Charitable/ Community Engagement

The Service Learning Project (SLP) is a civic engagement program for NYC public school students in grades K-12. Students choose a social problem in their community, work together to come up with a better solution, and then persuade adults responsible for solving or causing the problem to change their approach. SLP staff can facilitate weekly meetings with students during a 12 week session or can provide training and technical support to multiple teachers. The website contains examples of SLP projects.

The Lead4Change Challenge encourages teams of middle and high school students to hone their leadership skills by conducting service projects in their communities, providing them a jump start into the real world of leadership. Students select their project, partner with a registered 501c3 and compete for a chance to win cash for their organization.