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Our Mission
Our Mission
YPIE creates pathways to college and career success. With a focus on mid-sized cities, our proven approach is grounded in high expectations, personalized opportunities, and community partnerships.
Our Vision
All young people are equipped to thrive in communities that support their pathways to success.
We Believe
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Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not. All young people, regardless of zip code, deserve opportunities to discover their strengths and build pathways to college and career success.
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Young people can achieve more than they may have imagined possible when they are challenged, supported, and connected to opportunities that prepare them to thrive in an ever-evolving world of work.
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Launching the next generation takes an entire community. Schools, families, community partners, and corporate partners work together to build pathways to college and career success.
Our Why
"Postsecondary education is no longer just the preferred pathway to middle-class jobs –
it is, increasingly, the only pathway.”
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
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High School
Only 1 in 5 High School Graduates in 2023 are fully prepared for the college
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College
Only 51% of students from low-income families go to college, compared to 89% of students from well-off families
The Brookings Institution
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Career
Only 28% of students from low-Income high schools graduate with a Bachelor’s degree within 6 years.
NSC
Our Story
Schools are the anchors of communities and can launch young people up the economic ladder. But schools can’t do that alone. Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) was founded in 2007 to expand opportunities for students in the historically under-resourced Yonkers Public Schools.
What began as a college access initiative has grown into a comprehensive model that supports students from high school through college and into careers. Through high expectations, personalized opportunities, and strong community partnerships, YPIE creates pathways to college and career success.
As YPIE’s impact has grown, the organization has expanded its model beyond Yonkers. In fall 2023, YPIE launched YPIE Jersey City, bringing its proven college success model to public school students in Jersey City. In spring 2025, YPIE launched YPIE Nashville in partnership with Regeneron, expanding its science research and college success programming to students in Metro Nashville Public Schools.
Today, YPIE supports more than 2,500 students each year through career skill building, academic preparation, college advising, mentoring, and internship and job placement.
YPIE’s work demonstrates that with the right support, students in historically under-resourced communities can thrive in college, earn degrees, and pursue rewarding careers.
Financials and Strategic Plan
Audited Financials: Year-end June 2025
990: Year-end June 2025
Annual Report 2023-2024
YPIE Theory of Change
Ratings
YPIE is honored to have earned the Candid Platinum Participation Level and Charity Navigator "100 out of 100" Encompass Rating. Please see inspiring quotes about YPIE on GreatNonprofits.org!
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