We are a youth development organization committed to students living in Astoria/Long Island City zip codes 11101, 11102, and 11106. While this area of Queens enjoys an economic boom, our students are living in concentrated pockets of poverty, anchored by three public housing developments—including the largest public housing development in the United States.

95% of our students are students of color, 82% qualify for free/reduced lunch (a federal poverty indicator), and 12% have special needs. Their average household income is $25,605, drastically below that of non-public housing residents in Astoria ($71,792) and Long Island City ($98,920). We utilize a Collective Impact approach to ensure that our students can overcome these challenges, access support from cradle to career, and achieve educational success