What is BOOM?

BOOM is a one on one mentoring program whose goal is to identify and service the youth in our community. We work with youth from 8 to 16 years of age. BOOM seeks to make a difference in the lives of our youth by providing mentors that can guide them in ways that can speak, more directly, to their individual needs. The youth we serve come from different backgrounds, such as foster care and children whose parents are incarcerated. Our program is flexible; mentors can choose from our site based or community based programs. BOOM believes that every child in New York City should have a mentor.

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BOOM helps uplift children in need of attention...

Supporting youth, helping them achieve their respective goals, guiding them away from the strangling hold of the urban condition, while helping caregivers and educators meet the needs of our children, whatever they are, hands on; BOOM seeks to provide mentorship to youth in all areas of academic study and provide recreational activities for both the mentee/mentors while cultivating that aforementioned relationship, that is how we begin to break down perceptual/cultural barriers and create change capable of lasting into the future. Mentoring is one step among many that must be taken in order to change the lives of our children, your children, and BOOM welcomes anyone who is interested in mentoring a child, to the field of change…

Where to Find Us

We hope to provide the Latin American Community in the NYC Metropolitan Area with services that will empower and contribute to the development of our society in the United States.

Join us and help us provide our Latin American Community the services needed for a better future; we will aim to provide comprehensive range of family, youth, housing, career, education, and immigration services.

Our Raffle

The American Latin Association of New York (ALANY) is pleased to announce an exciting fund raiser raffle.  The sale of tickets will begin on July 12, 2010 and continue through December 15, 2010.  Tickets can be purchased through a special, secure on line Pay pal account that can be accessed at:  www.AmericanLatin.org. also with your check book,  Or you can purchase tickets from our local ALANY office at: 14 West  170th St., Bronx, N.Y. 10452.

There are 3 chances to win. 
The first prize winner will receive a fabulous 45’’ flat screen Sharp TV valued at $1,100.  The second prize winner will receive the newest hot commodity from Apple: the IPAD Notebook valued at $650.  Third prize is an IPOD Nano valued at $140.
 

Tickets are very affordable at $5 each or sold in:

  • Single ticket @ $5 each 
  • Booklets of 5 tickets for $20 (save $5)
  • Booklets of $10 tickets for $40 (save $10)
  • Booklets of 20 tickets for $80 (save $20)

ALANY is a 501 (C) (3) licensed non-profit organization, so all tickets are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.  The proceeds from the raffle will support ALANY’s very successful Bronx One on One Mentoring Program (BOOM).  In 2007, BOOM received a large supporting grant from the U.S. Department of Education.  Unfortunately, those funds will be discontinued on September 29, 2010 because of the economic downturn.  One hundred and fifty children are currently in the BOOM program and thriving, with a waiting list of children who want to participate.  It is of paramount importance to us at ALANY to continue this program, and we hope to raise a good portion of the necessary funds through this raffle.  Your raffle ticket purchases not only afford you the chance to win some terrific prizes, but in assuring a better future for disadvantage kids in the Bronx.  We thank you in advance for your support, and good luck!

If paying with Pay Pal tickets will be mailed at no cost.

Winning numbers are going to be select by 3 children in BOOM program in a special event on December 17, 2010 @ our premises.

 

Interested in being a Mentor?

This ambition illustrates how we can help our community by donating as little as 2 hours a week for the youth who need it the most.
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