Empire Mentorship Initiative

08/29/2018

Mentors, families and neighbors make sure to let your high school seniors know about this scholarship opportunity!

Welcome Deadline: October 15th, 2018 Apply About Youth Awards The Youth Awards was founded in 1998 by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Now entering its 20th year, the Youth Awards honors Latino high school seniors who excel in the classroom and community and for their excellence in various categori...

08/12/2018

06/21/2018

Proud of our young person!

If you were on the Bowery last night, near Delancey Street, you witnessed quite a spectacle.

02/16/2018

Teens and young adults, the Summer Youth Employment applications are live! Sign up today! Deadline is mid March but don't wait!

Looking for a great summer job? All you have to be is 14-24 and a NYC resident! Make sure to send in your application by March 16th.

01/18/2018

Want to give back to a young person? January is National Mentoring Month! Call us at (646) 626-9748 to find out how you can become a mentor through the Empire Mentorship Initiative! Like and share!

Youth voices share research-backed statistics about how having a mentor can help them realize their potential and help them thrive in school, at work, and in...

09/11/2016

Remembering 9/11

Vision Urbana Teens born after 9/11 share what this date means to them at NBC Studios! Teens were selected from our nationally recognized Empire Mentorship Initiative and local Teen Center Film program to provide their perspectives to an online audience captured in 30 Rockefeller Center with a complete tour of the Studios afterwards to inspire their young minds to achieve digital and media greatness!

Our teens know Vision Urbana was part of the relief efforts during 9/11 in helping serve hundreds of Hispanic youth and families affected by this disaster and are continuing to honor the legacy of servanthood in Vision Urbana.

The link to their video: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/9-11-anniversary/too-young-remember-how-kids-comprehend-9-11-n645861

08/18/2016

We love that Vision Urbana has amazing events for our mentees and mentors to participate in! Write this in your calendar! Read below:

Vision Urbana is proud to invite you to participate� in� �our Back to School Festival this Monday August 22nd from 4pm-8pm� where� �we will �be providing hundreds of bookbags for FREE to parents and children K-8th grade (parents will need to be present with children in order to receive bookbags), inflatable bounce houses for children, the FDNY will provide fire education and a firetruck tour for children, NYPD will have fingerprint ID cards for children and family to learn about Identity protection and safety, CERT will be raffling two complete Emergency go bags as per office of emergency management (OEM), �a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on the street, �live musical entertainment and free food for hundreds. We expect a large turnout for this event so please make sure you mark this on your calendar and come early!

Last year� �Vision Urbana had over 200 participants enjoy �thei�r afternoon with live music, activities and food before receiving bookbags filled with school supplies and information from our partner youth serving organizations��. Because of our success and community support, the community board has supported our permit to shut down an entire city block in front of the� �Primitive Christian Church, East broadway between Clinton and Jefferson Street �to hold our Back to School� �festival.

Vision Urbana is proud to invite you to participate in our Back to School Festival this Monday August 22nd from 4pm-8pm where we will be providing hundreds of bookbags for FREE to parents and children K-8th grade (parents will need to be present with children in order to receive bookbags), inflatable bounce houses for children, the FDNY will provide fire education and a firetruck tour for children, NYPD will have fingerprint ID cards for children and family to learn about Identity protection and safety, CERT will be raffling two complete Emergency go bags as per office of emergency management (OEM), a 3 on 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT for ages 10-19 years old, live musical entertainment and free food for hundreds. We expect a large turnout for this event so please make sure you mark this on your calendar and come early!

Last year Vision Urbana had over 200 participants enjoy their afternoon with live music, activities and food before receiving bookbags filled with school supplies and information from our partner youth serving organizations. Because of our success and community support, the community board has supported our permit to shut down an entire city block in front of the Primitive Christian Church, East broadway between Clinton and Jefferson Street to hold our Back to School festival.

07/22/2016

Come out and meet legendary Loisaida muralist CHICO this Saturday at Pier 42! Exclusive tshirts, photos and posters! Witness the newest unveiling of CHICO's mural being airbrushed and painted on site honoring the Legends of Loisaida (http://thevillager.com/2016/06/16/chico-is-the-man-for-youth-in-legends-project/)! Come out Lower East Side and enjoy the Pier with CHICO this Saturday!

On Saturday, July 23rd from 2-6pm, you are invited to It’s My Pier Day! Because of construction delay, Paths to Pier 42 will continue programming throughout the summer of 2016. For the first…

06/09/2016

Check out the The Lo-Down NY story on Vision Urbana, Inc. and Chicoartnyca "Legends of Loisaida" Project for teens in the Empire Mentorship Initiative!

As youth programs continue to be defunded, support a program that is dedicated to providing out of school time youth development! www.visionurbana.org/donate

Celebrated street artist Chico memorializes the late Muhammad Ali in his most recent mural on E. Houston and Avenue B. Ali is seen clenching his gloved fists

04/20/2016

Become a Mentor today. Visit www.visionurbana.org/mentor/mentorapp to sign up

03/17/2016

The Door has a few paid internship opportunities at retail stores in NYC if you're mentee is interested ages 16 and up. Stay connected with Vision Urbana's Workforce Initiative to remain informed of all upcoming opportunities. Follow us at www.visionurbana.org

03/11/2016

Vision Urbana has limited space for this multi thousand dollar self-defense academy course for FREE! Let your mentee know about this anti bullying and life saving opportunity! Open to the public while space lasts. Call Vision Urbana at 646-626-9748 for more information.