Founded in 1889, they serve 50,000 New Yorkers a year through 39 programs such as preschools, camps, after school programs, senior centers, and more. All of the programs feature intergenerational and cross-cultural activities that bring together many different types of people so that they can learn from each other and also with each other. When it was first founded, the program was for Eastern European Jews. The history of the Lower East Side and that of Education Alliance are deeply intertwined for this reason. As the population changed, so did the program. The program went from being volunteer based to having social service programs run by trained officials. Although the organization is a Jewish organization, they help people from all religions and ethnic backgrounds.
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