Organization Details:

Loisaida, Inc. is a community-based organization founded in 1979 to combat the effects of violence, drugs, gangs, and poverty facing the children and youth of the East Village and Lower East Side. For over twenty-six years, Loisaida, Inc. has helped thousands of young people reach their potential by concentrating on self-esteem, self-worth, and self-sufficiency development.

After thirty years, Loisaida, Inc. continues to play a major and active role in the East Village and Lower East Side, providing a series of after-school, youth, and community economic development programs to ensure that our children have access to opportunities that will help them acquire the educational and essential skills to succeed in life as productive and contributing members of our changing community.

Description and/or History:
Loisaida, Inc is a community-based organization founded in 1979 at a time when the neighborhood was confronted with violence, drugs, gangs, and poverty. At that time 126 agencies, businesses, and individuals formed a Task Force to address the problems and make the neighborhood a safe and good place for families. From that Task Force, which included the Chase Manhattan Bank, Con Edison, the New York City Police Department, evolved Loisaida, Inc., with a commitment to develop the community through developing their youth. Over the past 26 years, Loisaida, Inc. has grown into a continuum of services including after school programs, youth development, adolescent pregnancy and HIV prevention programs, ensuring our children and youth will have the opportunities to acquire the skills they need to succeed in life.

Contact person: Nilda Pimentel, Special Projects Manager, (email)

Address:

65 Ave D New York City, NY 10009 (See a map)

Directions:

You can take the M14 bus to 6th street and Ave D. on the right hand side of the block.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: F Train to Essex street,   Walk distance (in minutes): 20   Nearest Bus Stop: M14 bus to 6th st Ave D, 0 minute walk