NEW YORK BASED PROGRAMS
Comfort Bear Program
Empowers teens to become leaders by creating handmade comfort bears from scratch, each carrying messages of hope and encouragement for students in hospitals. Through creativity, teamwork, and meaningful service, participants learn the transformative power of empathy and positive action while developing essential leadership skills.
- Develops youth leadership through hands-on project management, peer collaboration, and communication skills
- Hands-on creative learning from design to construction, building artistic and problem-solving skills
- Builds empathy and social-emotional growth by creating bears that bring hope to hospitalized students
- Real service learning with community impact—teens experience how their actions brighten lives and inspire change
Financial Literacy Program
Empowers young people to take control of their financial future through comprehensive training in budgeting, saving, credit awareness, and money mindset. Using an interactive app, students learn practical money management skills and build the knowledge to make informed financial decisions and achieve their goals.
- Learn essential money skills including budgeting, saving strategies, and smart spending habits
- Interactive app-based learning makes financial concepts fun, engaging, and easy to understand
- Build financial confidence and healthy money mindset to make informed decisions and reach personal goals
- Start building generational wealth early by understanding credit, investments, and long-term financial planning
Kidpreneurs Program
Empowers children to become creative problem-solvers and future business leaders. Through hands-on activities, students learn how to turn ideas into real businesses. Students will develop skills in planning, teamwork, and leadership along the way. All sessions are designed to be fun, culturally relevant, and age-appropriate.
- Inspires creativity by helping kids turn fun ideas into real business concepts
- Hands-on learning through games, drawing, and role-play activities
- Builds life skills like teamwork, problem-solving, and confidence
- Culturally rooted to reflect kids' communities, interests, and everyday experiences
Voices Beyond Borders
Connects young learners across New York City, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico in a meaningful global exchange program. Students develop English language skills while building friendships, cultural awareness, and confidence through virtual pen pal conversations and collaborative learning experiences with peers from different countries.
- Develop English language skills through authentic conversations with pen pals in real-world contexts
- Build meaningful friendships and cultural connections with students across NYC, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
- Gain confidence speaking English in a supportive, collaborative global learning community
- Expand worldview and celebrate diversity by learning about different cultures and perspectives through authentic connections
Family engagement
If you are a school leader or a community-based organization (CBO) interested in bringing parent workshops to your school, please fill out this form, and we’ll get back to you.
These workshops empower parents with tools and strategies to support their children’s education and well-being. Topics include effective communication, academic support, and bullying prevention.
We also offer workshops focused on addressing low attendance, emotional intelligence, and other key areas to support your school’s needs.
Location: Virtual, Hybrid, or In-person
- Effective Parent-Teacher Communication
- Academic Support Strategies
- Bullying Awareness and Prevention
staff Professional Development
The Building Young Leaders Program equips school leadership and CBO teams with essential tools and strategies to foster a supportive, emotionally intelligent environment aligned with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The program emphasizes emotional intelligence, proactive behavior management, and bullying prevention to create a positive school climate that nurtures young leaders.
This program is ideal for school principals, assistant principals, deans, counselors, social workers, PBIS coordinators, teachers, and youth workers involved in student leadership and bullying prevention initiatives.
- Understand and apply emotional intelligence in school leadership.
- Integrate PBIS with emotional intelligence for a cohesive school environment.
- Implement proactive behavior management strategies to reduce disciplinary issues.
- Develop and apply effective bullying prevention techniques.
- Create a school-wide culture of respect and inclusivity.
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