ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE PROJECT INC
EIN 13-3014706 · Human Service Organizations (P20)
What they do
THE ORGANIZATION HELD 83 FULL (16-22 HOURS) WORKSHOPS IN 2024 WITH 1,200PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING. 67 of THOSE WORKSHOPS WERE HELD INSIDE 16 NYS PRISONS,ONE FEDERAL PRISON and TWO COUNTY JAILS. AN ADDITIONAL 17 SHORT (12 HOUR) WORKSHOPS WERE HELD INSIDE STATE PRISONS WITH 205 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING. 104 NEW APPRENTICE FACILITATORS WERE TRAINED INSIDE NYS PRISONS. 135 INCARCERATED FACILITATORS and 45 FACILITATORS FROM OUTSIDE THE WALLS PUT ON THESE WORKSHOPS. 10 FULL WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS WITH 79 ADULTS and 7 TEENS PARTICIPATING. TWO SHORT WORKSHOPS and 80 MINI (2-4 HOUR) WORKSHOPS SAW 103 ADULTS and 35 TEENS PARTICIPATING. 24 NEW APPRENTICE FACILITATORS WERE TRAINED. 36 FACILITATORS MADE THESE WORKSHOPS HAPPEN. THREE FACILITATOR DAYS WERE HELD IN THE COMMUNITY WITH 56 FACILITATORS. THE ORGANIZATIONS LANDING STRIP IN ROCHESTER CONTINUED to MEET TWICE A MONTH and A SECOND LANDING STRIP BEGAN MEETING MONTHLY IN BROOKLYN. LANDING STRIPS OFFER A WELCOMING HAND to AVPERS C
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (22)
JILL MCLELLANDIRECTOR
YOLANDA LEWIDIRECTOR
VALYA DESSAUREDIRECTOR
THOMAS GANTDIRECTOR
ROSEMARY OAKS-LEECHAIR
REGINALD DUGUEDIRECTOR
NADINE HOOVERDIRECTOR
MARY EAGLESONRECD SECRETARY
MAHAYANA LANDOWNEDIRECTOR
LAQUAVIA JONESDIRECTOR
KIMBERLEY SCOTTDIRECTOR
JOHN SCARDINADIRECTOR
JAQUELINE LABATT-SIMONDIRECTOR
HEATHER KIRK-DAVIDOFFDIRECTOR
HAI PING YEHDIRECTOR
EDITH UPDIKETREASURER
DANERYL WEBERDIRECTOR
CORAN KLAVERDIRECTOR
CORALIE JOSEPHDIRECTOR
ARAN WONDERSDIRECTOR
ANTHONY SIMSVICE CHAIR
ANDREW PRINZINGDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1986
- Location
- PO BOX 6851, ITHACA, NY 14851-6851
- County
- Tompkins
- In care of
- EDITH UPDIKE
- Primary officer
- EDITH UPDIKE, Treasurer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- PORT KASHDIN & MCSHERRY CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Human Service Organizations (P20)
- IRS tax category
- Human Service Organizations