Private and Nonprofit Chapters

The chapters of UFT members listed here are employed by organizations other than the Department of Education.

• ADAPT Community Network
  The ADAPT Community Network Chapter, formerly known as the United Cerebral Palsy of NYC Chapter, came into being with the signing of the first contracts in June 2003 and has grown to include more than 1,000 members in 13 bargaining units across more than 40 work sites.
   
• Birch Family Services 
  The UFT chapters of Birch Family Services came into being with the signing of the first contract at Nazareth Early Childhood Center in 2013. They have grown to include more than 200 members in four bargaining units across four work sites.
   
• Block Institute
  Our chapter includes teachers, teacher aides, teacher assistants, maintenance staff, group leaders, assistant group leaders and clinicians. Our members have extensive experience providing individualized services for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
   
• Consortium for Worker Education
  The UFT-CWE Chapter is a highly active and assertive group of adult education/worker education union activists. As teachers and classroom paraprofessionals, we serve more than 60,000 New York residents each year through the many citywide programs that comprise the Consortium for Workers Education, the educational arm of the New York City Central Labor Council. For union questions and for prospective student referrals to ESL, high school equivalency, math, reading, writing, science and social studies classes as well as various employment-readiness classes and related services, please contact uftcwemembers [at] gmail [dot] com (uftcwemembers[at]gmail[dot]com).
   
  The 2024 Consortium for Workers Education Chapter elections will take place this spring. The elections will determine various leadership positions, including chapter leader, assistant chapter leader, and delegate assembly delegates. See the Notice of Election and the Election FAQ for additional information.
   
• Family Child Care Providers
  We provide a safe, nurturing and educational environment for thousands of the city’s children, who range in age from six-week-old infants to rambunctious school-age children who come to us after school.
   
• Federation of Nurses/UFT
  Anne Goldman, UFT Vice President for Non-DOE Members
   
• Lincoln Center Education
  Mark Collins, Chapter Liaison
   
• Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School
   
• The Lorge School