Partners

New York Edge

New York Edge bridges the opportunity gap faced by students in underinvested communities by strengthening academic performance, health and wellness, self-confidence, and leadership skills for success in life.

Imagine That

Imagine That!!! is one of the few local facilities that specializes in pre-school age and young school children. For 20 years, Imagine That!!! has provided safe, educational fun for children at several locations throughout New Jersey. Now centralized in one large facility in Florham Park, NJ, we offer a wide variety of interactive exhibits and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

CASA

CASA-NYC’s mission is to ensure that young people involved in the NYC child welfare system have their needs met and rights protected, and that children in foster care are moved quickly into safe, stable, nurturing and permanent homes – with their families of origin whenever possible. Family Court Judges assign CASA to assist with the most complex cases. We work diligently to provide individualized attention to each child, ensuring their needs are addressed and helping them navigate the maze of the NYC foster care system. CASA-NYC is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit organization, and a member in good standing of the National CASA Association.

NYC Kids RISE

The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to invest in and save for their children’s futures. It is a scholarship and savings program designed to make college and career training more accessible and achievable for public school students. It enables all of us to work together to build assets and support expectations of educational and economic success for every child.

Common Threads

Common Threads is a national nonprofit that provides children and families cooking and nutrition education to encourage healthy habits that contribute to wellness. We equip under-resourced communities with information to make affordable, nutritious and appealing food choices wherever they live, work, learn, and play. We know that food is rooted in culture and tradition so we promote diversity in our lessons and recipes, encouraging our participants to celebrate the world around them.

Broadway Junior

Developed by renowned educators and designed to suit school assemblies as well as the energies and attention spans of younger performers, Broadway Junior® musicals are perfect for teachers or directors who are new to musical theatre and seeking to introduce students to the joys of participating in a show.

Launched in 1996 by MTI’s co-Chairman, Freddie Gershon, Broadway Junior® musicals are condensed, author-approved versions of classic musicals, Disney favorites and modern works, custom-tailored to the needs of young people and schools.

MSQI

MSQI is a collaborative community with a goal far bigger and more important than our program itself, the goal that all New York City middle school students will graduate eighth grade reading on grade level and therefore better prepared for success in high school and beyond.

We support principals, assistant principals and literacy coaches in deepening their literacy leadership practices in their schools, and we support teachers in continuously improving their literacy instructional practices to positively impact students’ reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.

Grounded on the MSQI Literacy Framework, we strive to build a network based on trust and ongoing learning, in which leaders and teachers share promising practices and learn from each other alongside centrally offered professional learning, coaching services, and resource sharing.

Pretty Brown Girl

Listed by New York Magazine as a Community Organization to support for Black Lives Matter initiatives and ranked by NBC News as one of the top seven organizations dedicated to empowering girls of color, Pretty Brown Girl (PBG) is an organization dedicated to educating and empowering Black and Brown girls by encouraging self-acceptance while cultivating social, emotional & intellectual well-being. Pretty Brown Girl is one of the fastest-growing girls movements in the country, focused on the well-being of girls.

REEL Works

Reel Works mentors, inspires, and empowers underserved NYC youth to share their stories through filmmaking, creating a springboard to successful careers in media and beyond.

Music and the Brain

Music and the Brain brings a music literacy curriculum, whole-class keyboard instruction, and ongoing professional development to schools in under-resourced communities. We empower music educators and ensure equity for all learners, helping students build skills to succeed academically and in life. Music and the Brain is a program of non-profit Building for the Arts NY, Inc.

Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. We partner with school districts, library networks and afterschool programs to launch Clubs in communities across the country.