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Providing families, schools & communities with a way to save together for their kids’ futures through the scholarship & savings program.

NYC Kids RISE is a nonprofit organization working to expand economic opportunity and equity for all NYC public school students.

10/09/2026

NYC is investing in our kids’ success through the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program Program! Parents + guardians of NYC Public Schools 1st-5th graders can activate + view their children’s NYC Scholarship Accounts now: nyckidsrise.org/activate

09/30/2026

Earlier today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Zohran Mamdani, Deputy Mayor for Housing & Planning Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg, NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt, New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust President Vlada Kenniff, and Senator Julia Salazar came together with Nostrand Houses resident association leaders, families, and community partners at Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn to mark the financial closing for the comprehensive modernization of Nostrand Houses and make a historic announcement. The New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust (the Trust) is partnering with NYC Kids RISE to establish the Nostrand Houses Community Scholarship, a first-of-its-kind recurring investment into children’s NYC Scholarship Accounts by a public housing entity and setting a model for future developments.

It’s a game-changing precedent for integrating with government systems and leveraging housing as a platform for economic mobility at scale — offering a tremendous opportunity to address wealth gaps and transform possibilities for the next generation of New Yorkers.

The Trust will contribute $100 to the NYC Scholarship Account of each child living in each of its developments for every year through their 12th grade graduation, beginning with the 110 Program participants in first through fifth grade living in Nostrand Houses this fall, with each new kindergarten class benefiting in subsequent years. Through this Community Scholarship, a kindergartener growing up in Nostrand Houses could receive an additional $1,200 by the time they graduate high school — supporting them in achieving their college and career dreams and demonstrating that their community is behind them. It adds to the initial seed investments and rewards, other Community Scholarships, investment earnings, and assets from diverse streams that build each child’s Capital Stack.

09/25/2026

At New York City Council Member Sandra Ung's annual block party in Flushing, Queens, kids and families got to see how everyone—from the martial artists at the dojo on the corner to the neighborhood yo-yo performance collective—is cheering them on as they kick off a new school year. For the students of P.S. 244Q The Active Learning Elementary School in Flushing, it was another reinforcement of tangible support to explore their passions — building on the momentum from their end-of-year celebration in June where Councilmember Ung, a P.S. 22Q alum, joined Apple Bank and the P.S. 244 PTA to announce a Community Scholarship for all of the students’ NYC Scholarship Accounts (384 kids!). The students are learning at school, at home, and in the neighborhood how they own assets for their futures, and have a foundation to strive for any college and career pathway they choose.

Shoutout to NYCPS District 25 Superintendent Dr. Michael Dantona, Rep. Grace Meng, Senator John C. Liu, Assembly Member Ron Kim, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz for co-hosting such a joyful event — and to the incredible student performers, volunteers, and community partners for taking the back to school energy to a new level.

09/17/2026

The energy was palpable in the West Bronx at Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia’s community fair. Yudelka Tapia, parent of four NYC Public Schools grads, shared a memory of the first time West Bronx kids got their NYC Scholarship Accounts, and how it began to cement in their minds that they belong in college and vocational training, and on pathways to the futures they can envision for themselves. This school year is another “first” — the first time in New York City history when nearly every child in a public elementary school will have an NYC Scholarship Account with money invested in a 529 plan.

The fair was a constellation of West Bronx institutions — many created by neighbors and serving kids and families for multiple generations — all showing up to reinforce support for their growth and learning this school year. Shout out to West Bronx Housing, School for Environmental Citizenship School for Environmental Citizenship, M.S. 447 Creston Academy, NYCHA, NYC Mayor's Public Engagement, FDNY, CitizensNYC, Literacy Partners, BioBus, NMIC, Donate Life New York State, Children's Health Fund, and all the cornerstones of the Assembly District 86 community rallying behind students.

09/09/2026

Out at the Brooklyn Public Library, Council Member Crystal Hudson teamed up with community organizations to connect with kids and families as they gear up for a very special school year that starts tomorrow! It’s the first school year in NYC History when nearly every public elementary school student will have an NYC Scholarship Account with money already invested for college and career training through the NYC Kids RISE Program. While today’s elementary school students won’t be starting college or vocational training until 2034 and beyond, these families are already introducing their kids to the money in their Accounts and to the neighbors and community champions who are cheering them on as they dive back into their studies this school year. Each student is hearing loud and clear that they are bound for big things when they graduate, and learning that the steps they take at school today can forge a path to their dreams for tomorrow, with support at every step of the journey. We’ll see you at school tomorrow, Council District 35! You got this, NYC!

08/25/2026

In Mott Haven in the Bronx, the NYCHA Mill Brook Houses Resident Association, Mercy Center, Qualitas of Life Foundation, neighbors, local businesses, and community partners teamed up to host Mill Brook Houses Family Day with food, games, music, and community connections, including activities to encourage kids and families to engage with the money growing in each child’s NYC Scholarship Account for their college and career futures. Today, 169 NYC public school students living in Mill Brook Houses already have more than $43,000 invested for college and career training, and Mercy Center and Qualitas of Life Foundation are meeting with families 1:1 to support them to build on a “capital stack” of assets for their children. Families are saving in the ways and amounts that make sense for them, adding to the initial seed scholarship, Community Scholarships, and earnings. Thank you to Mercy Center, Qualitas of Life, and Mill Brook tenant leaders for helping all the kids at Family Day see and feel the support they have from their families, their school, and their neighborhood!

08/20/2026

NYC schools will welcome students back next month, so New York Cares volunteers in Harlem have rolled up their sleeves to pack 12,200 backpacks with school supplies for NYC public school students across the five boroughs. Each book bag gets the essentials to set students up for success in the new school year — notebooks, folders, crayons, markers, and pencil cases, and the QR code to activate and view the money in each student’s NYC Scholarship Account.

This school year, every student attending an NYC public elementary school, including participating charter schools, will have an Account with money already invested for their college and career training through the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program. Kindergarteners can activate in the new year, while first through fifth graders can activate and view today. As students get ready for reconnecting with friends and learning new things, they’re also logging in with their families to see how their money has grown, and having planning conversations about their educational futures.

Thank you to New York Cares for leading the initiative — relieving the immediate burden of school supply costs while connecting families to long-term resources for their children’s futures. Check out our stories for where to pick up your free backpacks and school supplies! 🎒📓✏️

08/17/2026

Community Organizations across the city are working to use the NYC Kids RISE Program as a tool to support their kids to dream big and reach important educational milestones. Educational Alliance in the Lower East Side came up with an art show as a way to connect with kids and families in their neighborhood. While tapping into kids’ creativity, they helped students use art as an outlet to visualize their college and career dreams and make real-time connections to the community of support and tangible assets they have to pursue their goals. The art show has become a way for Educational Alliance to boost their kids’ belief in their own high potential and confidence in their college-bound identities.

Thank you to Bernadette Ortiz, Elementary School Program Director, and the Educational Alliance team for showcasing creative ways to reinforce kids’ emerging aspirations for the future, during afterschool, at home, and in the community.

08/13/2026

Spend a day with NYC Public School Alumna Kristine Albano Garlisi, Chief Operating Officer of the The Nicotra Group, LLC. and Executive Director of the Lois & Richard , and you’ll understand the power and brilliance of NYC Public School grads. 🌱Community roots take on a literal meaning as she looks out at her community from the that both supports Staten Island climate resiliency and grows thousands of pounds of organic, sustainable food for Lois and Richard Nicotras’ Staten Island social enterprise restaurants, and . The restaurants offer internships, job development, and second chance employment, and the profits from the restaurants go right back into investing in the Staten Island community where Kristine got her start attending P.S. 32 and I.S. 24 and growing up as the daughter of an NYC public school teacher.

Children and grandchildren of Nicotra Group employees and local students from high schools across the borough receive scholarships for their higher education, and whenever kids encounter a team member of one of the Nicotras’ Staten Island businesses, grantees, or the foundation, they see them wearing a pin that says, “LOVE Staten Island.” The borough pride reinforces for each child that everyone from the cook at their local cafe to their neighbor who graduated from their same public school believes in their potential.

Thank you to Kristine, the inspiring Lois & Richard Nicotra, and their Staten Island-based teams for welcoming NYC Kids RISE Founding Executive Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein to see a community in action.

08/11/2026

At Mott Haven Houses Family Day on Saturday, NYCHA tenant association leaders and East Side House Settlement welcomed their neighbors, kids, families, and community partners to a joyful celebration, fostering the kinds of connections that make their community a springboard of opportunity for their children.

Through the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program, more than 140 children living in Mott Haven houses already have more than $30,000 invested for their future college and career training! Thank you to Resident Association President Ms. Deborah Aviles and Department Director of Elementary Programs at East Side House Settlement Ms. Ra-Daya Almeyda for encouraging Mott Haven kids and families to see and celebrate the money growing in their accounts for their futures, and sending them a clear message: your whole neighborhood has your back as you pursue your dreams!

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28-07 Jackson Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY
11101

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://nyckidsrise.org/

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