POWER SOURCE
BANK OF AMERICA SUPPORTS Y YOUTH WITH A NEW GRANT
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he Y is incredibly proud of our 2023 Y Rowe Scholars graduates! Through the Y’s comprehensive college and career access program, this year’s participants graduated at an impressive 97% rate compared to 84% citywide, and matriculated into college at a higher rate: with 94% attending college in the fall compared to the city’s average of just 66%.
To help expand access to the Rowe Scholars program, Bank of America announced a $1 million grant over four years to the Y Rowe Scholars program. This grant is designed to help answer Bank of America’s guiding question: “What would you like the power to do?” For many Y teens, power starts with going to the college of their choice, and this grant will enable the
At the end of the school year teens gathered at Bank of America for the Y’s annual College Decision Day event, where they celebrated their hard work and the bright futures ahead. In a room full of proud peers and mentors, nearly 70 Y teens announced their chosen colleges, including Howard University, Northwestern University, CUNY Baruch College and SUNY Brockport. Many of our teens will be the first in their families to attend college, highlighting the need for college access programs and financial scholarships.
(top) Y teens celebrate their college admissions at Bank of America; (above) Scholarship recipients hold up the certificates with their awards. 4
WE’RE HERE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS –
to empower youth, improve health, and strengthen community.
Y to bring more teens into a studentcentered career planning process, and strengthen their career readiness, expand alumni services, and enhance social-emotional learning. Bank of America has been supporting Y Rowe Scholars and other Y programs since 2018, and this is their largest gift to date. You can read more about this grant in our press release.•
