Read Ahead's reading-based mentoring develops in students the social-emotional skills essential for academic and life-long success. Read Ahead partners volunteer mentors with elementary school students throughout New York City for one-on-one lunchtime reading-based mentoring sessions. Through the over 15,000 lunch hours spent annually in Read Ahead, students develop confidence and other social and emotional skills crucial for success. 

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Reading Partners NYC envisions a future where all children in the US have the reading skills necessary to reach their full potential. Their mission is to help children become lifelong readers by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction with measurable results. The provide one-on-one tutoring programs that harness the power of community volunteers to provide individualized literacy instruction to help students master the reading fundamentals they need to reach grade level. 

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The Reading Team helps young children at high risk of reading failure to be strong readers and writers by engaging them in a wide range of literacy-nurturing lessons and activities so they can succeed in school and in life. Our literacy-intensive environment features a high adult-to-child ratio, is caring and supportive, and accommodates diverse learning styles and needs.

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Road Recovery is a music industry-driven non-profit dedicated to helping young people as they battle addiction and other adversities in their lives.

Roads to Success promotes academic, personal and professional development through out-of-school-time programs built on a philosophy of self-discovery. We create and sustain an environment where young people find their identity, build their independence and practice generosity in their communities. Roads to Success is dedicated to helping young people discover the self-esteem, self-reliance and empathy necessary to become future leaders and driving forces of positive change.  

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Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability & Equity (RISE) inspires all generations of Rockaway residents to care for their environment and community through civic engagement and youth development programs that advance social equity and the physical well-being of their vibrant, coastal community. 

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Rocking the Boat empowers youth challenged by severe economic, educational, and social conditions to develop confidence and ambition. Students collaborate to build wooden boats, learn to row and sail, and restore local urban waterways, revitalizing their community while creating better lives for themselves. The majority of Rocking the Boat students are drawn from the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx and represent Latino, African-American, Caucasian, West Indian, Indian, Asian, South American, and African cultures. 

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Through running and socio-emotional learning, Run4Fun promotes mental health and well-being, empowering youth to grow and thrive. Run4Fun enriches and supports the lives of youth by fostering self-esteem, healthy lifestyles, and resilience by creating a nurturing and accepting environment that promotes collaboration and community.

Sadie Nash Leadership Project’s mission is to strengthen, empower, and equip young women and gender-expansive youth of color as agents for change in their lives and in the world. Operating at the intersection of love and rigor, we use popular education to build community, critical consciousness, and college and career readiness among participants, who we call Nashers.

Friends of the Children–New York is a chapter of a nationwide organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational poverty through salaried, professional mentoring. We select children facing multiple systemic obstacles from all five boroughs and commit to working with those children from kindergarten to graduation. 12+ years, no matter what.

Futures and Options expands opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds and historically underrepresented communities, collaborating with employers to empower students to gain the skills and confidence needed to succeed in future careers.

Global Kids educates, inspires and mobilizes youth to become global citizens who are positively engaged in the world and are prepared for their future.  

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Hour Children is a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State.

ParentChild+ ensures that all children regardless of their race, socio-economic status, or zip code have equal possibilities from the start.

Row New York was founded in 2002 based on the premise that the discipline of competitive rowing combined with rigorous academic support yields powerful returns. Rowing instills in athletes a strong work ethic, persistence, and grit. This is particularly evident in the classroom, where focus and determination produce higher grades and college acceptance rates.

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STEM From Dance envisions a world in which Black and Latina women are represented equitably in the STEM workforce. Through a unique and integrated approach of combining STEM and dance, the organization breaks down the intimidation barrier and empowers young women of color from low-income backgrounds to develop the confidence, skills, and awareness necessary to engage in and pursue a future in STEM. 

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