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Courtesy VOICE Charter School + To build and sustain the thriving, vibrant city we want, we need all of our kids to be set up for success. Higher education and quality career training are critical to increasing economic mobility and reducing inequality. But access to opportunity is not shared equally. Read our Briefs. Arrow pointing down to stories. Hear our Stories. Four years ago, partners in government, philanthropy, community and the private sector came together to pilot a program in geographic School District 30--across Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Corona, Jackson Heights, Astoria, and East Elmhurst. Starting from the very first days of kindergarten, the effort provides financial assets for college or career training, and supports whole neighborhoods coming together to boost all of our children towards educational and economic success. Together, we’ve built a universal community-driven wealth-building platform with over 10,000 kids and their families in one of the city’s most diverse school districts. Here we have documented the evolution and early results of our work in a series of written briefs and stories that illustrate the core components, or Pillars, of the Save for College Program approach.

NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program

We know it takes a neighborhood to build a child’s future.

The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program is a universal scholarship and savings platform designed to make college and career training more accessible and achievable for all NYC public school students.

We’re now sharing a series of written briefs and the corresponding stories below to document lessons from our founding years, to provide context, and to serve as a resource for others who may wish to bring the Save for College Program to their neighborhoods. 

If you missed our release event, you can watch a recording of it here:

Hear from some of the many people who have come together to build this platform.

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