by newyorkwp | Mar 16, 2023 | Team Spotlight
In honor of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College established the Malcolm/King Leadership Award in 1990 – along with the Malcolm/King Breakfast, which always takes place on the last Friday in February....
by newyorkwp | Aug 1, 2022 | Team Spotlight
Blog post from Boys Hope Girls Hope Network Headquarters Blog Boys Hope Girls Hope is excited to highlight team members whose time serving on the team has had a major impact on scholars, collegians, alumni, and colleagues. This month, we’re chatting with Lysandra...
by newyorkwp | Sep 10, 2021 | Alumni Story
“I know that I want to work in an educational setting or for an organization like Boys Hope Girls Hope.” Latoya Holmes, a junior at Hofstra University majoring in Business Administration, is one of 25 Boys Hope Girls Hope collegians who are a part of the Boys...
by newyorkwp | Feb 12, 2021 | Alumni Story
“I decided to put myself out there and see what happens.” Each year thousands of high school students apply to The Posse Foundation, a national organization that identifies, recruits, and trains students who show extraordinary leadership and academic potential....
by newyorkwp | Dec 17, 2020 | Alumni Story
Josiah Casildo grew up in what he describes as one of the roughest neighborhoods in the South Bronx with his three older siblings, his father who immigrated to the US from Guatemala and his mother from Honduras. He did his best in school and often translated between...
