A photo initiative to promote quality youth development programs and mentoring for inner-city youth.

1. Art Start
Photos by Craig Paulson
Where Are Our Kids From 3 to 6 pm…and Beyond?

2. “One of the most important developments that are featured in Where Are Our
Kids From 3 to 6pm …and Beyond? is the bond that is formed between
young children and the adult role models who serve as valuable mentors.
These mentors are assisting in establishing a firm foundation for children to
work towards the goals of educational and professional empowerment."
Charles B. Rangel, Congress of the United States
“Where Are Our Kids From 3 to 6pm …and Beyond? highlights youth
development programs that provide services to enrich the lives of children and
adolescents from low-income, minority, and immigrant families. Providing safe
places and structured activities for at-risk youth helps strengthen the safety of
communities. This project will bring attention and renewed interest to
mentoring and after-school programs.” Charles E. Schumer, United States
Senate
“The New York City Department of Education recognizes that which is implicit
in the title, No Child Is Somebody Else’s Child: guidance and support that
children need to survive in school and in life is a job not only for schools, but
also for the entire community. We applaud efforts to highlight programs that
demonstrate the impact of community involvement on child and youth
development.” The New York City Department of Education
Praise for Where Are Our Kids From 3 to 6 pm …and Beyond?

3. “What I have seen throughout my 20 years working in Harlem is that a good
after-school or mentoring program can turn around the life of a young person
who is otherwise heading for trouble. In an arts program, for example, a kid
may discover a passion for painting or poetry that can help them cut through
the chaos in their lives. And by working at something they love, they learn
strategies that, in turn, help them with their schoolwork and the rest of their
lives. Youth development programs such as the ones in 3 to 6pm …and
beyond are helping thousands of children. Still, we need to do more.”
Geoffrey Canada, Harlem’s Children’s Zone
“The fact is, young people cannot succeed alone, and they should not be
expected to. Mentoring gives each of us the opportunity to learn what those
who give of their time as mentors already know: that there are few things more
gratifying than knowing you are helping to change someone’s life for the
better.” John B. Mattingly, Commissioner, NYC Administration for
Children's Services (ACS)
“If we do not commit to mentoring America’s young people in our schools,
community centers, workplaces and churches, they just might be mentored in
America’s prisons, youth gangs and street corners. More than 15 million
young people still need or want a mentor. Our country needs more citizens to
raise their hands to become a mentor. Mentoring works! ” Shawn Dove, Vice
President, New York Operations, MENTOR/National Mentoring
Partnership

4. “Providing high quality mentoring to disadvantaged urban youth is
increasingly recognized as an essential part of any serious effort to improve
academic outcomes and counter some of the risks to which such children are
exposed especially during the hours following the close of school. Where Are
Our Kids From 3 to 6pm …and Beyond? is a worthwhile and important
initiative and worthy of your support.” Pedro A. Noguera, Ph.D., Director,
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York University
Investments in after-school programs for New York's children are some of the
best investments we can make. They are investments that pay us dividends in
creating productive and contributing members of our communities for years
and years. Elie Ward, Executive Director, STATEWIDE YOUTH
ADVOCACY, Inc.
“The organizations featured in these pages are among the best after-school
programs in the country that incorporate mentoring components. Youth who
participate in such programs are less likely to abuse drugs, alcohol, and
tobacco. They show better achievement in math and reading, develop greater
confidence in their academic abilities, and demonstrate improved school
attendance and completion rates. Statistics aside, as the photographs in 3 to
6pm …and beyond vividly demonstrate, both youth and adults who
participate in after-school mentoring programs have fun! Join a program
today!” Luis A. Velez, Executive Director, The Catalog for Giving

5. Introduction
The image of a young person and an adult walking arm in arm across the Brooklyn
Bridge encapsulates the essence of Where Are Our Kids From 3 to 6 pm…and
Beyond? In a city of steel and concrete, there are dynamic out of school time options
available for kids who are poor, homeless, in foster care, new immigrants or who have
behavioral or physical challenges.
Where Are Our Kids From 3 to 6 pm…and Beyond? celebrates ten of NYC’s most
successful grassroots youth development programs that have found unique ways of
reaching urban youth - through the arts, academics, communications, media,
photography, writing, culture, computers, technology, legal education, sports and self-
advocacy. These programs provide empowering alternatives to delinquency, apathy and
violence by connecting thousands of low-income, urban youth with caring, component
and responsible adults and with innovative opportunities to develop their lives during in-
school and critical non-school hours - 3 to 6 pm, weekends and during the summer
holidays.
May these images of positive youth engagement and successful mentoring serve as
visions of hope and inspiration for New York City and beyond.
Karen Williams, President
No Child Is Somebody Else's Child, Inc.

6. Where Are Our Kids
From 3 to 6 pm…and Beyond?

7. Art Start
Award-winning art education program for younger children and teens
in homeless shelters that teaches creativity and communication skills
and develops a lasting connection to the arts.
www.art-start.org
Photos by Craig Paulson

14. What a massacre them kill up mama Africa
People in America don’t know bout this ya matter ya
Build whole leap of prisons listen people need a doctor ya
People need assistance, them a kill out one another ya
Its 36 million people in the world die’n with aids
Over 26 million afrikans going to their grave
2/3rds of the children gon have it by the 1st grade
them a modern day slave
Hook (x2)
Can’t stay quiet
Silence will solve it
So if u wit it throw your fits in the air (march this way)
Millions dying, death multiplying, picture the numbers by the end of the year (got to change)
Families being torn, dying from being born, people you see is gone, life span from dusk till dawn
Families being torn, dying from being born, people you see is gone, life span from dusk till dawn
It ain’t the same any more
To go and have sex raw with aids being the cause
Really a threat to us all
It’s one out the three probably him, her, or me
Infected with HIV it’s getting worser it seems
But yet on the other hand across to the mother land
they sinking and they dying fast it’s hard for me to understand
soon we’ll be extinct if we don’t stop and think our lives now at risk
blacks will soon be a myth
Excerpt from “Dusk Till Dawn”

15. Portrait of Silence
Isis, Age 12 and mentor Margarita

16. Chains
Helen, Age 17

17. Male Teen On Corner
Leon, Age 18
Teen In Box
Michael, Age 17

18. Mural done at LIFE Shelter by kids aged 7-10
led by 2 painters Jen and Darrell. (AIS Program)

19. Legal Outreach
A school-based education and training program, including college preparation, where
young people from ages 12-17 learn about civil rights and responsibilities between parent
and child, student and teacher, citizen and police.
www.legaloutreach.org
Photos by Andre Lambertson

20. State v. Stone
On the morning of December 13, 2003, Marilyn Miller, a
model and part-time night student at Capital University, was
awakened by the sound of a crash and to the sight of a
strange man standing in her bedroom. Apparent that the
man had been rummaging through her personal belongings,
Ms. Miller screamed. A brawl ensued with his hands around
her neck before she fainted. The first person Ms. Miller told
about the attack was her roommate, Diane Samuels, who
pointed the police to her former boyfriend, Mark Stone.
Mark Stone has been charged with one count of assault in
the second degree, one count of burglary in the 2nd degree,
and one count of attempted robbery in the first degree. He is
convinced that this is a scheme by Diane Samuels to “get
him” for breaking off their relationship.

24. A day in the life of Legal Outreach student Suahd Iddrissu, Age 17

25. Suahd with sister Danielle

26. Suahd in transit

27. Suahd and mentor Anthony Chilliest, Esq.

28. Suahd at his summer internship

30. Street Squash
Academic tutoring and enrichment program that uses the game of
squash to motivate young boys and girls to improve their academic
performance and encourage discipline and fair play.
www.streetsquash.org
Photos by Andre Lambertson

38. In 7th Grade, my attitude was like just so bad. Joy Rivera, my former Street
Squash coach, was the only one who knew how to control me when I got mad.
She was like, Ray, put your head in the game and you’ve got to be smart at
whatever you’re doing. So, basically, when I was having trouble with squash, she
told me to focus and that would calm me down. And when I went on the court and
I focused on those points, my opponent couldn’t beat me.
Around 8th Grade and 9th Grade, my attitude began to simmer down and my
grades also got better. I’m about to go into 12th Grade and I see myself as being
successful. If over 40 other kids I was awarded to go to England two years in a
row - because my grades improved and my dedication to playing squash
improved - I could do anything. How many kids my age or younger get to travel
out of the country?
Street Squash made it easier for my family to not worry about me. Being involved
in Street Squash also helped me see if I set my mind to a goal, I can achieve it.
I’ll be the first male in my family to go to college. I’d like to go to Howard
University or Morehouse University.
Raymond Flowers, 17
An excerpt from a conversation with Raymond on August 5, 2004

39. Computers For Youth
Free computers and training for middle school children and their
families in low-income communities helps bridge the “digital divide.”
www.cfy.org
Photos by Andre Lambertson

42. Science PowerPoint presentation
Johnny, 6th grader
IS90 in Washington Heights

43. Science PowerPoint presentation
Johnny, 6th grader
IS90 in Washington Heights

44. Foster Pride
A comprehensive arts program for foster care children and young
people is offered in foster care shelters and at parent visiting sites:
program includes summer camp and scholarships.
http://fosterpride.org
Photos by Craig Paulson

45. Foster Pride

46. Foster Pride

47. Self-Portrait
Tyqualla, Age 9

48. Foster Pride
Mark, Gwen, Deyanira, Divanna, Jonathan, Samantha Jo, and Kadisha
Ages 14 to 18

49. Shopping Bag Sample
Nelson, Age 20

50. Global Action
Project
Through media arts training, low income young people and immigrant
youth learn to understand social issues and how to act as change
agents to make their communities better, safer places.
www.global-action.org
Photos by Andre Lambertson and Adriana Lopez

58. Alice’s Journey to Hawaii

59. Ishmael Gets Lost in New York City

60. Global Action Project
Aida Celebrates Eid in Queens

61. iMentor
Young people from underserved communities in New York City and
adult volunteer mentors establish a regular email correspondence,
meet in-person a few times each semester and collaborate on-line on
projects designed to improve students' reading, writing, research, and
technology skills.
www.imentor.org
Photos by Craig Paulson

64. Mentor/Mentee In-Box
Radeeka (Mentee) shares her morning routine and imagined “dream life” twenty years down
the road with her new mentor Jill.
From: Radeeka
To: Jill
Subj: Where I am, Where I am going
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 9:27 AM
Hi Jill,
Everyday I wake up at 6:00am. The apartment is pitch black. Sometimes I walk into walls or
doors if I am still asleep. Everyday my father calls to make sure I am up. He tells me if it is
going to rain, or if it is really cold outside to dress warm. Sometimes when I am dressing I
might make too much noise and my mom gets up to watch me or talk to me. At 6:40 my
friend calls and I leave. In 20 years I will be 35 years old, living in Queens or New Jersey. I
would get up at 5:30 every morning. My house would be white with the poles in front just like
the White House. When I am outside, my neighbors are waving, I wave back. The block is
filled with many houses. I am the head nurse at a hospital in Queens and in my younger
days I was a model. My office is on the second floor with my name on the door and my
patient’s files on my desk for the day. My family’s picture is on the desk and my white jacket
with my name is hanging on the door. I had fun seeing you at the kick-off. You are
everything I expected and more!
--Radeeka

65. Make A Better Place
Arts and literacy program utilizing visual journals with photography
and writing that focuses youths’ attention on their role in their
community and their ability to effect positive change
www.makeabetterplace.org
Photos by Craig Paulson and Sheri Whitko

72. New York City Street Scene in Winter
Kasterine, Age 16

73. Mural
Kadi, Age 10

74. We can compare all the rims to people; they have different colors, sizes,
shapes, and shades, but they all do the same things.
I think to make the world a better place we should treat everyone as equals.
Jerome, Age 9
Mentoring Program
The Bronx, New York

75. Jaspreet, Age 11
Where I Live Program Participant
Flushing, Queens New York

76. Teak Fellowship
Personal and academic enrichment program that prepares talented
students from low-income families to get into and succeed at top
public, private, and parochial schools: includes internships and
mentoring opportunities.
www.teakfellowship.org
Photos by Craig Paulson

79. Hello Justine and Brooke: This is to thank you so much for all the help
given to Diana and the whole family. I am so grateful. I cannot believe
that Diana got into all these wonderful schools, she could not have done it
without TEAK's help. Justine, your dream of helping smart but poor kids
has come true. Diana got into Duke, Georgetown, U Penn and these
other great schools with help of TEAK and the strong foundation she got
when she started the program. Keep up the good work.
Again, thank you and the staff, they are wonderful.
Note: Esi, my little daughter said to tell you that has a 95 average in
school, she is straight A's in all subjects, and in fifth grade. I will start to
send you her report cards. She is praying to follow in the footsteps of
Diana.
Comfort Amoateng
An email message from a parent of a TEAK Fellow

80. Youth Advocacy
Center
Seminars that teach foster care youth self-advocacy, self-reliance,
and the life skills necessary for independent living.
www.youthadvoacycenter.org
Photos by Andre Lambertson

82. I am a young mother in foster care who became interested in YAC when I was
seven months pregnant. There I met a team of skillful leaders willing to teach us
self-advocacy skills. Twelve weeks was asked of my time to learn the next steps
to take for my future, and in return I was to receive an informational interview with
someone in the career area I was interested in pursuing.
The class was a small setting. Cases about teens like me and people I know were
discussed in class and each student gave their input. The cases were examples
of the real world; how to get above and beyond obstacles in every day life.
For my final project, I went on an informational interview for broadcast journalism.
I met a successful television producer. She answered all my questions and she
gave me information on how to prepare for what I want to do. She encouraged me
to go to school and do research, write as much as possible, and try to get hands
on experience. I also learned what it is like behind the scenes of a television show
which was exciting. I plan to keep in touch.
I graduated from the class and I learned that if you want to succeed you have to
work hard. Thanks to YAC, I am more advanced than other teens when looking
towards my future.
Excerpted from an essay by Y.A.C. graduate, Allison Hall

83. The most surprising thing about my informational interview with Allison,
the graceful and inquisitive YAC student, was that when the meeting
ended, I was the one who left deeply impressed and felt empowered. I
don't think it would be impolite or incorrect to suggest that the meeting
was set up for the exact opposite purpose.
It wasn't really Allison’s polite manners, good listening skills or informed
questions that floored me. It was her drive, confidence, commitment and
sense of self that was so present in the face of such personal adversity
and challenging circumstances that are endemic to being raised in foster
care. I later learned she had given birth a few weeks earlier, and was
back at high school, doing all that she could to achieve her goals. Her
determination still sends tingles down my spine.
TV Producer Lauren Deen writes about her Informational Interview with Allison

84. Where Are Our Kids
From 3 to 6 pm…and Beyond?
Produced by No Child Is Somebody Else’s Child,
Inc.

85. August 14, 2006
My heartfelt gratitude and indebtedness to lead photographers Craig Paulson
and Andre Lambertson for availing their talent, time, and beautiful, sensitive
souls to this project. Thanks to contributing photographers Sheri Whitko and
Adriana Lopez. I am indebted to Dayna Lee who somehow managed to
squeeze time out of her schedule to provide invaluable input. Respect and
appreciation to the executive directors and staff of all ten programs for their
incredible work and to the children and youth for their contributions. Finally,
thanks to Bill Curry, Clark Johnson, Rev. Alfonso Wyatt and the donors who
requested anonymity for their generous support.
I sincerely hope this project inspires more adults to reach back, play forward
and participate in mentoring.
Karen Williams, President
No Child Is Somebody Else’s Child, Inc.

86. Art Start mentor/mentee on Brooklyn Bridge
Photo by Craig Paulson
Where Are Our Kids From 3 to 6 pm…and Beyond?