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On May 26th, The CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) will celebrate 15 years of helping more than 8,000 NYC public school students make their dreams of going…

Watch as TODAY show host Al Roker and our very own TYWLS of East Harlem Director of College Counseling Jessica Sabia present CBI senior Tyra…

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Celebrate 20 years of YWLN! Read a quick message from founder Ann Tisch here.

WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 26, the White House recognized nine individuals, including TYWLS of Astoria teacher Andrea Chaves, from…

TYWLS' girls meet @MsToniMorrison last night at book-signing event @CBEBK! pic.twitter.com/y6B4P9Z8Im — Student Leadership Network (@StudentLeadNet) February 3, 2016

Girls around the world share their voices on the importance of an all-girls’ education! Produced by the TYWLS of Astoria Tech Crew, watch it here: http://tinyurl.com/GlobalGirlsEd

See our history page to read about important milestones in the history of YWLN!

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The New York Times features 2015 (Em)Power Breakfast Honoree Yara Shahidi for her dedication to social activism and her work with YWLN! Read the full…

Noodle, which reaches more than 800,000 visitors a month and features nearly one million school profiles, ranks TYWLS of East Harlem one of America’s Top…

The Young Women’s Leadership Schools has been featured by the Christian Science Monitor for their approach to STEM! To read the full story, please click here!

Jemina Bernard, who led major initiatives for the New York City Department of Education, Teach for America and most recently was CEO of ROADS Charter…

YARA SHAHIDI, OF ABC’s BLACK-ISH; FABRIZIO FREDA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES; AND TRAILBLAZERS KIMBERLEY HATCHETT OF MORGAN STANLEY AND SHERRIE WESTIN…

Mariela Regalado, Director of College Counseling at Brooklyn’s Juan Morel Campos Secondary School, was recently featured in the Daily News as a Hometown Hero! To read the…