News

2024

8/7/24 – BronxNet: OPEN | NYC Kids RISE – Transformative Initiative Making a Significant Impact on the Future of Young Students in New York City

8/3/24 – Staten Islander: NYC Kids RISE Scholarship Programs Help Fellow Students Save for College – $400,000 Funded by Alumni Into Students’ Accounts

7/11/24 – Amsterdam News: P.S. 146 Celebrates Kindergarten Graduation and College Savings Accounts

7/3/24 – Queens Gazette: P.S. 120 Hosts Annual Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony

7/3/24 – Harlem World: Harlem’s P.S. 146 Celebrates Annual Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony

7/1/24 – Queens Latino: P.S. 120 in Queens Celebrated Moving UP

6/30/24 – BK Reader: P.S. 91 Kindergarten Class Celebrates Saving For The Future

6/28/24 – QNS.com: Flushing’s P.S. 120Q Celebrate Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony, Highlight NYC Kids RISE Program

6/19/24 – NY1: Alumna Helps P.S. 148 Students with College Savings

6/7/24 – QNS.com: P.S. 148Q in East Elmhurst Launches New Community Scholarship Supported by Alum and NYC Kids RISE

6/4/24 – Staten Island Advance: PS 57 Celebrates Student Savings in NYC Free College Scholarship Accounts

5/22/24 – Queens Latino: Koeppel Auto Group Donates more than $130,000 for College Program

4/17/24 – QNS.com: Koeppel Auto Group Donates Over $130K to NYC Students’ Scholarships Through Sales at Queens Locations

3/28/24 – Harvard Kennedy School Magazine: Rising to the challenge: Debra-Ellen Glickstein Has Spent Decades Partnering with Excluded Communities to Build On-Ramps

2/20/24 – Staten Island Advance: Staten Island Families Receive Support to Activate NYC Scholarship Accounts

2/16/24 – Queens Latino: Queens Families Celebrate NYC Scholarship Month Activating Accounts

2/14/24 – Queens Gazette: Concert for College Raises Over $200k for College & Careers

2/12/24 – BK Reader: Op-Ed | Build Your Child’s Educational Wealth Now

2/10/24 – FOX 5 NY: Concert for College Raises Over $175K

2/8/24 – Queens Gazette: P.S. 123Q STEMA School Celebrates NYC Scholarship Month with Dr. Meisha Porter and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

2/6/24 – LIC Post: Gospel Music Hall of Famer Bishop Hezekiah Walker to Headline Benefit Concert for NYC Kids RISE at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in LIC

2/2/24 – Harlem World Magazine: Families In Harlem Celebrate NYC Scholarship Month With Activation Of Accounts

1/29/24 – US China Press: Non-profit organization Brooklyn School holds college savings plan information session

1/27/24 – World Journal: Scholarship Month: Sunset Park Elementary School in Brooklyn promotes college savings plan

1/11/24 – News 12 The Bronx: Cash for College! Students at P.S. 85 receive their NYC scholarship accounts

2023

12/9/23 – Harlem World Magazine: NYC Kids RISE & NYC Public School Alumni Raise Tens Of Thousands of Dollars for Students

12/1/23 – Jackson Heights Post: Queens Distance Runners race to help NYC Kids Rise children save for college

9/7/23 – BK Reader: NYC Leaders Welcome Kids Back to School in Uplifting Video

8/9/23 – BK Reader: NYC Kids RISE Rings in Milestone at the New York Stock Exchange

8/4/23 – LIC Post: Students from Long Island City school join NYC Kids RISE to ring opening bell at New York Stock Exchange

7/19/23 – PIX11 News: NYC Kids RISE makes college affordable

7/3/23 – New York Times: She’s Going Into 6th Grade and Already Saving for College

6/28/23 – QNS.com: Koeppel Auto Group launches scholarship program at East Elmhurst school through NYC Kids RISE

6/1/23 – NYN Media Op-Ed: Investing in opportunity through inclusive 529 college savings plans

5/30/23 – NY1: Students learn to budget, and parents get a reminder about free college savings accounts

4/24/23 – Jackson Heights Post: P.S. 398Q hosts college savings ‘marketplace’ on 34th Avenue Open Street

4/18/23 – BronxNet: OPEN Tuesday | NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program

4/2/23 – WABC: Here and Now: The value of investing in our children

3/29/23 – theGrio: N.Y. Program Helps Black Children Save for College

3/29/23 – China Press: 纽约五区区长撰文强调儿童教育储蓄重要性

3/28/23 – Queens Latino: Presidentes de condados: dólares y sueños para jóvenes en NYC

1/31/23 – NYN Media Commentary: Op-Ed | This Month, It’s Dollars and Dreams for Young New Yorkers

1/29/23 – amNewYork: Op-Ed | Dollars and Dreams for Young New Yorkers

1/27/23 – QNS.com: Flushing Bank Announces Community Scholarship for Save for College Program at P.S. 22Q

1/27/23 – Epoch Times: 纽约市议员黄敏仪为PS22小学学生激活“大学储蓄账户”

1/27/23 – World Journal: 獎學金月 紐約法拉盛推廣大學儲蓄計畫

1/27/23 – China Press: 法拉盛银行赠6千元注入22小学学生大学储蓄账户

1/26/23 – BK Reader: NYC Scholarship Month: What New York Families Should Know

1/09/23 – Fox 5 New York: NYC’s ‘Save for College’ Program Funding Next Generation of Scholars

2022

12/22/22 – Chalkbeat NY: College Funds for NYC’s Kindergartners: How to Get & Give Seed Money for Higher Education

12/19/22 – Canarsie Courier: First Graders In Canarsie And East Flatbush To Receive $1,000 In Their College Savings Accounts

12/15/22 – BK Reader: 1,200 Kids in Canarsie, East Flatbush Just Received $1000 in College Funds to Combat Racial Wealth Gap

12/14/22 – PIX11 News: NYC ‘Save for College’ program gifts Brooklyn kids $1,000

12/13/22 – BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE: New Community Scholarship Helps Students Save for College

12/13/22 – NBC 4: Giving Young Kids a Financial Head Start for College

12/13/22 – NEWS 12: Over 1,000 young students receive stipend toward college

12/13/22 – DAILY NEWS: More than 1,000 NYC first graders’ college savings accounts set to grow by total of $1 million

12/13/22 – PIX11 News: Organizations gift Brooklyn kids with college funds

9/12/22 – The NYCHA Journal: $25,000 Community Scholarship for Fifth Graders in Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astoria, and Woodside Houses

8/31/22 – QUEENS GAZETTE: 25K Donated To NYC Kids RISE Community Scholarship

8/18/22 – UNIVISION 41 NUEVA YORK: Contigo Regreso a Clases

7/14/22 – QNS.COM: Flushing Bank gives grants to local nonprofits

7/1/22 – GOTHAM GAZETTE: Opinion – Making a Down Payment on the Future of New York City

6/18/22 – UNIVISION 41 NUEVA YORK: Invierta y ahorre para el futuro de su hijo con NYC Kids Rise

5/13/22 – NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: NYC now allows donors to help kindergartners save for college

5/13/22 – NEWS12 THE BRONX: City, NYC Kids Rise to donate $100 for every kindergartener’s college savings account

5/13/22 – POLITICSNY: Adams plants financial literacy seeds for public school students

5/13/22 – EL DIARIO NY: Niños de escuelas públicas de NYC tienen la opción de ahorrar para la universidad desde el jardín de infancia

5/13/22 – NYC OFFICE OF THE MAYOR: Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Joins Parents Activating Their Child Savings Account, “NYC Scholarship Accounts”

5/8/22 – NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS: Adams announces 97% of kindergartners now have an NYC scholarship account for college and career training

5/5/22 – GOTHAMIST: City launches $6.5 million universal college scholarship program for NYC kindergarteners

5/5/22 – SILIVE: New NYC savings program gives every kindergarten student in public school $100 for college

5/4/22 – AMNEWYORK: Adams announces historic college and career scholarships for NYC youth

5/4/22 – NBC NEW YORK: Adams: 97% of NYC Kindergartners Have City Scholarship Fund for College

5/4/22 – NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: 65,000 NYC kindergarteners now have $100 college savings accounts

5/3/22 – TELEMUNDO 47: NYC emprende programa de ahorro universitario; otorga $100 a estudiantes de jardín de infantes

2/25/22 – BRONX TIMES: Save for College Program comes to public and charter schools in the Bronx

2/7/22 – NYN MEDIA: Leader to Leader: Debra-Ellen Glickstein

2021

11/18/21 – UNIVISION NY: “Save for College”: así el programa en NYC que te ayudará a financiar la universidad de tus hijos 

11/15/21 – QUEENS EAGLE: LIC Students get Cash Infusion for College Savings

11/08/21 – CNBC: These states offer free money when you open a 529 college savings plan

10/11/21 – NEW YORK TIMES: Seeding Accounts for Kindergartners and Hoping to Grow College Graduates

10/08/21 – THE MORNING BELL: New Savings Program Gives Every NYC Kindergartener $100 Towards College

9/20/21 – YAHOO FINANCE: NYC Expands Pilot ‘Baby Bonds’ Program Citywide

9/17/21 – CNBC: New York City is Funding College Plans for Students in the Hopes of Closing the Wealth Gap

9/17/21 – QNS: City expands NYC Kids RISE college savings initiative following western Queens pilot program

9/16/21 – NBC NEW YORK: 70,000 NYC Kids Receive $100 Bonds in First-in-Nation College Savings Program

8/11/21 – QUEENS GAZETTE:  $35K+ Raised For 1st-4th Graders’ Educational Future

8/6/21 – QNS: Woodside elementary school children receive $35,800 in community scholarships

7/28/21 – NYN MEDIA:  Agencies and nonprofits promote child tax credit

7/27/21 – QUEENS POST:  Thousands of Families in Western Queens Get Emergency Funds from NYC Kids Rise

7/27/21 – QUEENS DAILY EAGLE:  Queens families get a boost from NYC Kids Rise

7/27/21 – QNS: NYC Kids RISE program distributes $1.5 million since April 2020

6/18/21 – PIX11 News: City to issue ‘baby bonds’ to all NYC kindergarteners with Juneteenth economic plan

6/18/21 – NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS: De Blasio promises Juneteenth scholarships for Black and low-income students

6/17/21- GOTHAMIST: NYC To Create College Savings Accounts For Every Public School Kindergartener In 2022

6/17/21- ABC 7: NYC unveils ‘Economic Justice Plan’ ahead of Juneteenth celebration 

6/17/21 – NY1 MORNINGS ON 1: Mayor announces “Juneteenth Economic Justice Plan” 

6/17/21 – NEWS12 THE BRONX: Mayor introduces ‘Juneteenth Economic Justice Plan’

6/16/21 – QNS: NYC Kids RISE partners with MetLife to invest $70,000 in children’s education

4/30/21 – QUEENS DAILY EAGLE: College savings accounts give Queens’ youngest a head start

4/30/21 – UNIVISION: Así funciona este programa en Queens que ayuda a los padres a ahorrar para la universidad de sus hijos

4/28/21 – WESTERN QUEENS GAZETTE: NYC Kids RISE, MetLife’s $70K Investment In Scholarships

4/26/21 – UNIVISION: Este programa ayuda a padres del Distrito Escolar 30 de Queens a ahorrar para la universidad de sus hijos

4/26/21 – QUEENS DAILY EAGLE: East Elmhurst school kids get college savings boost

2/25/21 – FAST COMPANY: How this Queens community built $1,000 college savings accounts for all its kids

2/16/21 – NYCHA JOURNAL: Celebrating Children’s Futures

2/5/21 – FOX 5 NEW YORK WNYW: NYCHA Resident Association Raises $184,000 for College Savings (VIDEO)

2/5/21 – PIX11 News: Children at Queens NYCHA development get $1K each for college fund

2/5/21 – PIX11 / YAHOO NEWS: Students in Astoria Houses get college fund (VIDEO)

2/5/21 – QUEENS DAILY EAGLE: Astoria Houses tenant group raises $184,000 to help local kids head to college

2/5/21 – QUEENS POST: Astoria Houses Community Group Raises $184,000 for Students’ College Funds

2/4/21 – QNS: Astoria Houses residents, community leaders to celebrate $184K investment in scholarships for elementary school students

2/3/21 – PATCH: Astoria Houses Tenants Raise $184K For Kids’ College Funds

2020

12/12/20 – WALL STREET JOURNAL: New York City Students Get Early Assist in Saving for College

7/25/20 – ASTORIA MUTUAL AID NETWORK: #CommunitySpotlight with Claudia Coger

7/20/20 – THE NYCHA JOURNAL: Astoria Houses Invests in Children’s Futures

5/29/20 – GOTHAM GAZETTE: Building a Financial Foundation for Our Children’s Future on 529 Day

5/15/20 – QNS: Union donates COVID-19 emergency relief to western Queens students

5/14/20 – NY1 NOTICIAS: Miles de familias con hijos en la escuela en Jackson Heights y otros vecindarios recibirán cupones de regalo de $150

4/13/20 – QNS: More than 1,000 Queens families to receive emergency cash support from NYC Kids RISE

4/13/20 – EL DIARIO NY: NYC RISE Kids da ayuda económica a 1,500 familias afectadas por la crisis del coronavirus

2/24/20 – NY DAILY NEWS: Take aim at the black-white wealth gap

2/13/20 – UNIVISION: Este programa enseña a los niños a ahorrar para la universidad

2/13/20 – PROSPERITY NOW: 6 Things You Should Know About NYC Kids RISE

2/6/20 – BROOKLYN DOWNTOWN TIMES: City expands student savings accounts for college

2/5/20 – FOREST HILLS TIMES: Interview with Debra-Ellen Glickstein, NYC Kids RISE

2/5/20 – GOTHAM GAZETTE: Investing in New York City’s Future

2/4/20 – EL DIARIO NY: Amplían el programa de ahorro de NYC Kids Rise para ir a la Universidad

2/4/20 – QUEENS LATINO: Estudiantes de escuelas de Queens ahorran para universidad

1/30/20 – QNS: Carranza, city lawmakers celebrate more than 10,000 students in NYC Kids RISE in District 30

1/29/20 – NY1: Programa de becas y ahorro en escuelas en Queens para un día tener fondos para pagar la universidad

1/13/20 – POLITICO: New York Education – College Money for L.I.C. Students

1/10/20 – LIC POST: Community Raises $57K to Help Long Island City Kids Save for College

1/10/20 – QNS: Community Fundraising Campaign Raises College Funds for Long Island City Students

2019

12/14/19 – NY1: LIC residents Encouraged to Raise College Funds for Children through New Campaign

12/16/19 – POLITICO: New York Education – Raising College Money for Kids

12/12/19 – LIC POST: New Fundraising Campaign Launched to Raise College Funds for Students at LIC Schools

11/21/19 – BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE: After college admissions scandal, Park Slope mom looks to level playing field

10/15/19 – EL DIARIO NY: Estudiantes en Queens beneficiados con fondos para college

10/15/19 – QUEENS DAILY EAGLE: Corona elementary students receive $15,000 in community scholarships

10/14/19 – JACKSON HEIGHTS POST: Nearly 250 Corona Public School Students Received Additional Funds for College

10/11/19 – QNS: Corona elementary school students benefit from contributions to their college savings accounts

9/1/19 – EL DIARIO NY: Promueven Programa de Becas y Ahorro Universitario desde Primeros Grados

8/30/19 – UNIVISION: Si Necesitas Ahorrar para la Educación Universitaria de tus Hijos, Esta Organización Podría Ayudarte a Lograrlo (Video)

6/25/19 – QUEENS LATINO: Cheque para la Universidad de NYC Kids RISE en PS 69

6/20/19 – NY1: Seamless Donates $300,000 to College Education Funds

6/20/19 – QNS: Seamless Diners Contribute More Than $300,000 to Northwestern Queens District 30 Students’ College Accounts

2018

10/15/18 – QNS: City program announced in LIC lets public school parents help save for college education

3/10/18 – QNS: Crowley helps Nonprofit Launch Scholarship Accounts for Kindergarten Students

2017

9/22/17 – NY STATE COMPTROLLER’S NEWS ROOM: DiNapoli & NYC Make it Easier to Save for College

1/6/17 – NY1 ONLINE: New Initiative to Give Kindergarten Students in Queens a Head Start in Saving for College

1/5/17 – DNA INFO: City to Open Savings Accounts for 3,500 Queens Kids Via Pilot Program

1/5/17 – NEW YORK POST: De Blasio Announces Plan to Set up College Accounts for Students

1/5/17 – WALL STREET JOURNAL: Some Queens Kindergarteners to Get Cash for College

2016

11/22/16 – CBS NEW YORK: De Blasio Rolls Out Child Savings Accounts Program To Help Public School Students Save For College

11/21/16 – NEW YORK TIMES: New York Seeks to Jump-Start College Savings by Giving Cash to Kindergartners’ Parents

5/22/24 – Nearly $400,000 Contributed Through Inaugural NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarships

4/16/24 – Koeppel Auto Group Donates More Than $130,000 for Students at P.S. 148 Queens as Part of the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program

2/8/24 – The 2024 Concert for College Raises More Than $200,000 for College and Career Dreams of Students in Long Island City, Astoria, and Woodside

1/11/24 – More Than 200,000 Students Now Have NYC Scholarship Accounts with Nearly $30 Million Invested for their College and Career Future

12/8/23 – NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarships for elementary school students through the NYC Kids Rise Save for College Program

9/6/23 – Higher Education Leaders from Across the Country Join NYC Public Schools Chancellor David C. Banks and NYC Kids RISE Founding Executive Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein to Welcome Elementary School Students Back to School with an Uplifting Video

6/23/23 – Koeppel Auto Group Launches Community Scholarship for Students at P.S. 148Q as Part of the NYC Kids Rise Save for College Program

1/27/23 – Flushing Bank Announces Community Scholarship for NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program at P.S. 22Q

1/12/23 – Over 70,000 New York City Kindergartners and First Graders Receiving NYC Scholarship Accounts in the 2022-23 School Year

12/13/22 – 1,200 First Graders in Canarsie and East Flatbush to Receive $1,000 Each in College and Career Savings, as Part of Efforts to Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap

9/13/22 – NYC Kids RISE Announces First Ever Chief Platform Officer and Chief Financial Empowerment Officer for the Save for College Program

8/22/22 – Rise Light & Power Announces $25,000 Community Scholarship for Fifth Graders in Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astoria, and Woodside Houses

6/23/22 – Flushing Bank Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at New Elmhurst Branch and Announces Community Scholarship for NYC Kids RISE

5/4/22 – Mayor Adams Announces 97% of Kindergartners Citywide now Have an NYC Scholarship Account for College and Career Training

11/18/21 – Mayor de Blasio Announces First Community Scholarship Donation for NYC’s Universal Baby Bonds Program

11/10/21 – $15,000 Investment in NYC Scholarship Accounts of 1st-4th Graders at PS 111 in Queens

9/15/21 – Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Porter Celebrate Launch of Universal NYC Baby Bonds

7/26/21 – NYC Kids RISE Distributes Over $1.5M in Emergency Cash Support to Nearly 5,000 Queens Families

6/17/21 – Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio and Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity Announce Juneteenth Economic Justice Plan

4/19/21 – NYC Kids RISE and MetLife Foundation Announce $70,000 Investment in NYC Scholarship Accounts for K-3rd Graders in Queens

2/06/21 – Queens NYCHA Residents, Educators & Community Leaders Celebrate $184,000 Investment in College & Career Scholarship Funds for K-3rd Graders in Astoria Houses

05/06/20 – District Council 9 Donates $25,000 in Emergency Relief Gift Cards to Families in Areas Most Affected by COVID-19

04/09/20 – 1,500 Queens Families in the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program will Receive Emergency Cash Support

02/05/20 – NYC Council Members Voice Support for Expanding the NYC Kids RISE Save For College Program Citywide

01/29/20 – Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, City Officials, Gray Foundation, and NYC Kids RISE Announce Save for College Program Milestone of Supporting 10,000+ Students with College Savings Funds

01/08/20 – Long Island City, Queens Community Raises More than $57,000 to Jumpstart College Savings Funds for Students at Five Schools

12/11/19 – Long Island City, Queens Community Comes Together

10/10/19 – 250 Queens Students Benefit from Parent-to-Parent Community Scholarship Announced at P.S. 92 in Queens

06/19/19 – Seamless Diners Contribute more than $300,000 to NYC Students’ Educational Futures

10/15/18 – NYC Kids RISE Save For College Program Community Celebrates Program’s First School Year, Announces New Savings Match for First Grade Families

03/05/18 – NYC Kids RISE Unveils New Online Portal for Child Savings Account Program to Help Public School Students Save for College