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  • Changing Public Education. Changing Lives.
  • TYWLS students win Grand Prize and go to Tribeca Film Festival! See News & Events for more.
  • Changing Public Education. Changing Lives.

Impact

  • Cbi event red gowns_smallweb 4,600 Since 2001, YWLN has helped more than 4,600 students enroll in college.
  • 8% In the United States, only 8% of low-income young adults achieve a college degree.
  • Girls clapping 300% TYWLS alumnae achieve four-year college degrees at more than triple the rate of their peers.
  • Pennants $70M YWLN has generated nearly $70 million in financial aid to make college affordable for low-income students.
  • 10,000 In 2012-2013, YWLN will serve more than 10,000 students in the 6th-12th grades.
  • 2+x CBI participants graduating from partner high schools achieve four-year college degrees at more than double the rate of their peers.

YWLN supports two life-changing programs that empower students to break the cycle of poverty through education: 

  • The Young Women's Leadership Schools.

    A high-performing network of all-girls public secondary schools.Learn More Watch Film

  • CollegeBound Initiative.

    A comprehensive college guidance program for young women and men.Learn More Watch Film

Some of Our Graduates

  • Ymln_students_03 Christina R. Hunter College
  • Ymln_students_05 James R. Wheaton College
  • Amber shamburger_web Amber S. SUNY Albany
  • Ymln_students_09 Ashley M. Bates College
  • Ymln_students_11 Dennis W. Middlebury College
  • Tywls_web3 Carla G. Dartmouth College
  • Chantalweb Chantal S. Albertus Magnus College

News

TYWLS of Brooklyn students win Grand Prize and go to Tribeca Film Festival!

Students from The Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn were recently chosen as Grand Prize winners in the Speak Truth to Power student video contest. The grand prize winning video, chosen ou... More Info

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