Earlier this year, Michael G. Officer a long-time Advisory Board Member for Zone 126 passed away suddenly. As a way to honor his memory, Zone 126 created the Michael G. Officer Memorial Scholarship Fund to support a student as they enter the next chapter of their life. This…
On June 08, 2018, Parent-Child Home Program hosted a Family Literacy day packed with food, read-alouds, arts and crafts. Special thanks to Deloitte for their sponsorship and support on this wonderful Impact Day. Parent-Child Home Program’s mission is to strengthen children and families with skills opportunities, and emotional…
My first paid work experience began in NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) back in the summer of 1978. The city was in financial ruin, everything was broken or in ruins and it seemed it would be that way forever. Citizens still did everything collectively. As Sanitation Counselor,…
Astoria & Long Island City, NY Global Kids is hosting a FREE Summer Camp, open to all middle school students from July 09-August 03 Contact sophie@globalkids.org for an application to enroll today!
Let’s Get Ready is accepting Success Program applications for students who plan to attend Temple University, SUNY Albany, SUNY Buffalo State, UMass Dartmouth, and CUNY Baruch. This program is FREE to participate and offers in-college peer support and connections to on campus resources. For more information, contact: vhulit@letsgetready.org
Earlier this year, Michael G. Officer a long-time Advisory Board Member for Zone 126 passed away suddenly. As a way to honor his memory, Zone 126 created the Michael G. Officer Memorial Scholarship Fund to support a student as they enter the next chapter of their life. This…
For the past four years, the Palazzo Strozzi Renaissance Foundation has awarded deserving eleventh grade high school students in the New York City, Los Angeles, and Detroit public school systems with a fully funded opportunity to travel abroad for four weeks in Italy. This year, two outstanding students…
For the past 15 years, young men and women right out of high school or college put on the signature red jacket, khaki pants, and boots and hit the streets of NYC to spend a year of service in high-needs public schools. Among the individuals in the first…
While Lunch Clubs may appear like a simple concept, at CS 111Q we supplement our clubs with Success Mentoring. Not only do we facilitate fun and engaging activities for our scholars, we also have check in time to promote attendance successes. While I have Success Mentees in all…
Earlier this month, 2000 professionals from across the United States and Canada gathered for the Community Schools Forum in Baltimore, Maryland. The Opening Plenary of any large gathering in the world of education is filled with energy, excitement, and an opportunity to be reinvigorated about the work. Robin…