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Thank you to OnPoint who continues to support our seniors with their college applications. They have provided constant support to our students both in person in their office and with continuous virtual assistance. YSLPP Advisory Board Member Tatyana Knight has played a valuable role in…

Wellness Wednesdays was created to give students a fun, creative way to de-stress. Each week they work on projects while also having a safe space to have conversations about things that may be impacting their lives.

Young Scholars students raised money to sponsor animals at the Spring Farm Cares Sanctuary. The students completed a survey to pick their favorite animals they wanted to sponsor and participated in a Zoom tour of the sanctuary. They raised $544 by selling picture cards of…

This winter season our Young Scholars participated in several additional community service opportunities including: Toys for Tots Valentine’s Day Cards for Nursing Homes Residents Random Acts of Kindness Day Emergency Food & Clothing Drive to assist Ukraine Refugees Sunflowers for Ukraine

For Women’s History Month we tasked our students with a fun project. They were asked to choose a woman they would like to research and draw a picture of that woman as if they were looking into a mirror. Additionally they were asked to write…

Young Scholars is privileged to have partnered with author Kevin Byrd and the Oneida County History Center to bring more families in Utica into the History Center. Byrd has generously donated proceeds of the History Center’s sale of the book Our Stories, Our Voices: Black…

In honor of Black History Month, we asked our students to choose someone of African American descent to research and spotlight. They had the option to create a poster or slideshow that would highlight important facts about how that person played a vital role in…

The Abraham house, one of our community partners, made a very generous donation to Young Scholars LPP in December 2021. They provided each of our 354 students with a special “Utica” edition of Monopoly. A special thank you to the Board of the Abraham House.

The Catalyst Group, the young professionals’ arm of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce, presented the proceeds from its 7th annual Jingle Jam to this year’s recipient, Young Scholars Liberty Partnerships Program (YSLPP), on Wednesday, December 22nd. Proceeds from this year’s Jingle Jam, as well…