The POINT Community Development Corporation

The POINT Community Development Corporation is a non-profit community development corporation dedicated to youth development, culture, and the economic revitalization of the Hunts Point neighborhood of the South Bronx, from which it takes its name. The mission of The POINT CDC is to encourage the arts, local enterprise, responsible ecology, and self-investment in the Hunts Point community.^[5] The organization was founded in 1993 by Steven Sapp, Maria Torres, Paul Lipson, and Mildred Ruiz-Sapp.

The POINT Community Development Corporation

The POINT Community Development Corporation's headquarters in Hunts Point, The Bronx
Abbreviation	The POINT CDC
Named after	Hunts Point, Bronx
Formation	1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Founders	Maria Torres, Paul Lipson, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp & Steven Sapp
Type	Community Development Corporation
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Headquarters	940 Garrison Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474-5335
Location	The Bronx, New York City
Services	youth development theater group, After-school activities, media arts,
President	Maria Torres
Executive Managing Director	Danny R. Peralta
Expenses (2015)	$1,139,696
Website	thepoint.org
[1][2][3][4]

Congress members José E. Serrano (NY-16), Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), The Point CDC President Maria Torres, and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.

The POINT CDC is located in a former bagel factory and provides performance art space, visual art galleries, after-school programs, summer camps, circus classes, and community improvement programs.^[6]

During Majora Carter's time as a staff member, The POINT CDC was instrumental in the creation of Hunts Point Riverside Park.^[7][8]

The Corporation partners with other organizations such as

• The Bronx borough based ticket distributions for the New York Shakespeare Festival.^[9]
• Cirque du Soleil's outreach arm - Cirque du Monde, to provide performances and circus related workshops.^[10]
• New York City Parks Department - Creation of Concrete Plant Park^[11] transfer of South Brother Island to the New York City Parks Department, and the creation of the South Bronx Greenway.
• Bronx River Alliance - various initiatives supporting the Bronx River Greenway^[12] including the creation of pedestrian and bike bridges between Starlight Park and Concrete Plant Park.^[13][14]

The POINT CDC's motto is defined as its "theory of change": "People in the community create the community in which they want to live." ^[15]

Awards and honors

The POINT CDC has received the following awards and grants:

• 1999 OBIE Award Grant
• 1999 Bessie Awards Special Achievement/Citations

See also

• Universes (theatre ensemble) - founded by two founders of The POINT CDC
• Martine Fougeron - presented photography of the South Bronx Trades at the POINT CDC.^[16]
• South Brother Island - The POINT CDC was involved in the transfer of the South Brother Island to the New York City Parks Department in 2007.^[17][18][19]

References

1. "2015 Form 990 The Point Community Development Corporation" (PDF). foundationcenter.org. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
2. "Charity Navigator - Unrated Profile for Point Community Development Corporation". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
3. "Staff Directory". THE POINT CDC. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
4. "History". THE POINT CDC. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
5. "Mission". thepoint.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
6. David Hartman; Barry Lewis (2005). "A Walk Through the Bronx . See the Sites | Thirteen/WNET". www.thirteen.org. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
7. Farbstein, Jay; Jay Farbstein; Emily Axelrod; Robert Shibley; Richard Wener (2009). Urban Transformation: 2009 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. Bruner Foundation. pp. 54–86. ISBN 9781890286088.
8. Gonzalez, David (8 May 2007). "Carving Out Havens and Facing Down the Skeptics". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
9. Wirsing, Robert (June 10, 2017). "The Point Distributes Shakespeare Tickets". Bronx Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
10. "THE POINT CDC - Circus Now". circusnow.org. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
11. Persaud, Vishal (November 1, 2009). "Hunts Point Express – Concrete Plant Park opens after long community struggle". brie.hunter.cuny.edu. Hunts Point Express. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
12. "Partners and Supporters". bronxriver.org. Bronx River Alliance. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
13. Bikangaga, Samali (October 10, 2016). "Hunts Point Express – New greenway link connects two parks". brie.hunter.cuny.edu. Hunts Point Express. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
14. Milosheff, Peter (October 13, 2009). "The Bronx Times - Concrete Plant Park". www.bronx.com. The Bronx Times. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
15. "THE POINT CDC - NYC Service". www.nycservice.org. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
16. Roalf, Peggy (May 16, 2014). "AI-AP | DART » Martine Fougeron at The Point". www.ai-ap.com. Design Arts Daily. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
17. Block, Dorian (November 27, 2007). "City buys South Brother Island on East River for bird refuge". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
18. Williams, Timothy (November 20, 2007). "City Claims Final Private Island in East River". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
19. Staff (November 29, 2007) "The Daily Plant: South Brother Island Goes To The Birds" New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

External links

• The POINT CDC official website