Experiential Exposure

Offers a comprehensive college access program for high school students, including application assistance, essay support, SAT preparation, and financial planning. Continues support into college through a retention program featuring mentorship, accountability, and resource connection.

Provides financial support to local charities as part of its grantmaking activities.

Runs an intergenerational garden club that grows fresh produce distributed to families, the local community, and food pantries to help combat food deserts on Long Island’s East End.

Provides safe spaces and structured programming for over 700 youth annually across the East End of Long Island, focusing on personal development, leadership, and connection through a multi-year model. Programs include peer bonding, academic support, and career exploration.

Runs a 12–14 week storytelling and performance program that culminates in a live stage performance, enabling youth to share personal narratives. Also operates four youth dance teams—Shooting Starz, Butterfly Blitz, The Elite Squad, and Precious Pearls—focused on performance, discipline, and self-expression.

Operates more than 30 chapters in communities and school districts, offering after-school programming that includes job readiness, career shadowing, and academic tutoring. These programs are delivered in partnership with schools and through community-based chapters.

Supports alumni in securing athletic scholarships to attend colleges and universities such as Georgetown University and St. John's University, and promotes long-term academic success, with many alumni advancing to law, medical, and graduate schools. Alumni return annually to mentor current team members.

Manages all aspects of team operations including athlete registration with USATF and AAU, meet entries, procurement of supplies and uniforms, financial administration, and travel logistics for competitions. Uses donations to cover operating expenses and athlete fees for competitions and uniforms.

Organizes and supports athlete participation in regional, national, and international track and field events, including the AAU Junior Olympics and the Colgate Women’s Games. The program has prepared nationally ranked athletes, including finalists and medalists, and has sent teams to competitions in locations such as Des Moines, Detroit, and internationally to countries including China, Germany, France, and Italy.

Provides long-term track and field coaching for girls aged 6 to 17, including athletes as young as 8, with training programs conducted in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The program emphasizes athletic development, personal growth, and mentorship, and includes on- and off-track components such as yoga, aerobic, and anaerobic workouts.

Provides academic support programming that builds student confidence, develops study skills, and encourages intellectual exploration beyond standard curricula, along with a College Success program offering academic mentoring, financial aid guidance, and career navigation support to enrolled college students.

Organizes community events that serve migrant families with food, clothing, books, holiday pies, and essential resources, such as an event serving more than 250 families, fostering connection and access to support services.

Engages students in structured community service activities at shelters, public parks, nursing homes, and other sites—including recurring events like Pie Day—to foster personal growth, self-efficacy, and civic engagement, with all associated costs covered by the organization.

Resumed in-person local cultural programming including museum visits, sports games, university tours, lectures, and work shadowing experiences; expanded arts-focused enrichment through a dedicated coordinator and virtual collaborations during travel restrictions, serving youth in New York City and Indian Country.

Implements the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award as a non-formal education framework to engage young people in personal development, skill-building, physical recreation, and community contribution.

Partners with summer camps and other providers to offer extracurricular activities such as ceramics, sports, and performing arts to over 50 asylum-seeking youth, removing financial and logistical barriers to participation.

Offers Gap Year Fellowship and internship programs for recent high school graduates and college students to serve families and students in New York City.

Hosts asylum information sessions and provides direct administrative support to immigrants, including assisting over 300 individuals with change-of-address forms for immigration applications and supporting migrant students with school enrollment and obtaining government-issued identification such as NYCIDs.