"The people at YPIE were so important to my learning and my life." Palisade Preparatory School (now Barack Obama School for Social Justice) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Computer Engineering, Class of 2027 Simulation Hardware Intern, Boeing (Summer 2026) YPIE Mentors: Shaina (College Advisor), Raissa (College Success Advisor), Roddy (Career Connections Mentor) When did you first get involved with YPIE? YPIE had a College Center where I went to high school. Our guida

“My YPIE College Advisor changed my life forever. I would not be where I am today without her guidance and without YPIE.” Lincoln High School Union College, Mathematics (2025) Associate, Matrix Asset Advisors, White Plains, NY YPIE Mentors: Stephanie Russo (College Advisor), Jaclyn Cooke (College Success Advisor) When did you first start working with YPIE? I came to America with my family after completing 9th grade in Albania. Until then, I had lived there my whole life. My g

“YPIE was one of the only places where I felt fully supported, academically and emotionally.” – Maria Yonkers High School University at Albany (SUNY), Sociology Major, English Minor Office Assistant, New York State Attorney General’s Office YPIE Mentors: Anne (College Advisor), Jake (Science Research), Raissa (College Success), Laurie (Career Connections mentor) When did you first join YPIE? An adviser came into my freshman class and told us about YPIE. At that time, the prog