Organization Details:

The mission of The DOME Project is to assist young people who are economically, socially, and academically challenged to focus on their education as a means to success. Our overall goal is to provide youngsters with alternatives to the negative pressures they face everyday in their communities. We also aim to help young people develop a healthy, positive sense of themselves as individuals who can thrive in society.

Description and/or History:
The DOME has evolved since 1973 into a multi-faceted youth organization operating the following programs that are free and available to at-risk and disadvantaged youths from New York City.

The Juvenile Justice Program, an extraordinarily successful and cost-effective effort that provides young people with counseling, court advocacy, job preparation and guidance toward educational and vocational opportunities to both prevent at-risk youth from involvement with criminal activity and keep young offenders from repeat deviant behavior.

The Academic Tutoring Program continues to serve our traditional population of disadvantaged youth with distinct educational needs by pairing youths with a volunteer tutor for supervised subject specific academic sessions. Program participants receive highly individualized educational support from their volunteer tutor often more rigorous and challenging than the work the student receives in school. The

College Prep Program successfully assists many students in gaining entry to colleges and prep schools through intensive academic support services.

Contact person: Martin Caba, Executive Director, (212) 724-1780, (email)

Address:

486 Amsterdam Avenue NewYork, NY 10024 (See a map)

Directions:

between 83rd and 84th Streets   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 1 Train,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5 minutes