, but it is our hope that this report will express the enthusiasm and commitment of Urban Tech to our students and their achievements.

We sincerely thank you for your dedication, loyalty and donations in support of our mission.

PATRICIA BRANSFORD, MBAFounder and President

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

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OFFICERSBOARD CHAIRDavid PerlinPrivate Investor

BOARD VICE-CHAIRKathy ZukermanSenior Vice PresidentBTIG

BOARD TREASURERThomas L. BransfordVice PresidentThe National Urban Technology Center

DIRECTORSCHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEERichard BilelloNational Sales Director-Medical Device DivisionOtsuka Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEEPatricia BransfordFounder and President The National Urban Technology Center

Jessica C. IsaacsGlobal Business Executive - Financial Services

Alia Jones-HarveyProducerFront Row Productions

John StarksFounder and PresidentJohn Starks Foundation

Linda DavilaFirst Vice President Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management

Gena Davis WatkinsExecutive DirectorThe National Urban Technology Center

“ Urban Tech employs pedagogical strategies that adhere to the most current and highest standards and principles required in federal and state policies. These include the U.S. Department of Education National Technology Plan, National Assessment for Educational Progress, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and new Common Core State Standards.

“ The Youth Leadership Academy is the only positive alternative for urban youth in poor neighborhoods. YLA has been in over thirty Milwaukee public middle and high schools and has received great evaluations.” STANLEY COLE, GANG SPECIALIST

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN

2012–2013 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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The young people we serve face extraordinary challenges every day in life and in school. There are social challenges. There are technological challenges. Students are surrounded by technology, and in fact are becoming more adept at using it, at younger ages

than their parents. When they get to school, the technology vanishes. Teachers experience the same technology gap: lack of reliable Internet service; not enough PCs for all their students; outdated, ineffective textbooks and chalkboards. Student interest is diminished. Engaging students—key to driving their interest and performance—is further hindered by the technology gap. Beyond the technology gap is the life experience and social skills gap: students need to have a better understanding of themselves and how they relate to the world if they are to have a chance at performing well academically. Life and social skills are a prerequisite to building strong academic skills and technology skills. In this highly mobile, globally connected society, it’s a reality that young Americans will have more jobs and more careers in their lifetimes than their parents. To prepare students for that world we must change what and how we teach.

I am honored to Chair the National Urban Technology Center, an organization that has been at the forefront of these issues for seventeen years. Urban Tech is a proven leader in recognizing that students need fundamental life and social skills education using technology-based resources in order to achieve academically. We strive to provide best-in-breed programs that help them do just that. As I reflect on these past two years, I am reminded of the strides that Urban Tech has made to integrate a wider and more flexible set of learning resources. Educators—including teachers, parents and mentors inside and outside the classroom—all benefit from Urban Tech’s high standards for content, training and coaching. And we’re not standing still. This year we’re working on new and exciting ways of engaging and teaching students using the newest tablet computing platforms—all in service of our mission to equip young learners with the essential skills they need in order to compete with their peers in the global economy. As I end my tenure as Board Chair, I sincerely thank you for your continued support of Urban Tech. Your contributions and thought leadership have given us the means to promote a model of learning powered by technology and to advance a learning approach that is motivational and meaningful.

DAVID PERLINBoard Chair

LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

“ When I was ten, I knew I liked computers. But I didn’t have access. Urban Tech provided me with the tools and skills to put me on track to become a CIO. At the end of the day, it’s all about motivation. You gotta love what you do. And it shows in what you do and how you perform. This is what Urban Tech taught me, and this is what I live today.” VINCENT BELL, YLA ALUMNUS

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY &

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

THE BLACK CAR FUND

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Powered by technology, Urban Tech is reshaping the learning experience, allowing students to improve their social and emotional learning (SEL) and academic skills. We provide a cutting-edge curriculum that nurtures leadership, critical thinking, problem solving, pro-social behaviors, healthy habits, digital literacy and financial literacy. Students receive the skills and tools necessary to prepare them for college, career and life. To ensure that our programs are implemented with the highest quality of instruction, Urban Tech works in partnership with schools, afterschool programs, community- based organizations, faith-based institutions and youth development centers. About 90% of Urban Tech’s clients are Black and Latino; their families’ per capita income is at or slightly above the poverty level.

In Jan. 2012– Dec. 2013, Urban Tech reached new milestones to help students, teachers, families and communities achieve their goals: • Served 6,000 students in 57 schools,

school districts, and afterschool programs in 25 states through the Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA)

• Trained youth as co-program facilitators with teachers to deliver instructional content

• Selected by the New York City Department of Education to implement comprehensive instructional technology for teachers in 10 NYCDOE public schools

• Launched “Project Engage” to initially create up to 2,000 grades 3–6 Student Peer Leaders in schools across the country • LaunchedtheDigitalLiteracyTraining Program for Middle School Students• AlignedYLAtothenewCommonCore State Standards and the PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) Framework • EstablishedtheUrbanTechCommunity Schools Initiative• Designed,developed,andpilotedtheUrban Tech Financial Education Network (FEN)

“ What is of particular interest, in addition to Urban Tech’s use of technology, is the very considered, informed and thoughtful exploration of issues critical to the academic, social and personal lives of youth.” DAVID C. FLETCHER, PH.D.

LEHMAN COLLEGE

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

BRONX, NY

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URBAN TECH STUDENT DEMOgRAPHICS

Hispanic/Latino

Black/ African American

White

Asian/ Pacific Islander

Native American

49%

42%

5%

3%

1%

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INNOVATING IN WAYS TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY The digital revolution is transforming the world, stimulating huge social and economic advances. However, 75% if the world’s population remains digitally excluded. Urban Tech has worked to generate long-term digital inclusion, where individuals and communities understand how to use technology to bring about positive transformation in their lives. Urban Tech address these issues through its flagship programs designed to teach students, parents, families and communities to develop skills needed to compete in a digital world.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY® Urban Tech is reshaping the learning experience for students through The Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA) Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program. YLA is a technology-rich e-learning platform and curriculum that helps students build the essential skills aligned with 21st century college and career standards. The program objectives are to: 1) promote literacy, health, financial and technology education, 2) develop career goals and workforce readiness, 3) build self- esteem, leadership, teamwork and civic engagement skills and 4) enhance teacher confidence in technology as a powerful learning/teaching tool. The YLA curriculum uses multiple modes of learning, both instructor-led and self-paced. It is designed using a mix of group activities to inspire teamwork, animation, contemporary music and games, relevant exercises that provide real-life experiences, e-journaling and access to an online resource library.

YLA draws students into a highly stimulating digital world that motivates them to improve self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making through simulation and role-playing activities. They are constantly encouraged to think about and examine consequences and ultimately learn to become accountable for the actions and make pro-social decisions.

Highlights of YLA in 2012–2013 were:• Added the YLA Curriculum to 41 schools

and afterschool programs in 16 new states• Validated impressive progress in social

and academic competencies through independent evaluations:

• – 72.8% increase in attendance• – 46% increase in reading scores• – 40% increase in math scores• 69% of instructors reported that YLA

influenced their students to be more confident as learners and positively influenced students’ physical and emotional well-being

• 90% of instructors indicated YLA curriculum enhanced students’ ability to understand and manage emotions, establish positive relationships, solve everyday problems, make responsible decisions and handle difficult situations

• 83% of instructors indicated that Urban Tech’s professional development led to new pedagogical strategies and practices

• 87% of instructors said their involvement in YLA is likely to have a positive and lasting influence on instruction

• 100% of participating instructors reported a substantial improvement in school culture and the degree to which students began to feel accepted, valued and respected

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“I firmly believe that education and the Internet

are the two great equalizers in life, and through the

use of technology we are transforming lives.”

JOHN T. CHAMBERS, CHAIRMAN AND CEO

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

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YLA GET HEALTHY, GET SMART! The YLA Get Healthy, Get Smart! (GHGS) series is a comprehensive and holistic health education, wellness and prevention initiative. The principal purpose is to raise awareness and teach students how to make healthy choices and adopt new behaviors that eliminate the root causes of disease. The curriculum emphasizes emotional well-being, obesity, diabetes, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and STD/HIV/AIDS awareness. GHGS is the result of fifteen years of research and development rooted in a belief that we must leverage technology to provide engaging and powerful learning experiences, content, resources and student assessments. It focuses on students’ self-esteem, personal development, conflict

resolution, awareness and knowledge about proper nutrition, the importance of daily exercise, computer literacy, community building and civic engagement. Educators and afterschool program directors embraced the curriculum, resulting in noticeable changes in students and staff. GHGS was implemented in 65 schools, serving 15,000 students in New York and Connecticut.

“ Urban Tech is an outstanding nonprofit that has developed web-based programming to help students on issues such as relationships, substance abuse and reproductive health.” SIR ELTON JOHN

FOUNDER

ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION

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gHgS OUTCOMES

% of instructors who agree:

Source: YLA Get Healthy, Get Smart! Evaluation: A Final Report to the Elton John AIDS Foundation

Improvement in getting along with each otherImprovement in self-esteem

Improvement in academic behaviorsImprovement in understanding the benefit of a healthy lifestyle and the

consequences of being unhealthyImprovement in problem-solving issues regarding relationships

Improvement in awareness of how peers and the media influence one’s feelings and attitudes

Improvement in learning how to work towards fostering healthy relationshipsImprovement in exercising

Improvement in staying on taskImprovement in motivation

What kinds of changes have you seen in your students as a result of GHGS?

100%67%

67%83%

67%67%67%67%67%

50%

gethealthySMART!

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PROJECT ENGAGE Urban Tech’s Project Engage is designed to build young peer leaders. Using a peer-to-peer approach, Project Engage is a component of Urban Tech’s Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA) initiative to help students build the critical social, emotional, and academic skills necessary to graduate high school. Urban Tech’s widely acclaimed Youth Leadership Academy® (YLA) provides ground breaking technology designed and implemented to equip students with the practical skills necessary to become productive, self-fulfilled and achievement-oriented adults. The life skills taught in YLA are the tools needed to make healthy lifestyle choices, to effectively present oneself in the workplace, to manage one’s income resourcefully, and to make positive life goals and decisions. YLA was also designed to teach computer skills, and to address a range of important issues including school dropout, drug awareness and teen pregnancy. YLA empowers young people by opening the doors to education and career options, and by raising the self-esteem of young people so they are comfortable pursuing new opportunities. It encourages participants to become self-sufficient and instills behaviors such as punctuality, the spirit of teamwork and cooperation, and the ability to accept constructive criticism.

IT’S YOUR NET WORTH! Funded by Wells Fargo Foundation, the It’s Your Net Worth! initiative is designed to provide financial literacy and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) services. In its six-year history, the program has been successful in providing low- and moderate-income families with comprehensive financial literacy training, free income tax preparation assistance and tax credit applications. Cumulative program results exceeded expectations:

• 1,462 volunteers trained• 42,579 tax returns filed at 115 Weed and Seed

sites, for an average of 370 returns per site• $38.4 million in refunds issued• $13.5 million in Earned Income Tax

Credits/Child Tax Credits returned to participants

• 153 individuals and families participated in the Wells Fargo Hands on Banking® workshops focused on financial literacy and first-time home-buying

• 95 students were trained in financial literacy using the YLA Budgets and Banking curriculum

URBAN TECH FINANCIAL EDUCATION NETWORK (FEN) The Financial Education Network (FEN): FEN is a comprehensive financial education e-learning network and portal of online curriculum and resources for teaching financial education, promoting homeownership, entrepreneurship, and managing financial assets. Funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, FEN is developed to address the extremely urgent need for an increase in financial education in the United States. By implementing financial education courses in schools and communities, we are insuring that students will make more informed choices as they enter adulthood. The lack of financial management skills such as creating and maintaining a budget, understanding credit, and saving for unplanned emergencies prevents millions of Americans from investing in assets such as homes, insurance, and education. Without easily assessable curriculum and resources on financial education for all, especially unbanked and underserved residents, there is no way that these statistics will ever improve. The Financial Education Network is a way to fill the gap and address this urgent need in the U.S.

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DIGITAL LITERACY Urban Tech offers customized curriculum modules with YLA that add 21st Century digital technology skills to the classroom, teaching middle school students to not only use current technologies, but develop the habits of mind that will allow them to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world. Urban Tech supplies in-class co-teaching and faculty professional development enabling teachers to provide their students with modern tools and techniques for making such things as their own professional quality animated movies, designing logos and posters for print and the web, understanding the hardware and software tools inherent to the Apple iPad platform, producing live-action videos, video editing, and much more. The curriculum meets national academic and technical standards and integrates learning in visual arts, other academic subjects, and career and technical education.

The Digital Literacy Skills continuum includes:•3DAnimation•Coding•ComputerProgramming•AudioandVideoDocumentaryStories•DigitalPhotographyandFilmmaking•DigitalMusicProduction

Students tell stories through media while learning basic technical knowledge and skills. Students also learn how to work together in teams, plan and develop projects, and engage in structured career exploration. Though the Digital Literacy program, our students develop a frame-work to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and learn how to effectively use the tools of technology.

“ To be successful in today’s digital world, literacy goes far beyond the ability to read and write. What it means to be digitally literate has reflected the change in how information is processed, delivered and received in today’s highly connected world.” -US DIgITAL LITERACY: DEFININg

LITERACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY,

http://digitalliteracy.us

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COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE The Urban Tech Community Schools approach begins with customized solutions tailored to the vision, needs and local context of each school. Using this strategy, we develop robust relationships with school leadership, educators and staff, families and community partners invested in creating the most effective community school to:•Servethewholechild,wholefamily,whole community •Eliminatehealth,social-emotionaland educational inequities •Provideeachchildwithasafeandcaring environment that supports student learning and success•Discoverandutilizeeveryassetfoundin the school community

OUR CHANGE MODEL This Model for Change is developed with the following characteristics:•Thrivingstudentsatthecenter–toensure that everything converts back to this vision•Ahighqualityandeffectiveinstructional core •Afocusondevelopingsocial,emotionaland physical health•EnsuringequitableopportunitiesforALL students to learn

THESE CHANGE ELEMENTS LEAD TO:•Acoordinatedandintegratedsystemof academic and learning supports•Safeandhealthyschoolenvironment•Trusting,intentionalrelationshipsand partnerships•Sharedresponsibilityforleadershipand decision-making•Improvedacademicperformance•Improvedattendanceandstay-in-school rates•Improvedgraduationrates•Improvedstudentbehaviorandself-efficacy•Improvedfamily/parentengagementand involvement•Improvedfamilyhealthandwell-being•Improvedcommunity

Our community schools strategy is aligned with

the Children’s Aid Society “development triangle” to

ground our strategic planning and program implementation

strategies in the national work of community schools.

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ALABAMAMobile Mobile County School System

ALASKAAnchorage Mountain View Weed and Seed

ARIZONAPhoenix The Legacy Initiative

ARKANSASPine Bluff ICVR/Central Park Weed and Seed

CALIFORNIAEscondido Rincon Middle School West Covina Giano Intermediate School

Options Enrichment Program

CONNECTICUTBridgeport Ralphola Taylor Community Center YMCAHartford Kinsella Magnet School

FLORIDACoca Clear Lake Middle School Flagler Beach Flagler Public Schools Ft. Lauderdale Greater Minds, Inc.Fort Myers Source of Light & Hope Development CenterPalm Coast Buddy Taylor Middle SchoolSt. Petersburg Childs Park Recreation Center City of St. Petersburg James B. Sanderlin Neighborhood Family CenterViera School Board of Brevard County

ILLINOISAssumption Kemmerer Village Central A&MCrete Crete Monee School District 201-UGlenwood Glenwood AcademyNaperville Legacy Nexus Group Rantoul Pathway Behavioral Program

Urban Tech is proud to acknowledge the following schools and community partners:

“ Since 1995, Urban Tech has built a network of 750 computer training centers, 200 youth development programs and 150 financial literacy programs. It has reached 15,000 students in 100 schools and over 500,000 people in 38 states.

“ Urban Tech has been a shining example of how school systems can work with community organizations to provide instructional support to K–12 students and their families.” gALE REEVES

SUPERINTENDENT

COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 5

NEW YORK, NY

URBAN TECH PARTNERS 2012–2013

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INDIANAGary The Clear Path Center, Inc.Indianapolis Oasis Community Development Center

MICHIGANDetroit Trinity Community DevelopmentGrand Rapids City Hope Ministries Grand Rapids Weed and Seed Other Way Ministries

KANSASKansas City Oak Ridge Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School

KENTUCKY Lexington Family Counseling Service

LOUISIANA New Orleans The Net Charter School

MARYLAND Hanover Kinya Stallworth

MASSACHUSETTS Boston McKinley Middle School

MICHIGANDetroit Trinity Community DevelopmentEast Lansing Achieve Career Preparatory AcademyGrand Rapids City Hope Ministries Grand Rapids Weed and Seed Other Way Ministries

MINNESOTAPrinceton Princeton Public Schools ISD 477 Slayton Murray County Central Junior High School

MISSOURIColumbia Family Facets, Inc.

MISSISSIPPIBiloxi Visions of Hope, Inc. Meridan Lauderdale Country School District

NEW JERSEYNewark Quitman Street Renew Community School

NEW YORKMiddletown Literacy Orange

Newburgh Pathstone Community Development of Newburgh The Center for HopeNew York CityThe Bronx Bronx Community High School Frederick Douglass Academy III

Secondary School Hyde Leadership Charter School KIPP Academy Charter School M.S. 223 The Laboratory School

of Finance and Technology Millennium Art Academy School for Community Research and Learning The Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy Brooklyn Bushwick School for Social Justice I.S. 347 School of Humanities I.S. 349 Math, Science, and Technology J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann M.S. 584 Granville T. Woods Middle School P.S. 019 Roberto Clemente P.S. 041 Francis White P.S. 150 The Christopher Street School P.S. 165 Ida PosnerFar Rockaway NYC Parks & Recreation – Sorrentino Recreation CenterLong Island City Albert Shanker School for Visual and

Performing Arts

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Manhattan Bank Street College of Education Dream Charter School Global Technology Preparatory I.S. 286 Renaissance Military Leadership Inwood Academy for Leadership

Charter School KAPPA II Manhattan ALC @ Choir Academy of Harlem Manhattan ALC @ Wadleigh Secondary

School for the Performing and Visual Arts Northside Center for Child Development NYC Parks & Recreation –

Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School Queens I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes Martin DePorres High School

OHIODayton Dayton Board of Education: Psychological Services

OKLAHOMAOklahoma City Variety Care

PENNSYLVANIAPittsburgh Manchester Youth Development Center

TENNESSEEChattanooga East Chattanooga Weed and SeedMountain City Mountain Youth Academy

TEXASAustin Decker Middle School, Manor ISDCorpus Christi Goodwill Industries of South Texas – Flour BluffDallas Project Still I Rise, Inc.

Manor Decker Middle SchoolSan Angelo West Texas Counseling and Guidance Center

VIRGINIA Brookneal Patrick Henry Boys & Girls Homes

WISCONSIN Milwaukee City on a Hill Milwaukee Christian Center Wisconsin College Prep

URBAN TECH’S PROgRAMS REACH SCHOOLS, PARENTS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE U.S.

URBAN TECH PARTNERS 2012–2013 (CONTINUED)

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FOUNDER’S CIRCLEGoldman, Sachs & Co. Valentino D. CarlottiMS223-The Laboratory School of Finance and TechnologyPat & Tom BransfordStroock & Stroock & Lavan LLPThe Williams Capital Group, LP Christopher J. WilliamsWells Fargo Foundation

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLEGwen & Gerald AdolphBTIG, LLCBobbie (Mrs. J. Player) CrosbyDrs. N. Judge and Reatha Clark King KlingerVision Inc - Bettina KlingerLatham & Watkins - Sharon BowenNielsen Media Research - Don LoweryThe Executive Leadership FoundationWells Fargo Foundation - Angel Zapata

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLEALC @ WadleighValentino D. CarlottiGary CohnEmblemHealth Ford Foundation - Luis UbinasGrandstand Sports & Memorabilia, IncIntel CorporationAlia Jones HarveyPfizer Inc

Quitman Street Community School Rubenstein Public RelationsSea Research Foundation - Stephen M. CoanFarrel & Steven StarkerKathryn & Jeffrey Zukerman

PATRONSAchieve Career Preparatory AcademyThomas BergdallKristin Carol & Jeffrey Bernstein Holly & Richard Bilello, CMRMichael BowerAlvin BowlesBrandsway CreativeCBS 3 & The CW Philly J.T. (Ted ) Childs, Jr.Stephen M. Coan, Ph.D.Con Edison of NY, IncJohn ConstantCrete Monee District 201Linda G. DavilaMike De PaolaLloyd H. DeanTina DeRicoMary desJardins Elizabeth DobrishKevin DreyerMaurice DuBoisLinda Spradley Dunn Alicia EverettFamily Facets IncToni G. FayHilary & Joseph FeshbachSharon FongMelissa & Casey GardDonna M. Gitter

Glenwood Academy Tim GliskerGodfrey R. GillElizabeth & David GoldsteinJennifer & Ian GoodmanGreater Minds IncHill HarperChristopher HeinArthur (Skip) HendersonAndrea HoffmanJerri IrbyJessica C. & Alan IsaacsVanessa Baylor JohnsonVernon E. Jordan, Jr.JPMorgan Chase Foundation Keith Lloyd Custom Couture - Tyrone & Vihara WhittleCara & Jeff KleinMichelle Lamberg Brenda Lauderback Lazard LLC - Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.Marlene Ledford Loida Nicola LewisLinda & James LippmanLorie MargolisMarsh & McLennanAllan E. MayefskyMetro-Manhattan ChapterIra M. Millstein, PC Mobile County Public School SystemEmily MoqtaderiLaurence C. MorseMountain Youth AcademyMichael E. Murphy Murray County Central - ISD 2169 Duncan Niederauer

Danny ParkerPatrick Henry Boys & Girls HomeJames A. PerakisDavid PerlinE. Denise PerryJessica PlotnickMarilyn & Hugh B. Price Princeton Public SchoolsVikki PryorPS 19- Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolDenise L. Quarles, Esq. John RheaMr. Michael D. Robinson & Ms. Janine Dorsett Richard RubensteinAaron ShaferSteven D. ShafferGerald L. Shargel, Esq.Russell SimmonsJennifer D. SingletonBrian SklarJudy A. SmithSteven Spellman Spoonbread Inc. - Norma Jean DardenSprint FoundationJohn StarksJohn H. StoutMalcolm Sykes Mitchell Taras Teneo Strategy - Kimberly B. DavisThe Helping Hand - Andrew KatzThe Kurz Family Foundation LtdThe Morrison & Foerster Foundation

Stephen UsherVariety Care Visions of Hope, Inc.Cassie WalshFriends of Gena & Elgin WatkinsJoshua WeintraubJay WeissJanice Savin & Christopher J. WilliamsJ. Robert (Bob) WilliamsWorldwide Group Travel LLC - Lisa Jones-Smith Nancy & Jay Zises

FRIENDSBarbara AlleyneMargaret Anadu & Shawn AndersonDr. Nada Marie Anid Rita Sinkfield BelinSteven BergerStorm BoswickBradford Renaissance Portraits CorpCassandra BransfordPeter BrunellStephen C. ByrdRev. Kymberly Clemons-JonesAlex ClevelandKimberly Duckett CoaxumDr. Sue A. Brown & Gaston DialloDiamante Jewels Kathleen DownesThelma Dye-HolmesJill B. FastenbergDavid W. FlamholzDr. David Fletcher

2012–2013 DONORS

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Barbara ForsterDenise Marie FugoDarrell & Carmen Walker GayGregg A. GonsalvesPeter GormanLynelle C. GranadyDarold L. HamlinSharon Harring Joyce Kuykendall HauptFredrika & Dulany HillJames B. Sunderlin Neighborhood Family Center, IncKinsella Magnet SchoolMichael S. KuslanskyLynn LawLegacy Nexus Group Herman LoAndrea LondonDon LoweryManchester Youth Development Center Manhattan Auto GroupRandall McCallumThomas McCarthyHassell McClureNatalie & Obie McKenzieMcKinley Middle School-BostonPhyllis MeskourisEmerson MooreBruce MoslerRegina & Andrew T. MossPaula J. NailorBrenda Delores NealGlen D. NelsonJacob Newman Kevin NickelberryRobert NuzzoMarva Gumbs Picou

Jean Marie PosterRoy H Mann Intermediate SchoolSchool Board of Brevard County Toby ShorterThe Carlyle Hotel The Clear Path CenterLinda M. TrappTunstull Studio - Glenn TunstullUniGlobe Travel PartnersUnited Way of New York City - Sheena WrightElaine WalkerCara WallaceJacqui WasserbergerOliver W. WienerNancy WilliamsDawanna WilliamsWisconsin College PrepJanet WrightPeter WunschSuzanne ZissuJack Zukerman

SUPPORTERS Peg AlstonAntonio AponteJennifer Jones AustinTica AvgerakisTim BakkenBank Street College of EducationSharon Y. Bowen Dawn & Erik ClietteLori & Howard BrodskyScott BrooksCity on a HillMary ClarkSandra CornellJamir Couch, Esq.

Maurice CoxSuzanne CutlerBarbara C. DelanyJoshua EzrinFamily Counseling Services Melanie FeketeSalvatore FerragamoNicholas GabrielJennifer Hansen Dennis P. HemphillSandra HurseSynthia Saint JamesMargot Jordan Fern KhanJennifer O. & John F. KleinDonna KristalSamantha LippittKimberly L. Mackall The Honorable H. Carl McCallMetzger Middle SchoolStacey MirandaStephanie OlsonEllena B. O’TooleBrian Pattie

Marquita Pool-EckertRochelle & Thomas PowellThomas & Patricia Hayling PriceLillian F. & Rodney ReynoldsSource of Light & Hope Development Center Claire & Jody SteinglassFrancisca TanThe Legacy Initiative Wendy & George Van AmsonMarc Elliott WarnerGena Davis & Elgin WatkinsHenry (Hank) Williams

CONTRIBUTORSIman R. Abdulfattah Joe AdamsGriffin Julian Addison Tania Alameda-Lawson Victor Alarcon Maddie & Jace AlexanderJosephine A. AllenGail B. Allen, MDMary Ann Allman

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc - Theta Iota Omega ChapterMiriam AmentNana AmissahEva AndersonMeredith Appell Peri Ann AptakerVirginia & Earl Arrington Monica F. Azare-DavenportMona Hassan BairdTalia BalsamElizabeth Baptista Mark BarattaOsmary Rodriguez Barker Jackie Baughman Evan BedellAnne Marie BeekmanSylvia & E. DeVaughn BeltonJames Bennett Robert BethelMichelle BlackmanRaymond BlessmanBloomingdalesSherri Blount

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Richard BodnarMary Helen BowersSusan BrancheJune G. BrancheLinda J. BrownWilliam BuckinghamAlicia BythewoodMartha Cameron Maria A. Capaldi Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Ken CarterCentral A & M Community Unit District 21 Adam Chapnick Jesse ChenCamille Jackson ClarkMichelle Clemons-WilsonBeth & Kevin CorriganLori Costantino-Brown Cynthia Rowley, Inc. - Cynthia RowleyCarol & Everett DarganR.C. Darling, IIIAnnie Mae DavisNorma & Leonard DavisKathryn Derrah Joshua DollingerErika Tess DooleyDream Charter SchoolLaurie DubrielHaze N. DukesAllison ElbaorGeorge Enteen Martin EveretteNathaniel Exum Cynthia FarrarLillian FeslerNancy FolgerPamela M. FrederickWillard O. Freeman

Carolyn Gainey-Ballard Mark A. GallagherElizabeth GedmarkJohyne Geran Larry GevirtzAvijit GhoshKaitlyn GilbertKarson GlassBruce GouldMauricio Gradilla Diane Black Greene Johanne Holmes GreerFarah GriffinSteven GussenWilliam Guth Natalie GuyBennie L. HadnottBecky HagedornM. HaineKerry HanifinMaurice HarringtonHaik Hoisington Phyllis HollisGaye HolmesCharles James HorowitzEsther E. HoweDoug HurleyMark Hutmacher John W. IckeIdentiBear Limited LLC Victoria Johnson Star JonesJean Jordan Kirlyn JosephFelicia Josephs Tamar Kaissar Mike KarmiolYusef KassimEmma KennedyKenya StallArnold Kessler

Worata Klinsawat Patricia R. KnottTyler Koebnick Tracey E. LaFranoRobert LangerLate Show with David Letterman - David KayLauderdale County SchoolPatricia Lynn LavyLeonard M. LeeMichelle LeeSharon & Adam LewisLinda & Joseph LillardPhilip LiscioHeidi LissMichael LongWilliam E. LoweDavid LutherPasquale ManocchiaMartin De Porres HS Victor MartinezDanny R. MayTom McCarthyWilliam MccohnellGinger McKnight-Chavers Lance Meyerowich Ayal MiodovnikMartin MoorKaren Russell Moreno Betsy Jane Mukamal Alexandra Murray Charles & Linda Holmes NewtonRobert NielsenOak Ridge Baptist ChurchChristine O’BrienRaymond O’NeillWhitney ParsonsCraig PatchesPathway Behavioral Program Carolyn PembertonVicki Pfeiffer

Victoria & John Pinderhughes, PhD DeWayne Powell Ryan ProsserAlicia QuarlesThe Honorable & Mrs. Charles RangelAudrey & Reginald RaschRDS Entertainment Group - Randolph SturrupDana Reed Richard Reibstein Inez N. & W. Franklin RichardsonLilly RivlinMel RonickDaphne Rubin-Vega Hiro RuoDeborah SaldanaMichelina Santos Rosemarie Santos Alan R. SchwartzSarah ScottAndrew SegallPeter L. ShearerEric ShorterJ. Cecil Simpson, Jr.Harold SingletonBarbara SmithJohnnie SmithSean SmithValerie SmithSports Illustrated GroupTimothy Starkstella & dot - Jennifer StancoCarol & Raymond S. StolzCarol Louis Suber E. Ginger SullivanMary Ellen SullivanShanta SullivanSusan L. Santos

Claudia & Ed M. Swan, Jr.Sheldon J. Tashman Edward TeigThe GeneralThe Net Charter SchoolThe Wendy Williams ShowAlvin ThomasMonica ThompsonMaureen TriversTurn 2 Foundation, Inc. - Sharlee JeterWilliam UnderduePeter VaccaroRoger B. VincentKatrin WachsRegina WalkerClaire & Raymond WalkerAnn Walker-Marchant Margo & Charles WallertRoshuna WarnerPaul WassermanJacqui Weidman Herbert WilliamsShana WestWest Texas Counseling & GuidanceJennifer Bransford WhiteCarla WilliamsMargaret WilliamsRev. John WilliamsSteven W. WolfeDiane & Alfred WoodsMandy WurtzMissy YagerYves Durif Salon - Yves DurifRafael Zapata Amy Zinman Lynn ZisesRuth ZukermanAnastazja Zvoleff

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AUDITOR LETTER

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2013 FINANCIAL REPORT

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

EXPENSES

Program Services

General and Administrative

Fundraising

69%

22%

10%

REVENUE

Special Events

Foundations

Other

Program Services

Individuals

Corporations

In-Kind Contributions

50%

15%

12%

7%

6%

5%

5%

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT AND REVENUESProgram Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,201Private contributions and grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,109Special event income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324,122Rental income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,583In-Kind Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,772 TOTAL REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . $ 653,787

EXPENSESProgram services: Customized Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,104 Youth Leadership Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429,420

Total Program Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 482,524

Supporting Services General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 152,617 Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,684

Total Supporting Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 219,301

TOTAL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 701,825

Change in Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (48,038)Beginning Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(208,462)Ending Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256,500)

Note: 2014 Financial audit will be available December 2015.

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