"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

“Being part of YPIE is like belonging to a family. It didn’t just change my education, it changed how I see my future and my responsibility to my community.” Saunders Trades & Technical High School Baruch College, Finance Major, Law and Policy Minor (2025) Analyst, Con Edison YPIE Mentors: Eilis Klein, Sam Wallis, Jeff (Volunteer) When did you first get involved with YPIE? My older sister Karina, who’s now a certified high school teacher in the Bronx, talked to me about YP

"From the very beginning of high school right through college, YPIE was there to support me." Palisade Preparatory High School (now Barack Obama School of Social Justice) Baruch College, December 2025, Finance Major, Philosophy Minor Banker Representative, Webster Bank Mentors: Raissa Fitzgerald (YPIE College Success Advisor), David Isaac (Webster Bank Volunteer) Rinit was born in the Bronx after his parents moved to the United States from Kosovo. When he was 10 years old,

“I really thought my world would end in my first year of college, but the guidance I got through YPIE put me where I am today.” Roosevelt High School (2021) Baruch College, Business Communications (2025) Business Analyst, Spectrum - Field Operations YPIE Mentors: Doris Freedman (College Advisor), Jaclyn Cooke (College Success Advisor) When did you first start working with YPIE? I come from an immigrant family that knew nothing about applying to college. I joined YPIE in my ju

“YPIE prepared me not only for college, but also for my adult life. I would not be as successful as I am now without YPIE.” Yonkers High School Manhattan College (2023), Electrical Engineering; M.S. Electrical Engineering (expected 2027) Stagehand, Sound Associates YPIE Mentors: Jake Schofield (YPIE Science Research), Anne Daniel (YPIE College Advisor), Raissa (YPIE College Success Advisor) , Judy (Mentor) When did you first learn about and join YPIE? It was 2015. I was part

"I was lucky to have great advisers at YPIE. Having mentors who listened, answered my questions, and shared their experiences made all the difference." Lincoln High School University of Mount Saint Vincent, Communications with a Minor in Business, Class of 2026 Marketing & Events Intern, Yonkers Public Library Foundation Retail Sales Manager, Levi's Outlet, Cross County Center YPIE Mentors: Cindy Zarzuela (College Advisor), Raissa Fitzgerald (College Success Advisor), Mark (C

"Because of what my YPIE Career Connections Coach taught me, I came in with confidence, and I got an offer." Saunders Trades & Technical High School Lehman College, Economics and Mathematics, Class of 2027 Risk Management Intern, Webster Bank, Summer 2026 YPIE Mentors: Raissa Fitzgerald (College Success Advisor), Alexa Dalbis (Career Connections Advisor), Bruce (Career Connections Mentor), David (Webster Bank Mentor) How did you first come to join YPIE? I first joined YPIE in

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