To engage in activities designed to strengthen the set of southeast queens neighborhoods known collectively as jamaica.

Community Foundations , Philanthropy

The jamaica dance festival pays tribute to the rich legacy of dance in southeast queens by presenting five saturday evenings of professional dance on a 40'x32' stage erected in downtown jamaica's rufus king park. 750 people served. a better jamaica's family movies in the park addresses the shortage of community building opportunities by exhibiting 16 free family-friendly movies across four local parks. 1,600 served. the delightful festival celebrates jamaica's vibrant immigrant population by presenting a series of eight free evenings of music, food and film - all tied to one of our immigrant communities. 1,200 served. a better jamaica's jamaica reads program deploys senior citizens to a local elementary school for the purpose of working one-on-one with 1st graders struggling with the acquisition of their reading skills. 32 students served. a better jamaica's carver scholars program is a science, technology, engineering and math program for kindergarten students. 45 children served. a better jamaica's classic film fridays presents five classic films curated around a theme in downtown jamaica's rufus king park. 750 served. a better jamaica's casa programs provide quality arts programming for the three schools in which programs are held. 15 children served. a better jamaica's airtrain jazz festival presents live jazz on thursday evenings on the concourse level of jamaica's airtrain station - the transfer point between the jfk airtrain, the long island railroad's jamaica station, and the new york city subway system's sutphin boulevard station. 15,000 served. a better jamaica's black history month activities are designed to celebrate the contributions of african americans in a neighborhood that is predominantly african american. 300 served. a better jamaica's jamaica ball is a collective fundraiser for over 20 local non-profits. 250 served. a better jamaica maintains a web site -- jamaica311. Com -- that is designed to help disseminate information about activities taking place in jamaica. Both the listings and use of the site are free. 10,000 served per month. a better jamaica's "jac's holiday music" presents seven nights of live music performance on the token booth level of the jamaica center subway station. 3,500 served. a better jamaica's jamaica shoots! Program puts high-end digital cameras in the hands of teens and charges them with "shooting" their peers engaged in positive activities like sports/dance.