GLOBAL KIDS CHRONICLES: SEPTEMBER 2024 UPDATE Dear Global Kids Community,With the academic year in full swing, we’re incredibly proud to reflect on the impact our students in New York City and Washington D.C. created during the summer months. From revitalizing a public school in Costa Rica, to...
GK TODAY: Winter - Spring 2024 Update Spring is springing, and students are more than halfway through the 2023-2024 school year. In the coming months, graduating high school seniors will be making their final college decisions, accepting their diplomas, and attending GK’s Senior Extravaganza; summer learning...
Check out this recent feature that aired on Fox 5 DC this week! Global Kids participants Akeyla & Toluwani, alongside GK-DC Managing Director Wida Amir, illuminated the transformative impact of our programs. Their stories highlighted the crucial role of empowering youth to explore and realize...
Our youth shared the story of their amazing service-learning experience in the Dominican Republic Thursday morning on the PIX11 morning news. In partnership with @GlobalGlimpse, the students were able to learn more about Dominican culture and history. They also completed a service project in which they...
Congratulations to GK Executive Director Dominique Jones, who was recently named one of Crain's New York Business' Notable Black Leaders of 2023! Dominique is proud to represent Global Kids with this honor and considers the win a testament to all the incredible work that GK...
Executive Director Dominique Jones and Rutgers University student Jillian Lewis, a Global Kids alum and 2022 recipient of the inaugural Carole Artigiani Scholarship, recently sat down with host Daren Jaime on BronxNet TV to discuss GK's Annual Benefit and the impact of our year-round programs....
The importance of youth engagement in the 2020 Census, and the work that GK Census Squad members have been doing to ensure an accurate count in this year's census, is underscored in this article for Non-Profit Quarterly. Read the full article here....
Global Kids Executive Director Evie Hantzopoulos is featured in this City & State NY article detailing the impact that the SYEP funding is having for NYC youth. Read the full article here....
Global Kids Youth Leader Abdullah Mazumder was given the opportunity to write an editorial piece of the the online magazine YCteen on his experiences being faced with the inopportune realization that his work plans for the summer were put on hold when NYC defunded the...
Global Kids was recently featured on a City Limits article discussing the defunding of SYEP funding in New York City and GK's involvement int he #SaveSYEP virtual press conference. GK Youth Leader Abdullah Mazumder is quoted. Read the full article here....