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 their full potential.

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 built a water system that will support 80 residents.

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 does in NYC and Washington DC to support youth in becoming global citizens who are positively engaged in the world and are prepared for their future.

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.

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 Summer Youth Employment Program.

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.

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.

Youth Today recently posted an article reporting on Global Kids’ Complete Count Fund award and the programming that GK is implementing across schools in the creation of Census Squads to ensure that everyone in NYC gets counted in this year’s Census.

The National AfterSchool Association featured Global Kids and its Annual Youth Conference in the Winter 2020 edition of their quarterly publication, AfterSchool Today.

In honor of Women’s History Month, portraits of five women of color who were pioneers in what today is known as “STEM” will be displayed around town on the city’s free Wi-Fi kiosks.

The Renaissance Charter School, located at 35-59 81st St., is one of three schools participating in the citywide art campaign in collaboration with Global Kids, LinkNYC and the New York Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT).