Impact

  • Cbi event red gowns_smallweb 4,600 Since 2001, more than 4,600 of low-income students served by YWLN have been accepted to college.
  • 8% In the United States, only 8% of low-income young adults achieve a college degree.
  • Graduation celebration 300% Alumnae from TYWLS of East Harlem achieve four-year college degrees at nearly triple the rate of their peers.
  • Pennants $57M YWLN has generated over $57 million in financial aid to make college affordable for low-income students.
  • 9,000 In 2011-2012, YWLN will serve almost 9,000 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.