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NYC Kids RISE is a nonprofit organization that provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to invest in and save for their children’s futures through the Save for College Program. Building on the dreams and expectations that families have for their children’s futures, NYC Kids RISE has funded and provided 97 percent of kindergartners across the city access to a New York City Scholarship Account to save for college and career training in the future.  They aim to make attending and graduating from college more achievable for all NYC public school students—regardless of where they come from or how much their families have in the bank. Debra-Ellen Glickstein, founding Executive Director of NYC Kids RISE, embodies Eleanor Roosevelt’s unwavering belief in the necessity to unleash the endless potential of the next generation. She has spent nearly 20 years working with communities to expand economic opportunities.  

The NYC Youth Agenda steering committee is made up of 35 young people from across the five boroughs who came together in advance of the 2020 Mayoral election to ensure that the new administration would hear and prioritize youth voices from the start. Young people from CCC, YVote, CUNY’s Intergenerational Change Initiative (ICI), and DYCD’s We the Youth Advisory Council came together to compare notes and collect further research, ultimately developing a five-point policy plan for their newly elected officials – the NYC Youth Agenda. Once the new administration took office, the committee put on a policy breakfast and press conference to draw attention to their agenda, and ultimately secured meetings with many elected and appointed officials. The steering committee continues to meet and looks forward to the release of the 2023 edition of NYC Youth Agenda in February.