THE FRIENDS OF CROWN HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL CENTERS INC

Programs

1. Birth-to-five program in partnership with the new york city department of education (nyc doe), the friends of crown heights educational centers, inc. (foch), operates 21 fully funded early childhood education centers in brooklyn, manhattan and staten island, delivering high-quality early education and care to nearly 1400 children aged six weeks to five years old. These services are administered under a single, birth-to-five system managed by the nyc doe, offering a comprehensive range of integrated infant-toddler, 3k and pre-k programs for children of all backgrounds. Foch is currently the largest city-contracted, not-for-profit provider of these birth-to-five services, delivering year-round, center-based programming for up to 10 hours per day. All programs are licensed by the new york city department of health and mental hygiene (nyc dohmh), and staffed by state-certified, multi-lingual teachers and providers implementing a culturally responsive, evidenced-based curriculum. All children receive a high-quality and developmentally appropriate education, free daily nutritious meals and snacks prepared on site, and access to community resources such as free dental and medical…

   $31,991,636 spent$111,778 earned by the program
   58% of program spending

2. Family child care network under contract with the nyc doe, foch also operates an extensive family child care network (fccn), supporting high-quality care and education for children aged 6 weeks to 3 years old in 148 licensed provider homes throughout the boroughs of brooklyn and queens. With a current enrollment of more than 877 children in these affiliated provider homes, our mixed-age family child care supports are grounded in a holistic approach that ensures the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of every child are met. Affiliated providers are supported with instructional resources, coaching and hands-on program monitoring by our expert professional staff. All fccn providers are licensed by the new york state office of children and family services (nyc ocfs), and regulated by the nyc dohmh.

   $14,963,871 spent$54,838 earned by the program
   27% of program spending

3. Child & adult care food program foch is a new york state-contracted sponsoring agency of the federally funded child and adult care food program (cacfp), a nutrition education and meal reimbursement program helping providers serve nutritious and safely prepared meals and snacks to children in licensed child-care settings. Through this program, we directly support a network of 287 group and family child care providers for whom we administer financial reimbursements and deliver nutritional training and other technical assistance. These providers together serve a combined population of 3,200 children in the city of new york. As a cacfp sponsoring agency, we ensure that all meals served by participating providers meet minimum guidelines established by the u.s. Department of agriculture (usda). For example, breakfast requires a serving of milk, fruit or vegetable and bread or a grain product. Lunch and dinner must include a selection of milk, bread or grain product, meat or meat alternate, and two different servings of fruits and/or vegetables. Snacks include servings from two of the four main components: milk, fruits or vegetables, bread or grain product, and meat or meat alternate.…

   $6,420,217 spent
   12% of program spending

4. New york city compass & sonyc after-school programs under contract with the nyc department of youth and community development (nyc dycd), foch delivers high-impact afterschool programming for school- age youth through three elementary (compass) and two middle school (sonyc) programs, serving a combined total of 524 students in a mixture of school- based and center-based settings. These programs currently reach 200 elementary-aged youth (ages 512) and 324 middle school participants (ages 1213), providing critical academic support, enrichment, and youth development opportunities during their out-of-school hours. Our compass/sonyc portfolio was notably expanded in fy 2025 by the acquisition of a new contract to serve as many as 230 students at the brooklyn ascend middle school in brownsville, brooklyn. At the elementary level, compass programs strengthen foundational academic skills through daily homework assistance while also engaging students in structured enrichment activities that promote creativity, confidence, and social-emotional growth. At the middle school level, sonyc programs empower youth by offering choice-driven programming that fosters independence, leadership, and…

   $2,260,134 spent
   4% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $55,635,858.