The holidays are a time for celebration, family and warmth. Every year, BHGH of NY staff and scholars volunteer with Sister Mary of YES! Solutions for her “Holiday-on-the-Street” events (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day). The purpose of these events is to help people in need in Harlem. Sister Mary says these are the holidays where […]
This summer 2019 for the very first time Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York partnered with Cristo Rey Brooklyn (our female partner school) for our Summer Enrichment program. The program runs annually, serving our rising freshmen and sophomore scholars with the purpose to prevent summer learning loss. This year we continued to strengthen our […]
Camp College is an overnight college access program that is geared toward high school students. The event took place at Nazareth College in Nazareth, New York. This free and comprehensive program is run by The New York State Association for College Admissions Counseling (NYSACAC) at no cost for our scholars. For our rising sophomores, it […]
The senior’s fall semester has been off to an exciting start. To date, they have had eight rep visits, including universities such as Boston University, Colgate, Notre Dame, and SUNY University at Albany. Scholars have shown confidence in asking questions that are relevant and important to them such as, “How does this school support […]
Over the summer, BHGH of NY’s new Executive Director, Joe Patuleia, introduced the Boys Hope Girls Hope Network to Melina Morris, Community & Giving Relationship Associate at Bombas Socks. Bombas Socks was founded in 2013 by entrepreneurs Randy Goldberg and David Heath after learning that socks were the most requested clothing item in homeless shelters. In the last […]
Just before the busy school year rolls out, what better way to prepare and regroup than with a trip outside of the hustle and bustle of New York City? Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York’s staff and Prefects (youth leaders) spent three days and two nights engaging in professional development, bond building, and creating […]
By: Selina Diaz “How would you describe the college process in 3 words?” “Alot. Of. Work.” – Tyler T., Class of 2019, BLMHS & BHGH of NY The Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York college application process is a time that challenges scholars to both understand who they are up until this point, and how to best communicate […]
Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York has been lucky enough to partner with the New York Salesforce office for their first two Workforce Development Weeks! In coordination with Esther Nai and Nicole Strickland, both our senior and junior classes have been able to work one-on-one with Salesforce employees and volunteers to gain valuable insight […]
By: Naomi Cohen-Thompson Each year, we are lucky to have two Art Therapy interns from the School of Visual Arts’ Master’s in Art Therapy Program. They offer creative open art making sessions as well as group and individual art therapy sessions for our scholars at both residential sites. This year, our intern, William McMillin at our boys’ site, has been offering […]
In May 2018, Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York was awarded an in-kind grant from BRIC Arts Media to join their New York Emmy-winning BRIC Media Share program for the 2018 cohort. The in-kind grant awarded each year to 10 Brooklyn-based non-profit organizations offers free classes, mentorship, training, and access to equipment with the goal of […]
By: Martin Torres Our residential staff is responsible for the wellness, safety, and growth of the young men and women in our care. As described in our mission statement, our vision is that our scholars reach their full potential and become healthy, productive life-long learners. The scholars enter our program as teenagers – a time of great growth – […]
By: Julie Vazquez BHGH of NY is thrilled to announce that our second series of “Cover to Cover” is underway. On Tuesday, February 26th, our scholars returned back from their Mid-Winter Recess eager and ready to participate in our Spring Book Club. For this Spring edition of “Cover to Cover,” we have brought back two scholar favorites including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by […]
On Tuesday, February 12th our LaSalle Hall scholars and staff helped Ms. Naomi, Director of Wellness and Therapeutic Services, celebrate her birthday with a huge surprise! The much-loved Ms. Naomi was quite surprised, and everyone had a wonderful time.
We greatly appreciate the support of our donors, stakeholders, volunteers, community partners and friends. As a small non-profit operating a boarding program for nearly 90 scholars in residence for five days a week, our residential buildings can often use a number of items that will contribute to creating the family-like home environment we seek to […]
By: Martin Torres, Dean of LaSalle Hall The holidays are a time for celebration, family and warmth–both literally and figuratively. Every year, Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York volunteers with Sister Mary Lanning, Founder of YES! Solutions, a versatile, grass-roots, neighbor-to-neighbor service organization based in New York City, for Holiday-on-the-street events for people in […]
By: Julie Vazquez, Director of Academic Success Our first quarter at Boys Hope Girls Hope of NY (BHGH of NY) has come and gone, and with that, we are proud to announce our scholars are off to a positive start! At BHGH of NY, we push our scholars both inside and outside of the classroom. […]
By: Daniella Portillo, McAuley Hall Senior Residential Counselor The Guatemala Service and Immersion Experience was a dream come true for NY staff member and New Orleans alumna, Daniella Portillo. Having a Guatemalan mother, she has always wanted to visit the Guatemala affiliate of Boys Hope Girls Hope since she joined the organization in 2007. Her and five BHGH […]
By: Selina Diaz, Director of College Guidance and Alumni Support Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York had a successful College Rep Visit Season for the 2018-19 academic year. This year, we had the pleasure of speaking with admissions reps from 27 different schools who were eager to meet out scholars. We were visited by […]
This past October, Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York held its annual Vision of Hope Awards Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street! Though this year’s dinner was held later than its usual date in May, the fall gala still proved to be a magnificent evening where supporters, stakeholders, and friends gathered together to celebrate the […]
By: Naomi Cohen-Thompson, Director of Wellness and Therapeutic Services Fall and early winter of 2018 have proved to be a joyful and creative one for our BHGH scholars! The Wellness and Art Therapy Programming has offered our Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York community moments and opportunities to connect with one another, get messy and express […]