NYC Kids RISE

Schools out NYC! 🥳Reflecting on all we’ve accomplished with partners across government, the private sector, philanthropy, schools + communities this school year. Through the #SaveForCollege Program, we’re demonstrating what it looks like to invest in all our children’s futures! We’re celebrating that: 💰200,000+ students have NYC Scholarship Accounts with more than $30 million for their future college + career training. 🔔 We rang the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell with partners from government, education, business, community, philanthropy, and some of our youngest scholars, opening trading + celebrating investment in students’ financial futures. 📚 Higher Ed leaders of colleges + universities came together to remind students of the boundless opportunities available for their educational futures as they started the school year. 💸 39 Public School Alumni across 34 school communities and all five boroughs led #NYCPublicSchoolAlumni Community Scholarships for 7,400+ K-2nd graders. 5️⃣ City Year New York Community Schools integrated the Save for College Program into family engagement strategies supporting ongoing training + capacity building of community partners across NYC. 🎊 58 Community Scholarships totaled nearly $1 million for students’ NYC Scholarship Accounts, demonstrating the commitment of New Yorkers, Businesses, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Resident Associations, Houses of Worship, Community Based Organizations, and more to the educational futures of students. 🏫 1,000 Elementary Schools are incorporating the Save for College Program in a variety of ways, using it as a tool for #collegeandcareer readiness, financial empowerment, and family engagement. 🎓400+ 6th graders in the Founding Class of the Save for College Program visited The City University of New York through CUNY Explorers, with the support of the Gray Foundation, to learn about college life. Read more in our newsletter: https://conta.cc/45JjMWZ

Schools out NYC! 🥳Reflecting on all we’ve accomplished with partners across government, the private sector, philanthropy, schools + communities this school year. Through the #SaveForCollege Program, we’re demonstrating what it looks like to invest in all our children’s futures! We’re celebrating that: 💰200,000+ students have NYC Scholarship Accounts with more than $30 million for their future college + career training. 🔔 We rang the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell with partners from government, education, business, community, philanthropy, and some of our youngest scholars, opening trading + celebrating investment in students’ financial futures. 📚 Higher Ed leaders of colleges + universities came together to remind students of the boundless opportunities available for their educational futures as they started the school year. 💸 39 Public School Alumni across 34 school communities and all five boroughs led #NYCPublicSchoolAlumni Community Scholarships for 7,400+ K-2nd graders. 5️⃣ City Year New York Community Schools integrated the Save for College Program into family engagement strategies supporting ongoing training + capacity building of community partners across NYC. 🎊 58 Community Scholarships totaled nearly $1 million for students’ NYC Scholarship Accounts, demonstrating the commitment of New Yorkers, Businesses, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Resident Associations, Houses of Worship, Community Based Organizations, and more to the educational futures of students. 🏫 1,000 Elementary Schools are incorporating the Save for College Program in a variety of ways, using it as a tool for #collegeandcareer readiness, financial empowerment, and family engagement. 🎓400+ 6th graders in the Founding Class of the Save for College Program visited The City University of New York through CUNY Explorers, with the support of the Gray Foundation, to learn about college life. Read more in our newsletter: https://conta.cc/45JjMWZ

Educational and economic success should be attainable for every student – regardless of family income.   Designed to make college and career training more accessible and achievable while building intergenerational wealth, the NYC Kids RISE Save for College program provides families and communities with a way to invest in and save for their children’s futures through interest-bearing accounts. Swipe right to learn more about how this program has been making an impact for participating families��📚🙌 NYC Kids RISE NYC Department of Education Brooklyn Org NYC Mayor's Office of Equity & Racial Justice Gray Foundation

Congratulations to our Founding Executive Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein and the leaders highlighted among City & State NY’s 2024 Trailblazers in Higher Education! Debra-Ellen's work launching NYC Kids RISE and building the #SaveForCollege Program, “a community-driven education savings platform for urban neighborhoods,” is featured among the initiatives lifting up communities and responding to the evolving needs of both employers and the workforce. Havidán Rodríguez Renée T. White Victor Alicea K.L. Allen, Ed.D. Horace Anderson Edward Antonio Jennifer Ball Tom Blum Elma Borčilo-King, MPA Donald Boomgaarden La Tasha A. Brown, Ph.D. Susan Burns Dara N. Byrne Faith C. Corbett Anthony W. Crowell Anthony Davidson, PhD MBA Sharon DeVivo Dennis D. Alexander Enyedi Linda Essig Henry C. "Hank" Foley Rick Gatteau Carmen Renee MD Keydron (“Ked’Dron”) K. Guinn Donna Heiland Charlotte Hunter Kelly Jackson Marc Jerome cydney johnson Dr. Larry D. Johnson, Jr. Kyle Kimball Joseph Landau Sayar Lonial Christine Mangino Gregory Mantsios Liza Marquez Dr. Gabriel Marshall Sr.

Thank you, teachers, for all you do to support and encourage students and their families to dream big about the future! Take a moment to share your favorite memories of your teacher in the comments below. ⬇ #ThankATeacherNYC #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Thank you to the 1,000 elementary school principals across NYC who inspire students, support families, and build community every day.  We salute you and thank you for your leadership and partnership in helping build bright futures for our children. #SchoolPrincipalsDay NYC Department of Education

Check out the latest issue of the Harvard Kennedy School Magazine which spotlights our Founding Executive Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein and her journey in leading and building NYC Kids RISE. “The magic of this whole thing is that...the platform has been created and there’s all these different ways people can plug in. And it goes back to kind of the way I view the world—that neighborhoods matter.” - Debra-Ellen Glickstein #SaveForCollege #CommunityWealthBuilding

We’re celebrating $130,000+ donated by Koeppel Auto Group for students with NYC Scholarship Accounts at P.S. 148 Queens through the Koeppel Kares Community Scholarship! A regular contribution from a local business like Koeppel through a Community Scholarship demonstrates how businesses and organizations can tangibly support the college + career futures of students in their communities. 🎉

This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating leaders who serve as positive role models and showcase the diverse avenues of achievement for students across New York City! Among them are NYC public school alumnae Bernell Grier, Carolina V. Valencia, Sharon Myrie, Amelia Adams, Michelle S. Ng, Corinne Haynes, Lisa Cowan, Dr. Meisha Porter, Marielys Divanne, and Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. who are part of the inaugural cohort of more than 30 alumni who organized Community Scholarships for current students at the elementary schools they each attended. This pioneering effort demonstrates how #NYCPublicSchoolAlumni can tangibly invest in students' futures, serve as positive role models, and showcase diverse avenues of achievement for our students through the NYC Kids RISE #SaveForCollege Program. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gnBUHapb