NYC KIDS RISE INC

IN FY25, NYC KIDS RISE CONTINUED ITS CITYWIDE EXPANSION, BRINGING IN A NEW COHORT OF KINDERGARTENERS ACROSS NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTO THE SAVE FOR COLLEGE PROGRAM, EXTENDING CITYWIDE ELIGIBILITY TO NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN AND THIRD GRADE. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR OF CITYWIDE OPERATIONS, AND THE EIGTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZED MORE THAN 277,000 ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS, BRINGING IN 79,301 NEW PARTICIPANTS DURING THE YEAR. EACH NEWLY ENROLLED STUDENT RECEIVED AN NYC SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT WITH AN INITIAL $100. STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS WHEN THEIR PARENT/GUARDIANS COMPLETE ADDITIONAL STEPS (THE BUILDING BLOCKS) AND THROUGH COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, NYC KIDS RISE DEPOSITED MORE THAN $10.2 MILLION INTO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS' NYC SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS, INCLUDING SEED, REWARDS, AND COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS.NYC KIDS RISE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION TO FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. IN FY25, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY-BASED FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE LOCAL CBOS TO EXPAND FOCUS ON BUILDING BLOCK 2 AND BUILDING BLOCK 3 STEPS WITH FAMILIES IN TWO TARGET DISTRICTS FOR THE PROGRAM (D30 IN QUEENS AND D7 IN THE BRONX). NYC KIDS RISE ALSO HELD 175 FAMILY-FACING EVENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR BETWEEN SCHOOL AND DISTRICT-LEVEL EVENTS, OUTREACH EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED INFORMATION TO FAMILIES AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE FOUNDATIONAL STEPS. NYC KIDS RISE ALSO OFFERED 44 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 1000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS TO USE THE PROGRAM AS A TOOL FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND ASSIST FAMILIES IN LEARNING ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND ACTIVATING AND VIEWING THEIR NYC SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS FOR THE FIRST TIME.DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, NYC KIDS RISE CONTINUED TO BUILD OUT ITS PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS, DEMONSTRATING HOW VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN LEVERAGE THE PLATFORM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. THE SECOND ANNUAL ALUMNI COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN BROUGHT IN LEADERSHIP FROM NEARLY 100 NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL ALUMNI, REPRESETING EVERY NYC SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY $325,000 BEING INVESTED IN THE SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS OF NEARLY 6,000 STUDENT ACCOUNTS.