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…

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While the world responds to the invasion of Ukraine, Young Scholars staff stands ready to support our community with close ties to those areas, specifically students from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. We ask that all our community be sensitive to the specific needs of our…

Last fall our high school male students participated in this valuable program and this winter our male students from JFK and Donovan middle schools are currently participating twice a week in this after school partnership program with the YWCA Mohawk Valley. AMEND cultivates healthy masculinity,…

Girls Rise is a women empowerment program to help our students build their confidence and leadership skills. We host 15-20 of our high school students after school from March until May once a week. Students learn how to find their passions and inspirations, design their…