Bronx Rising Initiative

The Beyond Rising Program offers paid internships for undocumented students in New York

The Oyate Group organization has launched the Beyond Rising program in New York City, addressing the challenging issue of finding paid internships for undocumented students. This innovative program offers paid internships without the requirement to prove immigration status. In its inaugural year, 20 students successfully completed internships at Fordham ...

2023-09-27T16:42:38-04:00September 8, 2023|

How a Bronx summer jobs program prioritizes undocumented youth

Chalkbeat Beatriz, a 17-year-old undocumented student, faced challenges in finding an internship due to her immigration status. Her lack of a social security number made most opportunities inaccessible. She learned about an internship through Beyond Rising, an initiative by Oyate Group, which supports undocumented students. Beyond Rising provides a paid ...

2023-08-09T16:08:08-04:00August 7, 2023|

NYC extends deadline for youth jobs program. Here’s what to know.

This story was updated to reflect the new deadline. New York City extended the deadline for its Summer Youth Employment Program, or SYEP, which provides paid jobs and career exploration programs for young people ages 14-24. Young people have until April 14 to apply, officials announced Friday. This year marks ...

2023-04-17T14:56:02-04:00March 31, 2023|

Fieldston graduates honored by Colgate

The Riverdale Press Samantha Grossman, a graduate of the Fieldston School and an economics major at Colgate University, earned the Fall 2021 dean's award with distinction. To receive this honor, students must maintain a GPA of 3.6 or higher and complete at least three courses during the semester. Miles Baccari, ...

2023-07-17T17:50:06-04:00September 13, 2022|

The only logical choice: anti-vaxxers who changed their minds on Covid vaccine

The Guardian Nearly one-third of US parents are hesitant to vaccinate their children against Covid-19, creating a growing problem of vaccine hesitancy. Some parents, like Alexis Danielsen, were once vaccine skeptics but had a change of heart. Back to the Vax, a support group founded by former vaccine skeptics Lydia ...

2023-07-17T18:28:32-04:00March 31, 2022|

Associations, Human Services Scoop-Up PRNews Nonprofit Awards

Individuals from three nonprofits (Augusta University & Augusta University Health, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and Macon-Bibb County), along with one organization (the National Confectioners Association) took top honors at the PRNews Nonprofit Awards. The awards, which are sponsored by the PRNews Group at Access Intelligence, recognize excellence among communicators ...

2023-01-24T16:56:08-05:00March 15, 2022|

Canjean armas de fuego por dinero y ‘sin pregunta’ alguna

Spectrum Noticias NY1 El sábado pasado se llevó a cabo un evento de recolección de armas en Washington Heights, organizado por el Departamento de Policía, la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Manhattan y el Grupo Oyate, una organización sin fines de lucro. Durante el evento, se canjearon armas de ...

2023-07-17T18:56:21-04:00March 6, 2022|
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