Blackstone Connects

The Foundation launched, Blackstone Connects, a unique community service program that provides Blackstone employees with opportunities to engage in service and volunteer projects in communities in which we work and live.

In the summer of 2011, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, partnered with New York Cares, the city’s leading volunteer organization, to launch our pilot community service program, “Blackstone Connects.”

www.newyorkcares.org

For over 30 years, City Harvest has served NYC as the world’s first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city’s hungry men, women and children.

www.cityharvest.org

Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF) changes lives for better by providing families with demonstrable financial need the opportunity to give their children a quality, values-based K-12 Catholic education within the Archdiocese of New York.

www.icsf-nyc.org

Project Sunshine provides free educational, recreational, and social programs to children facing medical challenges and their families.

www.projectsunshine.org

Year Up’s mission is to close the opportunity divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.

www.yearup.org

The YMCA is a community service organization that promotes programs that build spirit, mind and body. The Y is committed to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility.

www.ymca.org

Young Women’s Leadership Network (YWLN) supports two life-changing programs that empower students to break the cycle of poverty through education.

www.ywln.org